innovation. A technician at Columbus-based IC3D Industries manufactures a 3D printed prototype using filament they develop in Ohio, exclusively for 3D printers. 2017 Annual Report The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services John R. Kasich, Governor David Goodman, Director Governor Kasich, Members of the General Assembly, fellow Ohioans: Technology is making lives easier, changing industries, transforming the workforce and solving some of the greatest medical challenges of our time. The Ohio Development Services Agency is pleased to share our progress over the last year in this annual report titled: Innovation. The businesses and communities we serve are undergoing evolution at a speed like never before. Both technological innovations and ground breaking ideas are driving that change. Amid this transformation, the agency is focused on job creation, cutting bureaucracy and improving customer service. Our agency supports small business development through a series of centers across Ohio: Small Business Development Centers: Export Assistance Network, Minority Business Assistance Centers, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Entrepreneurial Services Provider and Manufacturing Extension Partnership affiliates. Each of these Centers provide a valuable service. This year, we focused agency-wide on aligning these centers to better serve the small business customers. A fully integrated network will be able to serve existing customers better, while increasing capacity for new customers. If every small business in Ohio added one job, there would be more than 200,000 new jobs in Ohio. Our business development centers work to make this job growth possible. Economic development is cyclical. We are in a period of reclaiming the downtown of cities and towns in Ohio, and it’s exciting. Communities across the state are investing in their centers – adding downtown businesses, restoring their history and using it to build a unique reputation to encourage both visitors and growth to their hometown. At the Development Services Agency, we are proud of the contributions we make to communities and life in Ohio. I am most proud of the work we are doing to cleanup abandoned gas stations. In just one year, we have made it possible for counties and towns to clean up sites that were once gasoline and service stations. Once abandoned they became a blight on the community. These sites are now able to be developed, and the first buildings are going up in high traffic areas of towns. It’s bringing grocery stores, housing for older people on a limited income and more to our communities, making what’s old new again and reigniting excitement in Ohio. We will continue to tell this exciting story to people outside the state through TourismOhio. As you will read inside, more people are hearing of our arresting new brand and coming to see what Ohio is all about. It is the place you come to see friends and family and experience a new adventure. You come back hoping to return soon. And maybe next time, you’ll stay longer. We’re glad to have you. That’s the spirit of Ohio. Ohio’s “spirit” brand: Ohio. Find It Here. is being utilized by a range of state agencies, and destinations around the state, to express the emotional connection with their customers. Just a year old, it touches the heart of visitors as well as those who have a pride in Ohio and all the state has done to be stronger – to build a stronger story – than many similarly situated states. Ohio continues to be a thriving, exciting, and great place to grow a family or bring your business. The Ohio Development Services Agency will continue to do our part to build jobs and value in Ohio. David Goodman Director, Ohio Development Services Agency 77 South High Street 614 | 466 3379 P.O. Box 1001 800 | 848 1300 Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001 U.S.A. www.development.ohio.gov The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services Ohio Development Services Agency 2017 Annual Report Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Ingenuity. Find it Here. ................................................................................................................................ 5 Training. Find it Here. .................................................................................................................................. 8 Opportunity. Find it Here. ............................................................................................................................ 9 Job Growth. Find it Here. ...........................................................................................................................11 Teamwork. Find it Here. .............................................................................................................................12 Support. Find it Here. .................................................................................................................................14 Momentum. Find it Here. ...........................................................................................................................16 Boards and Commissions. ........................................................................................................................ 21 Appendix Appendix 1 Ohio Third Frontier Appendix 2 Job Creation Tax Credits Appendix 3 Job Retention Tax Credits Appendix 4 Data Center Sales Tax Exemptions Appendix 5 Enterprise Zone Tax Credits Appendix 6 Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits Appendix 7 Ohio Coal Development Office Appendix 8 Ohio Housing Trust Fund Appendix 9 Ohio Job Ready Site Program Appendix 10 Community Services Block Grant Program Summary IC3D Industries in Columbus, Ohio, manufactures filament developed exclusively for 3D printers. 3 Ohio Development Services Agency 2017 Annual Report Executive Summary The Ohio Development Services Agency supports job creation and strengthens communities across Ohio. The Agency found innovative solutions to address community and economic development challenges, while maintaining transparency, strong program metrics, and accountability for taxpayer money. The Agency remained focused on its four goals: • Assist JobsOhio and the JobsOhio Regional Network with recruiting employers by providing and monitoring taxpayer-supported incentives • Assist small businesses and entrepreneurs with what they need to grow – through business guidance and access to capital • Assist communities to advance their economic development plans: – Provide seed funding for ideas which become sustainable in a reasonable time frame – Provide catalyst for additional economic development – Encourage unique, authentic and appealing lifestyles which attract employers • Help low-income Ohioans with housing, heating and other support The Development Services Agency achieved success in state fiscal year 2017 through partnerships with other state agencies, local governments, businesses, and community organizations. Through collaboration, the Agency developed creative solutions to local community and economic development challenges with sound metrics, accountability and transparency. Technology Growth The next big idea may be right here in Ohio. The Development Services Agency provides support to technology entrepreneurs to move their ideas from “I’m asking the Third Frontier the lab to the marketplace faster. From early-stage Commission to provide up to investment to business counseling to sustainable growth, the Agency supports Ohio technology $20 million to help bring new entrepreneurs as they grow a business, and create scientific breakthroughs to the industries of tomorrow. the battle against drug Better Customer Service abuse and addiction.” The Development Service Agency continues to look for ways to improve customer service. – Governor Kasich, Working with local partners and stakeholders, the State of the State Address Agency improves the impact of its programs. In the last year, providers for small businesses came together to identify ways to improve coordination of services. The goal – to help their customers grow and create jobs for Ohioans. Flexibility Successful businesses adapt to market challenges, and so must the Agency’s programs. At the request of Governor Kasich, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission has committed to advance new Governor John R. Kasich giving his State of the State Address in technology in the battle against drug abuse and Sandusky, Ohio (Erie County). addiction. The goal of this program is to accelerate the development of existing, proven solutions that need an extra push to get them to the market faster. 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