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Monday, December 7, 2009
Jobless benefits for full-time students allowed
Out-of-work Ohioans will now be able to continue to receive unemployment benefits while enrolled full-time in education and training programs, the Strickland administration announced Monday, Dec. 7.
“This policy change will help those Ohioans hardest hit by the recession to obtain job training skills without sacrificing their ability to continue providing for their families,” Gov. Ted Strickland said in a written statement. Now, claimants enrolled in any full-time accredited training program no longer have to declare themselves “able, available and actively seeking” work while they receive benefits, state officials said.
Also, the Obama Administration is allowing those on unemployment to receive special consideration for financial aid, such as Pell grants, to pay for job training or education.
Ohioans on unemployment will receive a letter explaining the program as well as giving instructions on applying for financial aid.
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Tax breaks approved, 50 new jobs expected
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority voted 3-0 in favor of a six-year, 35 percent tax credit worth $55,466 beginning Jan. 1 for Composite Technologies Co. in Dayton.
The vote came Monday, Dec. 7, in Columbus.
The project is also benefiting from a $25,000 state grant, $25,000 city grant and $125,000 ED/GE grant.
Composite Technologies plans to lease a 45,000 square foot facility for a new composite resin mixing and molding division. The company plans to hire 50 more workers at $12 an hour plus benefits.
Montgomery County Administrator Deborah Feldman, a member of the tax credit authority, abstained from voting on the project.
