May is a Big Month for Ohio’s Transportation Improvement Districts Funding Opportunities

While May hopefully brings flowers from April showers, the month of May also provides millions of dollars in funding opportunities for Ohio’s Transportation Improvement Districts (TIDs).  Ohio has 46 TIDs covering large areas of the state.  These intergovernmental agencies are designed to foster planning and cooperation among different counties and local governments to plan for […]

Measuring State Performance Battling COVID 19

The battle against COVID 19 is likely not even at halftime yet but it is not too early to explore how states across the United States are doing in battling COVID 19 and understanding how this virus is impacting different state economies differently.  First, preserving public health is everyone’s goal and measuring the economic impact […]

Federal Economic Development Administration Releases $1.5 Billion CARES Act Funding Opportunity

Established under the Public Works and Economic Development Act (PWEDA) of 1965, the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has helped communities generate jobs, retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth for more than 45 years. The EDA is the only federal government agency solely focused on economic development and the administration […]

What does the CARES Act mean for Ohio’s local governments?

As Ohio’s economy continues to decline due to the COVID-19 outbreak many of Ohio’s local governments who are on the front lines dealing with the impacts of the virus are experiencing decreased revenues as well and in some cases increased cost. In March of this year, Congress passed the CARES act, which provided a number […]