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Governor Applauds Renewal of the Ohio Third Frontier Program

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today released the following statement regarding Ohioans' support for the renewal of the Ohio Third Frontier Program.

"Today, in voting booths across the state, Ohioans embraced the future.

"I’ve seen firsthand the effects of the Ohio Third Frontier. It’s helped create companies and careers that didn’t exist in Ohio, or anywhere, just a few years ago. Assembly line workers are finding a new era of opportunity making medical imaging equipment. Recent college graduates are staying put because they see their future right here designing the next generation of aerospace parts and wind turbines and scores of other products.

"The Ohio Third Frontier is the single most effective tool we have to create jobs and spur economic development in Ohio. Third Frontier companies are literally inventing the cure for rust, and in the process they are inventing the cure for the Rust Belt. Because that’s not who we are, and today the voters of Ohio said that loud and clear."

Governor Strickland made renewing the Ohio Third Frontier program a centerpeice of his 2010 jobs agenda. Click here to read more about his efforts to raise awareness and promote investments made by the Ohio Third Frontier program to create Ohio jobs.

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