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JobsOhio may give Kvamme new role in Kasich administration
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
BY JOE VARDON
The Columbus Dispatch

Mark Kvamme could be switching jobs within the Kasich administration again, this time to become the interim chief investment officer for JobsOhio.

Kvamme, currently Gov. John Kasich's director of job creation and previously the Department of Development director, said today that he would take over the day-to-day operations for Kasich's privatized development agency if asked by the agency's nine-member board.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/06/22/jobsohio-may-give-kvamme-new-role-in-kasich-administration.html?sid=101

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Democrat, unions oppose Kvamme's private business dealings
Posted by Joe Vardon on June 22, 2011

A Democrat in the Ohio House is teaming with labor unions to accuse Gov. John Kasich's jobs czar of a conflict of interest because of his ties to a Chinese outsourcing company.

State Rep. Mike Foley, D-Cleveland, in conjunction with SEIU District 199, held a conference call this morning to discuss Mark Kvamme's personal stock holdings in VanceInfo, a Beijing-based company that is a destination for outsourced American IT jobs.

Kvamme, who is currently Kasich's director of job creation but was first tabbed by the governor to head the stat's department of development, maintains personal stock in VanceInfo and seven other companies, according to his financial disclosure form filed with the Ohio Ethics Commission.

READ MORE: http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2011/06/democrat_unions_oppose_kvammes.shtml

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Kasich Names Nonprofit Job-Creation Panel
By Associated Press & NBC4
Published: July 11, 2011

Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced the line-up of Ohio's new semi-private job creation panel today.

READ MORE: http://www2.ohiovotes2011.com/news/2011/jul/11/4/kasich-name-non-profit-job-creation-panel-ar-602653/

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New state development chief named
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
BY JOE VARDON
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Former Marysville Mayor Christiane Schmenk will replace James Leftwich as the state's development director on Aug. 1, Gov. John Kasich's office announced yesterday.

Schmenk, 52, is the state Development Department's chief legal counsel and will be in charge of guiding the department through a transition as JobsOhio evolves into the state's privatized development wing.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/07/13/new-development-chief-named.html?sid=101

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Kasich forges ahead on Job 1
4:51 AM, Aug. 1, 2011
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JobsOhio was Job One for John Kasich, even before he got to the governor's office. His plan to bring more jobs to Ohio rolled through the Republican-controlled legislature, and 40 days after he was sworn in, Kasich signed it into law, promising it was the key to fix the stubborn problem of high unemployment.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110801/BIZ/108010328/Kasich-forges-ahead-Job-1

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Gov. John Kasich says Calisolar moving to Mississippi, cites economic climate
6:35 AM, Jul. 30, 2011
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COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich said Friday that Calisolar was moving to Mississippi because of a friendlier economic climate.

"We just lost Calisolar," Kasich said. "Calisolar's going to Mississippi, right to work, did you know that? Eight hundred jobs in Mansfield. Forget it, we're not interested."

READ MORE: http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20110730/NEWS01/107300304/Gov-John-Kasich-says-Calisolar-moving-Mississippi-cites-economic-climate

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JobsOhio will cost 211 jobs
By Joe Vardon
The Columbus Dispatch Friday August 19, 2011 4:25 AM

The transfer of job-creating power to JobsOhio will cost Ohio more than 200 jobs, according to a Kasich administration report released yesterday.

In siphoning off key economic-development functions from state government to Gov. John Kasich’s privatized, nonprofit development agency, the Department of Development will whack 211 jobs from its rolls by January.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/19/jobsohio-will-cost-211-jobs.html

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Liberal Group Continues Attack On Ohio Jobs Board
By: DENISE YOST
Published: August 29, 2011

The announcement of a new partnership to promote jobs growth in Ohio was overshadowed Monday by accusations that public funds are being funneled to private groups that support the state's collective bargaining bill.

READ MORE: http://www2.ohiovotes2011.com/news/2011/aug/29/liberal-group-continues-attack-ohio-jobs-board-ar-711189/

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JobsOhio partners awarded $15 million in Third Frontier funds
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By Joe Vardon
The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday August 30, 2011 4:53 AM

JobsOhio’s six regional partners received about $15 million from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission yesterday — another step in the evolution of Gov. John Kasich’s privatized development agency.

As part of JobsOhio’s overall business recruitment and retention strategy, six regional development agencies were invited to submit proposals for using money allocated from a pool of $24 million by the Third Frontier, an initiative formed in 2002 to boost the state’s science and technology industries.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/30/jobsohio-partners-awarded-15-million.html

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Mustine to head up JobsOhio
By Darrel Rowland
The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday
September 7, 2011 11:38 AM

David Mustine, Ohio's director of natural resources, has been tapped to lead JobsOhio. Gov. John Kasich’s director of natural resources is going to head up the state’s newly privatized economic development effort to exploit Ohio's energy resources.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/09/07/Mustine-to-head-up-jobsohio.html

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Ohio Gov.Kasich jobs czar Kvamme attacked on ethics chargers by Dem Lawmakers

John Michael Spinelli, Columbus Government Examiner
October 19, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - A group of Democratic State Representatives asked the Ohio Ethics Commission to examine apparent conflicts of interest they say could prevent Mark Kvamme from serving as Gov. John Kasich’s economic development point man.

READ MORE: http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/ohio-gov-kasich-jobs-czar-kvamme-attacked-ethics-chargers-from-dem-lawmakers

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Kasich could have saved himself a lot of trouble over the jobs czar selection by picking someone from Ohio (and without the baggage). This reflects badly on his and his staffs' vetting and decision-making ability. He could have chosen Columbus economist Bill Lafayette, for example.

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sirlancelot said:
Kasich could have saved himself a lot of trouble over the jobs czar selection by picking someone from Ohio (and without the baggage).

Sure, there's baggage and challenges, but Kvamme has a lot of strong connections in the right places in the world of venture capital and the angel community, and hopefully that's what he's bringing here to Ohio. We need more private venture dollars in Ohio more than we need public dollars going toward economic development.

PS: Bill Lafayette recently went entrepreneurial as well. ;)

http://www.themetropreneur.com/columbus/chamber-economist-hopes-effect-change-business/

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JobsOhio boss says new private agency is on the job
Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 11:11 PM
By James Ewinger, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The president of the state's private economic-development firm told Cleveland business leaders Wednesday that JobsOhio is already working, creating much-needed employment and investment.

JobsOhio President Mark Kvamme addressed members of the Association for Corporate Growth, offering the keynote address before joining a panel discussion. He said that since January, the state and JobsOhio created 13,157 jobs, saved 27,500 existing jobs (a third of those in Northeast Ohio) and stimulated $2.2 billion in capital investments ($420 million in this region).

READ MORE: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/jobsohio_boss_says_new_private.html

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Wow - that is some extremely superficial reporting by what used to be a great paper. JobsOhio isn't even close to being empowered to offer these deals yet - enabling legislation that was supposed to be passed in May hasn't even been introduced yet. This piece really should have been in the opinion section.

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JobsOhio challenged over rules on lawsuits
By David Eggert
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday December 27, 2011 11:50 PM

The law creating Gov. John Kasich’s private economic-development program is “ nearly impossible” to challenge in the courts, in part because it unconstitutionally limits judges’ power to control their own cases, opponents charged.

In an appeal filed late last week, a liberal advocacy group and two Democratic state lawmakers likened the JobsOhio measure to personal-injury laws struck down by the state Supreme Court in the 1990s for violating the separation-of-powers doctrine.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/12/27/jobsohio-challlenged-over-rules-on-lawsuits.html

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Plan funds JobsOhio with state liquor profits
By Joe Vardon
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday January 21, 2012 9:18 AM

The Kasich administration is finalizing an agreement with JobsOhio for the transfer of the state’s liquor profits to fund the governor’s private, nonprofit development agency. It could be presented at the Controlling Board’s next meeting.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/01/21/plan-funds-jobsohio-with-state-liquor-profits.html

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JobsOhio set to pay state $1.4 billion for rights to liquor profits
By Joe Vardon
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday January 24, 2012 7:20 AM

Parameters of a long-awaited deal between the state and Gov. John Kasich’s privatized development agency emerged yesterday, with JobsOhio paying the state $1.4 billion for the rights to Ohio’s liquor profits for the next 25 years.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/01/24/jobsohio-set-to-pay-state-1-4b-for-rights-to-liquor-profits.html

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I really don't understand why leasing 25 years of liquor profits for roughly 10% of their value is a good thing for ANYONE. That's about a $9 billion giveaway, but the deal is so complicated, it's hard to see that.

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JobsOhio gets state panel's approval despite legislators' questions
Monday January 30, 2012 7:49 PM

The Kasich administration’s decision to keep secret how it will determine whether Ohioans are getting a good deal from the $100 million a year that JobsOhio will spend on economic development did not stop the state Controlling Board today from approving the contracts to formally get the privatized entity going.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/01/30/JobsOhio-Controlling-Board-approval-legislators-questions.html

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