Love him or hate him, there seems to be no in-between, President Donald Trump has touched on at least one issue many Democrats and Republicans both believe needs to be addressed—infrastructure.  Regions and states are struggling to finance their public infrastructure.  A $170,000,000,000 infrastructure funding gap exists.   Recently, President Trump announced a $1.5 T infrastructure […]

The availability of low cost, reliable energy is critical to economic success.  Energy Lead Economic Development capitalizes on existing regional natural energy resources and creates wealth through long term sustainable development strategies.  Energy is a heavily regulated industry at the state and federal level.  Ohio deregulated the retail delivery of its electric and natural gas

The Ohio Department of Education publishes an annual Report Card to provide input on the performance of Ohio’s K-12 schools- traditional public and community schools.  Ohio’s K-12 Report Card consists of the following elements: Achievement- number of students who passed and how they performed on the state tests; Gap Closing- measures performance expectations for vulnerable student populations;

The Ohio General Assembly introduced a $2.6 B state Capital Budget in companion bills, Senate Bill 266 and House Bill 529. The legislature generally approves a capital budget every two years with the goal of funding needed improvements to public services and facilities across the state, including schools, roads and bridges, waterways and parks. As usual,