Ohio Energy Legislation Drives Toward Stronger Market Orientation
How Ohio regulates or does not regulate the electric industry is another hot topic at the forefront of debate in the Ohio Statehouse. Ohio House Bill 15 and Ohio Senate Bill 2 are similar but not companion bills working their way through the Ohio General Assembly. The legislation is a major battle between investor-owned utilities […]
Ohio House Legislation Likely to Devast Ohio’s Economic Development Efforts
JobsOhio has led an economic revival in the state of Ohio, but legislation introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives is likely to kill the economic development momentum created by the state. Ohio’s rising property tax rates are a result of increasing local, often voter approved, property tax rate increases, the growth of property taxes […]
Ohio General Assembly Embracing a Range of Economic Development Legislation
The Ohio General Assembly has launched a wide range of economic development public policy initiatives focused on enhancing the economic development programs operated at the local government level that impact commercial and residential development. Ohio House Bill 138 authorizes a local government to create a tourism promotion district and to levy within the district an […]
Ohio General Assembly Debating Critical Operating Budget Issues
A Republican supermajority working with Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine are working on a wide range of energy, state budget and economic development issues as the 136th Ohio General Assembly is up and running. Governor Mike DeWine’s two-year operating budget is front and center in the Ohio House of Representatives with the Governor’s budget expected […]
Owens Community College Addresses Workforce Development in Northwest Ohio
Owens Community College is a key cog in the workforce development wheel serving students and companies in Northwest Ohio. Owens Community College was founded in 1967 and has campuses in Perrysburg and Findlay and serves students in Lucas, Wood, Hancock and parts of Ottawa and Sandusky counties. Owens Community Colleges offers more than 160 programs […]
Montrose Group April 2025 Economic Indicators
Residential building permits in February 2025 were at 1,456,000- 1.2 % below the January rate and 6.8 % below the February 2024. Housing starts in February 2025 were at 1,501,000- 11.2 % above January but 13 % below the February 2024 rate. Single-family housing starts in February were 1,108,000; this is 11.4 % above January. […]
State Housing Policy Can Increase the Housing Supply and Reduce Property Tax Growth
Housing is a critical corporate site location factor for communities across the nation, but the supply of housing in growing regions as well as rural communities is simply not meeting the demand and putting major corporate site location victories in jeopardy. States seeking to increase their housing supply can drive this growth with state public […]
Land Use Regulation Can be a Major Impediment to Developing Residential Housing Supply
The current lack of housing supply is driving up property taxes for current residents and impacting the decisions of companies about whether to grow or leave a region. Americans are pouring out of cities with high property taxes and relocating to places like Tennessee in search of lower rates as they try to reduce hidden […]
Lack of Housing Supply is Driving up Property Tax Rates Impacting Current Residents and Business Investment
The lack of housing supply is driving up property tax rates having a negative impact on current residents and new companies considering markets for economic investments. The accounting firm Novogradac reports that the recent production rate of homes is much slower than the historical norms. Starting in the mid-1970s, the housing construction industry built on […]
Lack of Housing Creating Major Economic Challenges
Housing has become a major corporate site location factor as the lack of housing supply has driven up the cost of housing that may make it challenging for companies to retain and attract workers. Population growth does not guarantee the housing investments will follow suit. As an example, based on estimated job growth projections, the […]
