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Bob Evans corporte HQ to move but stay in Ohio
Bob Evans Farms, Inc., announced on Thursday that a generous aid package from the state of Ohio helped seal a deal to keep the restaurant and food giant’s corporate headquarters in its home state.
Bob Evans Farms, a publicly-traded company with $1.7 billion in annual sales and 44,000 employees, will move its headquarters from the south side of Columbus to New Albany, an upscale suburb just east of Columbus.
Bob Evans Chairman and Chief Executive Steve Davis said the company outgrew its current headquarters and had considered relocating to land it owns in Texas.
Davis and Gov. John Kasich declined to disclose details of the aid package.
Kasich said only that the deal would be ‘return on investment-positive’ for the state.
He said aggressive action by the state led to three recent big wins: ‘The Avengers’ movie will be shot in Cleveland, American Greetings will remain in the Cleveland area, and Bob Evans will stay in Columbus.
Kasich said while he doesn’t like corporate welfare, he doesn’t “want to be meek and mild and let these opportunities get out the door.”
After the announcement, Davis and Kasich whisked off to a Bob Evans restaurant where presumably, the governor ordered his usual: chicken and noodles with a side of green beans.
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By KevinBob
March 13, 2011 11:33 AM | Link to this
After one of the worst Governors in Ohio history, Strickland, who failed to help keep NCR from leaving it’s nice to see Governor Kasich help keep Bob Evans Farms, Inc in Ohio as a change.
By davidss2
March 13, 2011 9:52 AM | Link to this
Who is the “You People” Kevin S is talking down to? And the blog posting is by the DDN, not the individual posters. Notice that I will only push the post comment button ONE TIME and it will post slowly—another feature from our all-knowing DDN.
By MAC
March 13, 2011 3:15 AM | Link to this
More Corporate Welfare….I thought we didn’t have the money?
By XYZ
March 12, 2011 2:04 PM | Link to this
Break the unions, Gov. Kasich! We’re all behind you!
By Bill
March 12, 2011 9:14 AM | Link to this
Along with Michigan, Wis. and other GOP controlled States, it’s a matter of anything business wants it will get including privatizing anything they can…as we start with the Ohio LOttery
By michaelndayton
March 11, 2011 1:53 PM | Link to this
bw…Ohio is absolutely responsible for the loss of GM, NCR and MEAD! We are in the top 5 states that are most difficult for business. Thanks to Governor Kasich and his approach to keeping three Ohio businesses!
By bw
March 11, 2011 9:01 AM | Link to this
Ohio is not responsible for the lost of GM, NCR and Mead revenues. Stop Kasich and his bright ideas for Public Employees. Find another way to balance the budget. Additional residents and business will be leaving the state of Ohio.
By bw
March 11, 2011 9:01 AM | Link to this
Ohio is not responsible for the lost of GM, NCR and Mead revenues. Stop Kasich and his bright ideas for Public Employees. Find another way to balance the budget. Additional residents and business will be leaving the state of Ohio.
By bw
March 11, 2011 9:01 AM | Link to this
Ohio is not responsible for the lost of GM, NCR and Mead revenues. Stop Kasich and his bright ideas for Public Employees. Find another way to balance the budget. Additional residents and business will be leaving the state of Ohio.
By bw
March 11, 2011 9:01 AM | Link to this
Ohio is not responsible for the lost of GM, NCR and Mead revenues. Stop Kasich and his bright ideas for Public Employees. Find another way to balance the budget. Additional residents and business will be leaving the state of Ohio.
By Kevin S.
March 10, 2011 9:01 PM | Link to this
You people do realize that blog posts don’t get proofread, right?
By Karl Kay
March 10, 2011 8:50 PM | Link to this
and what will John get from Bob when John is no longer governor.Will it equal what he got from lehman brothers
By null
March 10, 2011 6:52 PM | Link to this
get over it, it was a typo!!
By NCF
March 10, 2011 5:10 PM | Link to this
The Avengers movie will be shot in Cleveland?
By Typo Tammy
March 10, 2011 4:57 PM | Link to this
DDN is notorious for typos. Seems like, of any business, a newspaper would have better proof readers, but evidently not.
By teacher
March 10, 2011 3:50 PM | Link to this
What is “corporte”? Did an editor miss this?