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New projects in Ohio to create jobs, boost payroll by millions

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New projects approved by Ohio’s Tax Credit Authority are expected to create more than 330 new jobs in the state. Several of the projects are happening in the Miami Valley.

Marketing firm Curiosity, LLC, in Hamilton County, has been approved for seven-year Tax Credit for an expansion project. 32 new full-time positions there would generate $3.4 million in additional payroll.

An expansion project for IT company Dine Development Corporation in Montgomery County is expected to create one hundred full-time positions, and $12 million in new annual payroll.

The TCA approved a nine-year Tax Credit for that company, and more initiatives were approved for central and northeast Ohio.

Among those are G & J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc. in Franklin County and Ohio Ordnance Works, Inc. in Lake County.

Aligned Data Centers (NEO) Propco, LLC in Erie County) and Viega, LLC in Portage County also received tax credits for expansion projects underway.

Statewide, the projects are expected to generate more than $426 million in investments.

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.