
533,600 PEOPLE OF OHIO ARE UNEMPLOYED. (Sept
2011)
Aims & objectives: Partnering with and funding enterprises that want to compete globally, strengthen the State's economy, maintain job security, and create higher paying jobs for workers in Akron, Canton-Massillon, Cincinnati-Middletown, Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Columbus, Dayton, Huntington-Ashland, Lima, Mansfield, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, Sandusky, Springfield, Steubenville-Weirton, Toledo, Wheeling, Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH -PA metropolitan areas.
Industry focus: Jobs for workers in Nondurable Household goods, Conventional Electricity, Diversified Industrials, Drug Retail, Food Retail, Broadline Retail, Industrial Machines, Apparel Retail, Integrated Oil & Gas, Property & Casualty, Banking, Iron & Steel, Computer Services, Specialty Reits, Food Products, Electronic Equip, Aerospace, Clothing, Building Materials, Containers & Packaging, Retail Reits, Tires, Specialty Chemicals, Alternative Electricity, Real Estate Holdings, Electrical Componponents, Computer Hardware, and Auto Parts.
Global focus: Exports to Canada, India, Mexico, China, France, Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, South Korea, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, South Africa, Israel; and Ireland, Vietnam, Algeria, Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Sweden, Austria, and Philippines.