Ohio
By Stackhouse, Steve | |
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SPECIAL INVESTMENT REPORT
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That's the word from JobsOhio, a private nonprofit focused on job creation in
A Diversified Economy
It's a happy story that's being told across the state. "In general, the economy continues to improve coming out of the recession," says
And
Duritsky says manufacturing continues to make up a significant part of the economy in his part of
That's not just caregivers, either - an expanding
Diversity is on display in
Geographic and Economic Sectors
JobsOhio views the state in six distinct regions and partners with economic development organizations in each of them. All have their successes to report.
The statewide organization gives particular attention to a series of industry sectors it believes reflect the state's competitive advantage, core sector strength, and capital-intensive productivity. They're industries that have been growing more quickly than the private sector as a whole, and they tend to have jobs with above-average salaries. Targeted industries, in order of jobs created last year, include advanced manufacturing; information technology and services; financial services; food processing and agribusiness; automotive; energy; biohealth; aerospace and aviation; and polymers and chemicals.
The reasons for
Low costs are a big draw, too, according to Reeder. "In fact,
Developing the Workforce
Like economic development officials across much of the country, those in
Sommer agrees that impending retirement of a significant portion of the workforce means there's work to do. "We're very engaged in developing the emerging workforce into the industry sectors that are strong regionally, including STEM-related fields, engineering, mathematics."
JobsOhio is engaged in similar work, striving to identify the state's most in-demand jobs needs with regard to workforce readiness. The organization keeps its eye on state labor-market stats and projections, current job posting trends, and data from the state's online job forecasting tool. This info is critical to the talent pipeline work of businesses, workforce partners in local areas, as well as the education community.
Workforce issues are both a challenge and an asset, says
Reeder explains the challenge of getting the word out about the area's advantages; reputation is an issue, she says. "It's not that we have a bad reputation, instead it's that we have no reputation," she observes. "Midwesterners by nature are humble, but we are learning to better shout out our successes from the rooftops, and lately we've had a lot of successes to share."
Ohio Resources:
JobsOhio
614-224-6446
contact0jobsohio.comwww.jobs-ohio.com
Grow Piqua Now
800-251-1742
jsommer0piquaoh.orgwww.GrowPiquaNow.org
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