The Columbus Dispatch
JobsOhio employees well-paid in 1st year
By Joe Vardon
March 2, 2013 

Four people working at Gov. John Kasich’s JobsOhio are paid more than Kasich gets to run the state. 

President and Chief Investment Officer John Minor is one of three making $225,000 a year at JobsOhio, according to a report released yesterday containing never-before-seen financials for Kasich’s privatized economic-development agency. 

Overall, JobsOhio spent about $2.8 million on salaries in fiscal year 2012 — its first year of operation — and half of its 26 employees receive at least $100,000. Kasich makes about $149,000 as governor.JobsOhio had about $12.7 million from private donations and mostly state-sponsored grants to work with in the year. Its primary source of funding, a complicated lease of the state’s liquor profits expected to provide $100 million annually, wasn’t settled until recently. 

Tasked with getting businesses to expand in or move to the state, JobsOhio filed the report with the state on Dec. 31 to fulfill state law and the agency’s contract. The Dispatch made a public-records request to see the report on Jan. 29. 

JobsOhio spent about $9 million last year, including about $3.6 million to market the state and track projects and $150,000 to travel. The total is about one-tenth of what it will have at its disposal, now that it controls Ohio’s liquor profits… 

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