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...tion 122.922 of the Revised Code: (A) Conduct outreach, marketing, and recruitment of EDGE business enterprises, as defined in that section; (B) Provide business development services to EDGE business enterprises in the developmental and transitional stages of the program, including financial and bonding assistance and management and technical assistance; (C) Develop a mentor program to bring businesses into a w...

...n the rules, the director shall: (A) Construct, and, as changing circumstances indicate, re-construct, procedures according to which significantly disadvantaged groups are identified as such, an individual is identified as being a member of a significantly disadvantaged group, and an employer is identified as being a potential employer of an individual who is a member of a significantly disadvantaged group; ...

...es in foreign countries as the director considers appropriate and enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space that are appropriate for these offices; (2) Appoint personnel, who shall be in the unclassified civil services, necessary to operate such offices and fix their compensation. The director may enter into contracts with foreign nationals to staff the foreign offices established under t...

...perative projects fund. The fund shall consist of all of the following: (A) Moneys received from private and nonprofit organizations 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, p...

...on 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 an...

...e's success in promoting Ohio. A report containing the findings of the study shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, and the president and minority leader of the senate. The report shall also be made available to the public.

... 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 the director of the office of TourismOhio, shall ...

... and grants, gifts, and contributions made directly to it. Money in the fund shall be used to defray costs incurred by the office of TourismOhio in promoting this state.

...ollowing: (1) Disseminate 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 agr...

...) "Blended biodiesel" means diesel fuel containing at least twenty per cent biodiesel by volume. (6) "Blended gasoline" means gasoline containing at least eighty-five per cent ethanol by volume. (7) "Incremental cost" means either of the following: (a) The difference in cost between blended gasoline and gasoline containing ten per cent or less ethanol at the time that the blended gasoline is purchased; (b...

...r, automobile retailer, or after-market conversion facility. (b) The purchaser was the first person to purchase the vehicle not for resale. (c) The purchaser purchased the vehicle for use in business. (d) The alternative fuel technology used in the vehicle has received a compliance designation or been certified by the United States environmental protection agency for new or intermediate use. (4) "Traditional fuel...

... 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 established by the United States department of energy and the United States environmental protection agency. The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for successful ...

...istance to persons and small businesses concerning the establishment and maintenance of a small business, and concerning state laws and rules relevant to the operation of a small business. In conjunction with these duties, the office shall keep a record of all proposed and currently effective state agency rules affecting small businesses, and may testify before the joint committee on agency rule review concerning any...

... publish a "small business register" or contract with any person as provided in this section to prepare and publish the register. The small business register shall contain the following information regarding each proposed rule recorded by the office of small business and entrepreneurship: (1) The title and administrative code rule number of the proposed rule; (2) A brief summary of the proposed rule; (3) The date ...

...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...

...g brownfield clean-up activities; (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...

...on of land and buildings; (b) Building construction; (c) Making improvements to land and buildings, including the following: (i) Expanding, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, modernizing, equipping, and furnishing buildings and structures, including leasehold improvements; (ii) Site preparation, including wetland mitigation. (d) Planning or determining feasibility or practicabi...

...ted the job ready site program to provide grants to pay for allowable costs of eligible applicants for eligible projects. The program shall be administered by the department of development. All grants shall be awarded through one of the following 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 un...

...The director of 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.

...In order to be considered for a grant under the annual competitive process, an eligible applicant shall fill out 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.

... competitive process application: (A) Contact information for the eligible applicant; (B) A legal description of the property for which the grant is requested; (C) A summary of the proposed eligible project that 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 p...

...luation, the executive committee shall determine whether the application for the proposed eligible project is complete and whether the project meets the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code. If the application is complete and the eligible project meets the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code, the executive committee shall prioritize the eligible project pursuant to section 122....

...tment 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 recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval to make grants for the eligible projects selected by the director. The director shall take into consideration the geographic diversity of awards when making the...

...The director of development shall establish a discretionary process that permits the director to make grants described in section 122.086 of the Revised Code in situations that include those in which the timing of a proposed eligible 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 progra...

...ctor shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval to make the discretionary grant for the eligible project. If the application is incomplete or the project does not meet the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code, the department shall notify the applicant of the deficiencies and work with the applicant to correct the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are corrected, the direct...