While the manufacturing sector has slightly declined in the Midwest, the industry remains a cornerstone for the Buckeye economy. Manufacturing GDP reached $133 billion in the last quarter of 2023, representing more than 17 percent of the private sector GDP and fueled by investments from companies like Honda and Intel. Meanwhile, the state has also been investing more in its infrastructure, laying the groundwork for stronger economic growth. Development teams landed more than 94,000 new jobs and more than $65 billion in capital investments between 2020 and mid-2024.
The JobsOhio Economic Development Grant: Promotes economic development, business expansion and job creation by providing funding for eligible projects in
the state of Ohio.
The State of Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit: Offers a performance-based tax credit from the state calculated as a percentage of created payroll and applied toward the company’s commercial-activity tax liability.
The JobsOhio Workforce Grant: Promotes economic development, business expansion and job creation byproviding funding to companies for employee development and training programs.
The JobsOhio Research & Development (R&D) Center Grant Program: Faciliates strategic corporate R&D centers in Ohio to support the development and commercialization of emerging technologies and/or products that align with one or more of JobsOhio’s targeted industries.
JobsOhio Talent Acquisition Services: Provides a customized approach to solving talent challenges, helping companies identify talent challenges and build sustainable talent recruitment strategies that support every stage of the candidate journey.
JobsOhio
jobsohio.com
City of Columbus Economic Development
columbus.gov/development/economic-development
City of Cleveland Economic Development
makeitincleveland.org
City of Cincinnati Community
choosecincy.com
The Ohio Site Inventory Program (OSIP) was established to fill gaps in Ohio’s real estate inventory with real estate-targeting, near-term sector wins to ensure the state is more competitive for reactive site selection projects. The OSIP offers grants and low-interest loans to support speculative site and building development projects with no identified end user.
Twenty-seven Fortune 500 companies headquartered in state, including:
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
