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Development director outlines budget priorities, cites major projects and housing investments
Summary
The Department of Development told the House committee it is prioritizing large economic projects, small-business lending, brownfield cleanups and a proposed $100 million housing infrastructure program, while saying several federal broadband grants remain delayed.
The Ohio Department of Development presented an overview of its biennial priorities to the House Development Committee, highlighting both large private investments and community-level programs and asking lawmakers to support the agency’s approach to allocating new state funds.
The department’s director, speaking to the committee, described the state’s recent economic development wins and said the agency is balancing those with investments that serve smaller communities. “We are continuing our streak, of big wins in securing the largest economic development projects ever in the state of Ohio like Anduril Industries,” the director said, citing a 5,000,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pickaway County the agency says will create roughly 4,000 direct jobs and 4,500 indirect jobs.
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