What Type Of Government Assistance Can I Get To Help Me Start My Own Business In Ohio?
I am looking to start my own small business in Cincinnati, Ohio. It would be stripping cars and selling the parts in very general terms. Is there any type of assistance that Ohio or the federal government gives when starting your own small business? I am searching on the internet looking for answers, which I will continue to do, but I also realize this is a great forum to get an answer to questions. So thanks in advance for the help.
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Ohio : $30 Million Stimulus to Improve Freight Transport
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Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority Also Receives $20 Million in TIGER Funding to Improve Transit Opportunities in Northeast Ohio
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that Ohio has been awarded $30 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants for the CSX National Gateway project.
The National Gateway is an $842 million, multi-state infrastructure freight project aimed at reducing congestion on roads and highways, lowering emissions, and conserving energy. The TIGER Discretionary Grant program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
“The National Gateway will improve the movement of freight and give Ohio even more opportunities to deliver goods to markets across our region and country,” Strickland said.
A total of $98 million was awarded in TIGER grants today to cover the federal portion of National Gateway clearance projects in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Ohio served as the lead sponsor of the National Gateway TIGER application.
The State of Ohio has already committed $20 million in targeted ARRA resources from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Gateway project and $5 million from the Ohio Rail Development Commission for safety improvements around the new CSX terminal in North Baltimore. An additional $10 million in logistics and distribution funding from the Ohio Bipartisan Job Stimulus Plan is pending Development Financing Advisory Council and Controlling Board approval.
The National Gateway project will create a highly efficient double-stack rail corridor between East Coast sea ports and consumption centers and Midwest distribution centers, improving the nation’s economy and environment.
“This award is a validation of the benefits of freight rail and the prominent role that railroads play in growing our economy and protecting our environment,” said Strickland. “With anticipated freight growth of 70 percent over the next two decades, the National Gateway is a timely and critical investment in our transportation infrastructure.”
In August 2009, Strickland broke ground on the new CSX intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, near Toledo, as part of the National Gateway Project. The facility will support the efficient and environmentally beneficial movement of containers between rail and truck.
“Ohio has made investments in a vast multi-modal transportation network for the movement of goods, and this project will further position our state as a national leader in logistics and distribution. Through this announcement and last month’s passenger rail awards, President Obama and Transportation Secretary LaHood have signaled their commitment to freight rail, passenger rail and multi-modal transportation opportunities that will move our state and country into the future.”
The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority in Kent was awarded a $20 million grant that will assist in the construction of a building with a commercial space, parking garage, bus bays and bicycle storage to improve transit accessibility in Kent and linkages to Cleveland and Akron.
“This investment in transit will help maximize transportation opportunities for people in Northeast Ohio,” Strickland said.
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Ohio Announces 14 Centers for Excellence in BioMedicine
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Centers support state’s work in creating and growing technology-based companies in the biomedical and health care field
Cleveland, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland, together with Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, today announced Ohio’s Centers of Excellence in Biomedicine and Health Care at a press conference at BioEnterprise, a Cleveland-based organization designed to grow health care companies and commercialize bioscience technologies.
The Centers at 14 universities throughout the state are committed to focusing their academic and research activities on biomedical and health care to create jobs in Ohio and further strengthen Ohio’s international reputation as a leader in bioscience research and development. Ohio is already home to 775 bioscience-related companies, including the headquarters to two Fortune 500 companies — Cardinal Health and Procter & Gamble.
“Aligning Ohio universities with Ohio’s growing biomedical and health care industries will generate economic growth and new, hard-to-outsource jobs,” Strickland said. “Biomedicine and Health Care in Ohio create high wage jobs, investments in facilities, research and development, and production. But much more than that, these industries bring forth medical breakthroughs that benefit citizens of Ohio and citizens of the world.”
The Centers are located at the following universities:
- The University of Akron/NEOUCOM: The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
- Bowling Green State University: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
- Case Western Reserve University: Translating Technology and Research into Better Health: Case Center for Imaging Research, National Center for Regenerative Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- University of Cincinnati: Transforming Health care in the 21st Century: Neurosciences, Environmental Health and Cancer, Pediatrics, and Diabetes and Obesity
- Cleveland State University: Center for 21st Century Health Professionals and Researchers
- University of Dayton: Tissue Regeneration and Engineering
- Kent State University: Health of Individuals and Communities
- Miami University: Structural Biology and Metabonomics
- NEOUCOM: Institute for Neurobehavioral Health
- The Ohio State University: Health and Well Being, Human Behavior, and Bioinformatics
- Ohio University: Health and Wellness: From Translational Research to Best Practices for Rural/Underserved Populations
- The University of Toledo: Translational Health and Bioscience
- Wright State University: BioHealth Innovation: Wright State University & Premier Health Partners Neuroscience Institute, National Center for Medical Readiness, and Knowledge-Enabled and Human-Centered Computing
- Youngstown State University: Understanding Disease and Other Disorders: Applied Chemical Biology and Study of Autism
The Centers of Excellence, as outlined in Ohio’s 10-year Strategic Plan for Higher Education, will position the University System of Ohio to be a magnet for talent and a leader in innovation and entrepreneurial activity by developing distinct missions for each institution that are recognized by students, faculty and business leaders, while eliminating unnecessary competition for resources, students and faculty within the state.
“The Biomedical and Health Care sectors are two of the fastest growing industries in the country,” said Chancellor Fingerhut. “Each Center of Excellence brings unique approaches that, together, will drive economic growth and establish Ohio as the national leader in biomedicine and health care.”
Ohio has already received high rankings in biomedicine and health care. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 “America’s Best Hospitals” list, 14 Ohio hospitals were ranked among the nation’s top 220 hospitals in a variety of specialties, ranking Ohio among the top five states. Of those Ohio hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic’s Heart Center was named the best in the nation for cardiac care — a title it has held for 14 years in a row. Ohio’s research medical centers either directly or indirectly employ 252,195 Ohioans, according to BioOhio, a non-profit organization designed to build and accelerate bioscience industry, research, and education in Ohio.
Today’s announcement is the second of five announcements of university Centers of Excellence that align with the state’s targeted industries and focus on talent recruitment. In October 2009, the governor and Chancellor Fingerhut announced Ohio’s nine Centers of Excellence in Advanced Energy at eight of the state’s universities.
The first four categories are specific to Ohio’s growth industries–advanced energy, biomedical and health care, transportation and logistics, and agriculture and food production. The fifth group is focused on attracting and retaining talent to the state through additional programs that are essential in building communities and attracting the best and brightest to Ohio.
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