Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced on Monday that state investments throughout Ohio would create 453 new jobs and help retain 2,163 jobs.
Overall, state investments in eight projects are expected to generate $25.2 million in new payroll and $16.7 million in private investment across Ohio. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) recently approved economic development proposals for the eight projects submitted by JobsOhio and regional partners.
Among the biggest projects approved was a Macy’s Credit and Customer Services and FDS Bank in southwest Ohio. The project is expected to create 175 new jobs generating $4.9 million in new payroll.
Kasich touted job creation under his administration’s watch on Sunday at the Knox County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner in Tennessee, NBC affiliate WBIR reports.
“We have now created in the state of Ohio over 400,000 private sector jobs back from a loss of 350,000,” Kasich said, according to WBIR. “That’s 400,000 families that are better off.”
Kasich announced the approval of state investments in another 10 projects throughout the state in January that were expected to spur even more economic development.
State investment in those 10 projects was projected to create 1,227 jobs and to help retain 1,564 jobs across the state. The end result was expected to be approximately $49.4 million in new payroll and $96.3 million in private investment in Ohio.