Report Questions Area Emphasis on Biomedical Industry
Columbus Dispatch by Alison Grant The biomedical industry poses tantalizing possibilities for job expansion but is overemphasized as an engine for economic growth in Northeast Ohio. So concludes a local study that points to numbers showing that biotechnology accounts for a fraction of jobs in the region: four-tenths of 1 percent of total employment in […]
Cincinnati: One of America’s Most Livable Cities?
Cincinnati City Beat The city of Cincinnati’s characterization on the national stage as one of America’s most “livable” cities was undeniably challenged in the aftermath of the urban uprising this past April. Full Article
Unemployed Face Hurdles for Benefits
Study indicates system needs to change eligibility requirementsby Jennine Zeleznik Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | About one out of three unemployed Ohioans received benefits last year because of tough requirements that disqualify many potential applicants, a study released Wednesday showed. The study, conducted by Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based nonprofit research organization, said 31 percent […]
Unemployment Not Working for Many
Columbus Dispatch by Catherine Candisky It seldom pays to be out of work in Ohio. Fewer unemployed people receive benefits in this state than in most others because Ohio has some of the strictest eligibility standards in the nation, according to a study by Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit research organization based in Cleveland. Last […]
Study: Just 1 in 5 Cleveland Voucher Pupils Left in Public Schools
Education Weekly by Lisa Fine One out of three students who received aid for private school tuition through the Cleveland voucher program had already been enrolled in a private school before receiving the publicly funded benefits, concludes a study released last week. Meanwhile, just one in five students in the program used the vouchers to […]
Report: Work Increasing, So is Stress
Dayton Daily News A new report released during the weekend revealed what most people probably intuitively knew already: that Ohioans, and Americans as a whole, are working harder and longer than ever each week. What’s more, despite substantial leaps in productivity, workers aren’t being rewarded for their extra toil. Wages and benefits have stagnated relative […]