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Ohio ranks third nationally in economic development amid JobsOhio transparency concerns

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio has secured the third spot nationally for total economic development projects and projects per capita in Site Selection’s 2025 Governor’s Cup rankings, marking its consistent presence in the top five over the past seven years. In 2024, JobsOhio, the state’s private economic development corporation, reported nearly 600 completed deals, $20 billion […]

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Republicans want to increase Ohio’s school year to a minimum of 1,054 instructional hours

MEGAN HENRY, Ohio Capital Journal — Republican lawmakers want to make Ohio’s school year longer by adding 53 hours of instructional time.  State reps. Adam Bird, R-New Richmond, and Josh Williams, R-Sylvania, are introducing a bill that would require Ohio schools to have a minimum of 1,054 instructional hours per school year for grades 7 to […]

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DOE reduces Piketon Atomic Plant land transfer after media and Ohio EPA scrutiny

PIKETON, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has significantly reduced the size of Parcel 4 at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, from over 200 acres to just 78 acres following an intense review by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and extensive investigative reporting. The decision represents a major shift […]

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