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...e individuals who have not graduated from high school, individuals who have been convicted of a crime, individuals who are disabled, and individuals who are chronically unemployed (usually for more than eighteen months).

...to operate such offices and fix their compensation. The director may enter into contracts with foreign nationals to staff the foreign offices established under this section. (3) The director may establish United States dollar and foreign currency accounts for the payment of expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the offices established under this section. The director shall establish procedures ...

...izations involved in cooperative agreements related to import/export and direct foreign investment activities; (B) Cash transfers from other state agencies or any state or local government to encourage, promote, and assist trade and commerce between this state and foreign nations, pursuant to section 122.05 and division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code; and (C) Fees charged to businesses receivi...

...relative to the human, natural, and economic resources and economic needs of the state; (B) Prepare and maintain, in cooperation with departments and agencies of the state, comprehensive plans and recommendations for promotion of more desirable patterns of growth and development of the resources of the state; (C) Assist in the coordination of development plans of federal, state and local governments, regional and l...

...hall do both of the following: (1) Promote the state as a destination for living, learning, working, and traveling, and provide related services or otherwise carry out the promotional functions or duties of the department, as necessary; (2) Perform an annual return-on-investment study analyzing the office's success in promoting Ohio. A report containing the findings of the study shall be submitted to the govern...

...fice of TourismOhio on strategies for promoting tourism in this state. The board shall consist of the chief investment officer of the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code or the chief investment officer's designee, the director of the office of TourismOhio, and nine members to be appointed by the governor as provided in division (B) of this section. All members of the board, except th...

...urred by the office of TourismOhio in promoting this state.

...information concerning the industrial, commercial, governmental, educational, cultural, recreational, agricultural, and other advantages and attractions of the state; (2) Provide technical assistance to public and private agencies in the preparation of promotional programs designed to attract business, industry, and tourists to the state; (3) Enter into cooperative or contractual agreements, through the director ...

...ing ten per cent or less ethanol at the time that the blended gasoline is purchased; (b) The difference in cost between blended biodiesel and diesel fuel containing two per cent or less biodiesel at the time that the blended biodiesel is purchased. (B) For the purpose of improving the air quality in this state, the director of development services shall establish an alternative fuel transportation program under...

...or diesel fuel. (5) "Adjusted purchase price" means the portion of the purchase price of a new alternative fuel vehicle that is attributable to the parts and equipment used for the storage of alternative fuel, the delivery of alternative fuel to the motor, and the exhaust of gases from the combustion of alternative fuel. (6) "Conversion parts and equipment" shall not include parts and equipment that have previously...

...For the purpose of promoting the use of energy efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this state, the director of development shall establish an energy star rebate program under which the director may provide rebates to consumers for household devices carrying the energy star label indicating that the device meets the energy efficiency criteria of the energy star program establishe...

...ency. If, within a reasonable period of time, a complaint is not satisfactorily resolved or a question is not satisfactorily answered, the office shall, on behalf of the small business, make every effort to secure a satisfactory result. For this purpose, the office may consult with any state governmental agency and may make any suggestion or request that seems appropriate. (6) Utilize, to the maximum extent possibl...

...rnish the chairpersons of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having jurisdiction over small businesses with free subscriptions to the small business register. (C) Upon the request of the office of small business and entrepreneurship, the director of administrative services shall, in accordance with the competitive selection procedure of Chapter 125. of the Revised Code, let a contrac...

...The department of development shall provide for low-interest loans to small businesses, as defined by rules adopted pursuant to the "Small Business Act," 72 Stat. 384 (1972), 15 U.S.C.A. 632, as amended, that are engaged in the export of goods produced in this state. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the department shall develop operating procedures that are essentially the same as those of the United Sta...

... (3) Construction of road, water, telecommunication, and utility infrastructure; (4) Payment of professional fees the amount of which shall not exceed twenty per cent of the grant amount for a project. (B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish procedures and requirements necessary for the administration of the program, including a requirement that a ...

...ums on insurance; (f) Remediation, in compliance with state and federal environmental protection laws, of environmentally contaminated property on which hazardous substances exist under conditions that have caused or would likely cause the property to be identified as contaminated by the Ohio environmental protection agency or the United States environmental protection agency; (g) Infrastructure improvements, ...

...owing two processes: (1) The annual competitive process under sections 122.087 to 122.0811, 122.0814, and 122.0815 of the Revised Code; (2) The discretionary process under sections 122.0812 to 122.0815 of the Revised Code. (B) The annual competitive process shall be administered by the department of development pursuant to rules adopted by the director of development under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. ...

...development shall establish an annual competitive process for making grants described in section 122.086 of the Revised Code in accordance with rules adopted under that section. At least two-thirds of the amounts that may be distributed as grants each year under the job ready site program shall be distributed under the annual competitive process.

...t an application provided by the department of development and shall file it with the district public works integrating committee with jurisdiction over the area in which the eligible project is located.

...includes all of the following: (1) A general description of the eligible project, including individuals, organizations, or other entities that will play a critical role in the implementation of the project; (2) An explanation of the need for the eligible project, and the predicted economic impact; (3) An explanation of the need for a grant from the job ready site program; (4) The commitments required pursuan...

...t of the deficiencies and the period of time the applicant has to correct the deficiencies and submit the corrections to the executive committee. Failure to correct deficiencies within the time designated by the executive committee shall disqualify the project from consideration for a grant during the annual competitive process for that year. The executive committee, by the affirmative vote of a majority of a...

...t of the deficiencies and the period of time the applicant has to correct the deficiencies and submit the corrections to the department. Failure to correct deficiencies within the time designated by the department shall disqualify the project from consideration for a grant during the annual competitive process for that year. The director, on completion of the evaluations and prioritization, shall make a recommendati...

...gible project is such that the annual competitive process is not suitable. The director, as part of the guidelines established for the discretionary process for the job ready site program, shall establish all the procedures and requirements governing application for the discretionary grants.

...n for the proposed eligible project is complete and whether the eligible project meets the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code. If the application is complete and the project meets the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code, the director shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval to make the discretionary grant for the eligible project. If the application i...

...ionary process, the director of development shall enter into an agreement with the eligible applicant to provide the grant for the project. The agreement shall be executed prior to the payment or disbursement of any funds under the grant and shall contain the following provisions: (A) A designation of a single officer or employee of the eligible applicant who will serve as the manager of the eligible project;...