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Department of Development highlights mega-projects, broadband and housing supports; says JobsOhio partnership is central
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Lydia Michalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development, told the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee that the agency is focused on attracting large private investment while supporting small businesses and local infrastructure across Ohio’s 88 counties.
Lydia Michalik, director of the Ohio Department of Development, told the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee that the agency is focused on attracting large private investment while supporting small businesses and local infrastructure across Ohio’s 88 counties.
Michalik highlighted several high-profile and programmatic points: the state’s recent wins in large economic projects such as Anduril Industries’ planned 5,000,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility “Arsenal 1” in Pickaway County — which she said is expected to create more than 4,000 direct jobs and inject nearly $1,000,000,000 into the state — and continued investments in broadband, brownfield remediation, and water and sewer infrastructure.
On small-business support,…
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