In This Issue:

JobsOhio Board members named; House members chosen to fill senate vacancies; House members chosen to fill senate vacancies; Department of Taxation closes seven service centers, offers alternatives; and Regional Congressional redistricting hearings scheduled.

Governor Kasich this week appointed eight directors to the JobsOhio Board, the state’s newly created private economic development agency. The nonprofit corporation met for its inaugural meeting on July 11 and named Mark Kvamme, Kasich’s top economic development official as interim chief investment officer. JobsOhio will provide job training grants, invest in start-up companies and coordinate local and state-level economic development activities.