Report: Ohio Missed Out on Solar Industry Jobs
Mar 8th, 2010 | By Editor | Category: Latest HeadlinesTOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio has missed out on thousands of manufacturing jobs in the solar industry because it was slow to phase out certain taxes and make other adjustments to lure factories, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Industry analysts say Ohio is fighting both the perception and reality of having a noncompetitive tax structure compared with other states. Despite having successful solar research companies in the Toledo area, the state hasn’t seen that translate into thousands of factory jobs, The Blade reported in the first of a three-part series.
In the past decade, dozens of manufacturing plants have opened or are near completion in California, Oregon, Massachusetts and other states.
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