Strickland touts job creation efforts in State of State speech - Business First of Columbus:

Strickland touts job creation efforts in State of State speech - Business First of Columbus:

Criticized by political foes for doing too little to revive Ohio’s sagging economy, Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday rolled out a number of ideas aimed at helping businesses grow and create jobs.

They include a new program that would gives small businesses a better shot at landing bank loans and proposals to aid the state’s emerging advanced energy industry. Presenting his ideas during his annual State of the State address at the Statehouse, Strickland said the new initiatives are aimed at getting Ohioans back to work.

“I will move heaven and earth to create jobs in Ohio,” the governor said, “and I will not rest until it’s done.”

His remarks came as Strickland, a Democrat, faces a tough re-election fight this year against John Kasich, the former congressman from Westerville who is the presumptive Republican nominee in the governor’s race. Several recent public opinion polls have Kasich with leads in single-digit percentages over Strickland, who is seeking a second four-year term.

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