The JobsOhio Board of Directors recently has approved a Research
and Development (R&D) Grant Program to provide support to
R&D centers in Ohio.1 The purpose of the program is
to support the development and commercialization of emerging
technologies through strategic corporate R&D centers to
ultimately drive job creation within the state.
JobsOhio Corporation
JobsOhio is a private, non-profit corporation formed under
Governor John Kasich in 2011 to lead Ohio's job-creation
efforts. The governor formed JobsOhio to promote economic
development, job creation, job retention, job training and the
recruitment of businesses to the state of Ohio.2 As the
lead economic development arm for the state, JobsOhio was developed
using a private-sector approach to allow JobsOhio to work at the
speed of a business, which the state believed would make it more
competitive in its economic development efforts. The corporation is
funded by bonds backed by future liquor sales as part of
