Governor Ted Strickland’s plan to create 57,000 new jobs in Ohio was approved by the legislature in May. Now, the state needs to determine how it is going to spend the $1.57 billion that it received through a stimulus package.
Over the next three years, the plan is to invest the money in seven areas. These areas include bio-products and bio-medical projects, advanced energy, transportation and infrastructure, logistics and distribution, historic preservation, the Clean Ohio fund, and the co-op and internship programs.
Now the state needs to establish a detailed plan on how each area is going to use the money. Ultimately, however, the goal is to create jobs soon so it can see results quickly.
In doing so, its plan is to use existing resources, create partnerships, and to establish jobs for minorities.
Currently, the unemployment rate in Ohio is the highest it has been in fifteen years, on the brink of seven percent.