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A new $54 billion federal incentive program may make Ohio very attractive to hi-tech companies.

President Joe Biden joined Gov. Mike DeWine and other state leaders at the site of a new, $20 billion semiconductor plant for Intel’s groundbreaking ceremony.

Many industries are experiencing a shortage of worker, and the Dayton Police Department is no exception.

A new school year is underway. But many school districts are having problems filling classrooms with teachers. Brian Schultz, professor and department chair of Teaching Curriculum and Educational Inquiry at Miami University spoke with WYSO about why there is a shortage of teachers.

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley wants to bring in more trade jobs in Ohio. In Dayton she described how she plans to do that on Tuesday at the . Right now, there's a national shortage of people working in construction. Whaley proposes investing in more trade training programs.

Ohio's largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment.

Kettering Health and the United States Air Force partnered with a local military consulting business to unveil a new critical care center near the Dayton area.

Senator Sherrod Brown held a press conference to talk about his 'Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 bill' that is moving through congress.

State and local leaders will soon explain this is the first of its kind in the nation.

Several sources tell the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau that Intel will build a $1 billion semiconductor chip plant near New Albany, with an official announcement expected on January 21.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a record 4.4 million people quit their jobs in September. That’s got business owners racing to hire new workers, especially with the holiday shopping season already here.

The trucking industry says it is short some 80,000 drivers. That's a 33% increase since 2019. At current trends, that number could pass 160,000 by 2030. Possible remedies include increasing the number of training schools and a pilot program that would allow 18-20 year-olds to drive across state lines.