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Economic Development Officer – MORPC – Columbus, Ohio
As Central Ohio’s regional council, MORPC is an association of cities, villages, townships, counties and regional organizations and serves rural, suburban, and urban areas. We take pride in bringing communities of all sizes and interests together to collaborate on best practices and plan for the future of our growing region. We do this through a variety of programs, services, projects and initiatives – all with the goal of improving the lives of our residents and making Central Ohio stand out on the world stage.
read moreLoan Closing and Servicing Officer – OSDC – Columbus, Ohio
Seeking detail-oriented, self-starter with experience working on commercial loans. Individual should enjoy working in team setting with ability to multi-task and manage multiple deadlines. Significant on-the-job training available for individuals who demonstrate ability to learn quickly and interest in taking ownership of job responsibilities.
read moreA Team Effort: Bringing Intel to Ohio
Intel’s announcement to partner with Ohio to expand its chip manufacturing operations in Ohio’s Licking County is a tremendous victory for the United States. Semiconductors are a brand-new vital industry to our state and will supercharge Ohio’s economy.
read moreCommunity Partners Outline Plans for Uptown Cincinnati’s Five Core Neighborhoods
Uptown Consortium Inc.’s (UCI) community partners are gearing up for a year of collaboration, relationship-building and community engagement. Projects in Uptown’s five core neighborhoods: Avondale, Clifton, Corryville, University Heights (CUF) and Mt. Auburn are in various stages of development—but all with the goal of maintaining Uptown’s status as one of Cincinnati’s most vibrant and eclectic areas.
read moreGrants Can Help Grow Your Business Internationally
The International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE) provides eligible businesses a 50% reimbursement of up to $10,000 for activities that promote international business.
read moreEconomic Development and Educational Leaders Build Back Better Together
Just two years ago, we were attentively exploring solutions for mobilizing industry, education, and policymakers as each recognized the urgency and criticality of the workforce gap and skills shortage sweeping the nation.
read moreFighting Stigma Helps Support a Strong Ohio Workforce
Ohio’s business leaders have known for a long time the toll that addiction and untreated mental illness take on workforce readiness and the challenges that poses for economic development.
read moreTracked House Bills – February 2022
Federal News:
2022 may be the tipping point in sales of electric vehicles: Market analysts are predicting 2022 may be the year in which sales of cars powered solely by batteries tip into the mainstream. Data reported for 2021 show such vehicle sales surged in the United States, Europe and China; sales of fossil fuel vehicles were stagnant.
read moreTracked Senate Bills – February 2022
Federal News:
2022 may be the tipping point in sales of electric vehicles: Market analysts are predicting 2022 may be the year in which sales of cars powered solely by batteries tip into the mainstream. Data reported for 2021 show such vehicle sales surged in the United States, Europe and China; sales of fossil fuel vehicles were stagnant.
One compelling data point is that electric vehicles accounted for only 2 ½ percent of new vehicle sales in 2019, but were nearly 9 percent of all new cars sold worldwide in 2021. It could be that 2022 is the year when the internal combustion engine truly began to slide toward obsolescence.
read moreTracked House Bills – January 2022
Federal News:
Final Rule released for local governments’ use of ARPA funds: On January 6, the U.S. Treasury issued its 437-page Final Rule on the use of ARPA – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Treasury published a high-quality overview describing its new guidance.
But which form of guidance to follow? Interim Rule or Final Rule? Treasury states that its Final Rule takes effect on April 1, 2022; prior to that date, “recipients may take actions and use funds in a manner consistent with the final rule, and Treasury will not take action to enforce the interim final rule if a use of funds is consistent with the terms of the final rule, regardless of when the [Local Fiscal Recovery Funds] were used” (U.S. Treasury, Statement Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Interim Final Rule and Final Rule, Jan. 2022, at page 1).
read moreTracked Senate Bills – January 2022
State News:
State Capital Bill requests to be due by March 18 to your legislators: We now know of the timeline set by the General Assembly and Governor DeWine’s Administration for the capital budget for 2022. In December, Senate Finance Committee Chair Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) announced the plan to (i) complete the capital re-appropriations budget by March 31 of funding already authorized projects and (ii) appropriations for new capital projects are to be due to state legislators by March 18. For new projects, legislators will submit their priorities by April 1.
read moreTracked House Bills – December 2021
Federal News:
Hello, Senator Manchin. It’s you again. President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan on the ropes: The Biden Administration’s multi-trillion dollar climate change and economic plan was torpedoed December 19 by Senator Joe Manchin III (D – West Virginia) during a television appearance.
read moreSave the Dates for the In-Person OEDA Annual Summit!
It sure has been a while… We are so excited to be back as the 2021 Annual Summit returns to an in-person event this year!
This 2021 Annual Summit is designed to help you re-connect and re-energize while making sure you have the information you need to achieve success in your community.
This year’s conference is built around two days of general sessions and multiple networking opportunities. It ends with a celebration of Ohio’s economic and workforce development community at the 2021 Excellence Awards. Stay tuned for more details; the final schedule will be released later this month.
Hold the Date: July 26th – Community Rooted Economic Inclusion Playbook Webinar
The Ohio Economic Development Association is sponsoring a complimentary webinar on bringing equity and diversity to neighborhoods on July 26, 2021, 3 to 4:30pm. Sponsored in collaboration with the International Economic Development Council and the Brookings Institute, the Community-rooted Economic Inclusion Strategic Action Playbook argues that now is the time for community, city, and regional leaders to advance bold place-based solutions that foster long-overdue investment and opportunity within disinvested communities—and to do so in a way that benefits existing residents and small businesses within these communities.