Business

• Two Bills on Workforce Partnerships, EV Charging Stall as Ohio House Returns

  Both measures—one offering tax incentives for employer-college partnerships, the other banning free EV charging at state agencies—received no committee assignments after their Aug. 27 introduction.

• JobsOhio Offers $10,000 Per Worker for Technical Training — but Which Employers Actually Qualify?

  The program is part of a $300 million, 10-year workforce initiative, but unclear baseline requirements leave Dublin-area businesses unsure if they can qualify.

• JobsOhio Offers Employers $10,000 Per Worker for Technician Training — but the Money Doesn't Go to Workers

  Employers near Dublin can claim up to $10,000 per trainee, but workers cannot apply on their own and the funds never reach them directly.

• Dublin Locks Data Centers Out of 370-Acre West Innovation District, Creates New Research Zone

  The ban blocks facilities from one of the city's last major growth corridors, steering future development toward research, advanced manufacturing, and offices.

• John W. Danforth Company to Nearly Double Dublin Workforce, Adding 80 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs

  The 140-year-old union mechanical contractor will invest $850,000 in equipment and generate $8 million in new annual payroll under a city incentive deal capped at $353,000.

• Memorial Tournament elevated to PGA Tour's top-tier Championship Series beginning in 2028

  Dublin's flagship golf event will guarantee $20 million purses and fields of roughly 120 top players under the PGA Tour's new two-tier structure starting in 2028.

• Dublin Locks In Years of Health-Campus and Trail Commitments — With Key Accountability Gaps on the Books

  Dublin sold 16.3 acres to Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center for $2.93 million but waived all job-creation benchmarks, leaving no enforceable hiring targets in the deal.

• Cardinal Health's Fiscal 2026 Results Do Not Include New 700-Job Dublin Expansion

  Cardinal Health posted $254.2 billion in full-year revenue and 37% EPS growth, but its 700-job Dublin expansion dates to 2007 and it is now trying to sell that campus.

• DeWine reverses course on income tax cuts after four rounds of reductions, warns against further cuts as Ohio rate hits 2.75%

  After signing four straight budgets cutting Ohio's income tax, the governor now warns successors to stop — a shift that directly affects Dublin's high-earning households, who receive the vast…

• Dublin City Council Begins Review of 2027–2031 Capital Plan and Operating Budget

  The work session launches a months-long process that will shape how Dublin funds infrastructure for a city whose daytime population already hits 65,000.

• Dublin City Council digs into 2027 budget and five-year capital plan

  The proposed $352.84 million capital plan is smaller than last year's $374.6 million program as the city plans for a build-out population near 65,000.

• Dublin City Council Reviews Zoning Audit, Bridge Street Corridor Plans and Economic Incentives

  Council weighed land-use rules, a Bridge Street corridor plan and a development deal as Dublin's median home price hits $634,655.