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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">Welcome to the 4th edition of the Ohio Japan Office's newsletter for 2010. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you informed of business developments in the State of Ohio, and between Japan and Ohio.</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">If you have received this email, you are on our mailing list. We hope that you will find the information included in this newsletter interesting and beneficial. If you would like more detailed information on any item contained herein, please don't hesitate to contact us directly. Our contact details are as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://www.development.ohio.gov/" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">www.development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><br><font color="#000000">Terrie Lloyd (Managing Director)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'%F%j!<!&%m%$%I!'(B</font><a href="mailto:terrie.lloyd@development.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">terrie.lloyd@development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">Matthew Downer (Manager)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'%^%7%e!<!&%@%&%J!<!'(B</font><a href="mailto:matthew.downer@development.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">matthew.downer@development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">Haruyuki Fukuda (Trade & Investment Advisor)</font><font color="#000000">$B!'(B</font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">$BJ!ED@29,!'(B</font><a href="mailto:haruyuki.fukuda@development.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">haruyuki.fukuda@development.ohio.gov</font></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><b><font color="#990000">1. </font><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*4k6H%K%e!<%9(B </font><font color="#990000">Ohio Industry News</font></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><b><font color="#990000">Advanced Energy and Environmental Technologies</font></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left">State wants to see windmills built along Lake Erie shore: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/03/copy/state-wants-to-see-windmills-built-along-lake-erie-shore.html?adsec=politics&sid=101"><font color="#990000">http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/03/copy/state-wants-to-see-windmills-built-along-lake-erie-shore.html?adsec=politics&sid=101</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Low-cost solar panels made in Cleveland working to change the world: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=133742&catid=3"><font color="#990000">http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=133742&catid=3</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">The ins and out of one wind tower installation (Video):</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.hivelocitymedia.com/features/OwensWind4_22_10.aspx"><font color="#990000">http://www.hivelocitymedia.com/features/OwensWind4_22_10.aspx</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio has advantages in terms of producing wind energy:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.dailycourt.com/articles/index/id/6452"><font color="#990000">http://www.dailycourt.com/articles/index/id/6452</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><strong><font color="#990000">Aerospace</font></strong></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">R&D center a win for region development: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/r-d-center-a-win-for-region-development-630449.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/r-d-center-a-win-for-region-development-630449.html</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><b><font color="#990000">Bioscience and Bioproducts</font></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.medcitynews.com/index.php/2010/03/bioenterprise-formalizes-partnership-with-team-neo-to-attract-bio-companies/"></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio getting big job gains from bioscience:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/03/31/ohio-getting-big-job-gains-from-bioscience.html?sid=101"><font color="#990000">http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/03/31/ohio-getting-big-job-gains-from-bioscience.html?sid=101</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Bioscience employment boosts Ohio: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.ohio.com/business/89666612.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.ohio.com/business/89666612.html</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Despite Economy, Ohio’s Bioscience Industry Shows Economic, Employment Growth: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/despite-economy-ohiorsquos-bioscience-industry-shows-economic-employment-growth,1227169.shtml"><font color="#990000">http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/despite-economy-ohiorsquos-bioscience-industry-shows-economic-employment-growth,1227169.shtml</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Report: Biosciences an Ohio jobs engine: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/03/29/daily14.html"><font color="#990000">http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/03/29/daily14.html</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Tiny Israel taking big strides in the Buckeye State:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.hivelocitymedia.com/features/Israeli4_22_10.aspx"><font color="#990000">http://www.hivelocitymedia.com/features/Israeli4_22_10.aspx</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><strong><font color="#990000">Manufacturing</font></strong></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Manufacturing jobs likely to return, experts say: <a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/manufacturing-jobs-likely-to-return-experts-say-634979.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/manufacturing-jobs-likely-to-return-experts-say-634979.html</font></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><b><font color="#990000">General</font></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio tops for Tree City USA communities:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/04/05/daily29.html?ed=2010-04-08&ana=e_du_pub"><font color="#990000">http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/04/05/daily29.html?ed=2010-04-08&ana=e_du_pub</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Cleveland: Venture-Capital Mind-Set:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/145/fast-cities-venture-capital-mind-set-cleveland.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/145/fast-cities-venture-capital-mind-set-cleveland.html</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Tax reform brings kudos to Ohio: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.ohio.com/business/89894102.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.ohio.com/business/89894102.html</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio transportation officials see record construction spending in 2010: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/07/construction-spending.html?sid=101"><font color="#990000">http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/07/construction-spending.html?sid=101</font></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><b><font color="#990000">2. </font><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*D.$HCO0h$N$4>R2p!!(B</font><font color="#990000">Ohio Introduction ( <font color="#990000">$B%G%$%H%s$H%*%O%$%*=#@>It(B </font>Dayton and Western Ohio)</font></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">$B%G%$%H%s$rCf?4$H$7$?%*%O%$%*=#@>ItCO0h$O@hC<:`NA;:6H$d%]%j%^!<!"@hC<@=B$6H!"9R6u1'Ch;:6H!"$^$?4k6H8~$1%W%m%U%'%C%7%g%J%k%5!<%S%9$H8@$C$?MM!9$J;:6H$K6/$_$rM-$7$F$$$^$9!#$3$NCO0h$O$$$/$D$+$N@$3&M-?t$NAG:`8&5f=j$,$"$j!"%G%$%H%sBg3X$N8&5f=j$OJF9q$G(BNo2$B$K%i%s%/$5$l!"$^$?6u73$N8&5f=j$G$OG/4V!"(B5$B2/%I%k$b$NM=;;$r$+$1!"@hC<AG:`$K$D$$$F$N8&5f$r9T$C$F$$$^$9!#(B</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/build-your-business/ohio-regions/dayton-western-ohio.php"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/build-your-business/ohio-regions/dayton-western-ohio.php</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Dayton Development Coalition: <a href="http://www.getmidwest.com/"><font color="#990000">http://www.getmidwest.com/</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Greater Springfield Community Improvement Corporation: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://business.greaterspringfield.com/"><font color="#990000">http://business.greaterspringfield.com/</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corporation:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.mound.com/"><font color="#990000">http://www.mound.com/</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Troy Development Council: <a href="http://www.troyeconomicdevelopment.com/index.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.troyeconomicdevelopment.com/index.html</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Dayton and Western Ohio blends strengths in polymers and advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, corporate and professional services, and aerospace. The region is home to several of the world's top materials research institutions: The University of Dayton Research Institute is ranked #2 in the nation and the Air Force Research Labs Materials Directorate executes over $500 million per year of materials research. Also a leader in information technology, the Dayton region is home to world headquarters for Lexis-Nexis and Reynolds & Reynolds. </p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">For more information about the region, please click on the following link:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/build-your-business/ohio-regions/dayton-western-ohio.php"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/build-your-business/ohio-regions/dayton-western-ohio.php</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Regional Economic Development Links:</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Dayton Development Coalition: <a href="http://www.getmidwest.com/"><font color="#990000">http://www.getmidwest.com/</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Greater Springfield Community Improvement Corporation: </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://business.greaterspringfield.com/"><font color="#990000">http://business.greaterspringfield.com/</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corporation:</p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><a href="http://www.mound.com/"><font color="#990000">http://www.mound.com/</font></a></p>Troy Development Council: <a href="http://www.troyeconomicdevelopment.com/index.html"><font color="#990000">http://www.troyeconomicdevelopment.com/index.html</font></a>
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<p align="justify"><b><font color="#990000">3. <font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*=#$N<gMW;:6H$N>R2p!!(BOhio's Key Industries</font></font></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B$3$A$i$N%;%/%7%g%s$G$ODL>o!"F|K\$G$N;v6HE83+$rLO:w$7$F$$$k%*%O%$%*=#4k6H$N$4>R2p$r$7$F$*$j$^$9$,!":#2s$O%*%O%$%*=#$N<gMW;:6H$N0l$D$G$"$k%P%$%*%5%$%(%s%94XO";:6H$K$D$$$F$4>R2p$5$;$F$$$?$@$-$^$9!#(B</font> <font color="#000000">In this section we usually introduce an Ohio company looking to promote its products in Japan but this month, we would like to introduce one of Ohio's "key" industries: Bioscience & Bioproducts.</font></p>
<p><font color="#990000"><b>$B%P%$%*%5%$%(%s%94XO";:6H(B</b></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio Means Business$B!!(B($B%P%$%*4XO"(B):$B!!(B<a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/key-industries/bioscience-and-bioproducts.php"><font color="#800000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/key-industries/bioscience-and-bioproducts.php</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">$B%P%$%*%*%O%$%*(B: <a href="http://www.bioohio.com/"><font color="#800000">http://www.bioohio.com/</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">$B%*%O%$%*%P%$%*%5%$%(%s%9%j%=!<%9%G%#%l%/%H%j(B: <a href="http://www.bioohio.com/directory"><font color="#800000">http://www.bioohio.com/directory</font></a></p>
<p><br><font color="#990000"><b>Bioscience & Bioproducts</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio is home to more than 1,100 bioscience-related organizations, from start-ups and emerging stars to fabled research institutions and Fortune 500 mainstays. The Industry centers on research, development and marketing of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, bioinformatics, bioproduct materials, manufacturing, medical devices, medical equipment, services based on biotechnology, computer systems and software for managing healthcare and other health-related products. </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio's superior medical system helps explain the state's emerging dominance in the bioscience field. A 2008 report on "America's Best Hospitals", ranked 14 Ohio hospitals in the nation's top 220, putting Ohio among the top 5 states overall.</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Please click on the following links for more information:</p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">Ohio Means Business (Bioscience and Bioproducts Introduction): <a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/key-industries/bioscience-and-bioproducts.php"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/key-industries/bioscience-and-bioproducts.php</font></a></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">BioOhio: <a href="http://www.bioohio.com/"><font color="#990000">http://www.bioohio.com/</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt">The following is a link to Ohio's Bioscience Resource Directory which contains information on all the entities within the bioscience sector: <a href="http://www.bioohio.com/directory"><font color="#990000">http://www.bioohio.com/directory</font></a></p>
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<p><b><font color="#990000">4. </font><font color="#990000">$B%*%O%$%*$N%S%8%M%9>p@*!!(B</font><font color="#990000">Doing Business in Ohio</font></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B$3$A$i$N%;%/%7%g%s$G$O%*%O%$%*=#$G%S%8%M%9$r$9$k$K$"$?$C$FI,MW$J>pJs$X$N%j%s%/$r$4>R2pCW$7$^$9!#(B</font><font color="#000000">This section provides links to information about doing business in Ohio.</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">Why Ohio?</font>$B!!(B<font color="#000000">"</font><font color="#000000">$BM}A[E*$J%P%i%s%9$N=#(B</font><font color="#000000">"</font><font color="#000000">$B$H8F$P$l$k%*%O%$%*=#$N$4>R2p$G$9!#(B</font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">A brief explanation on why Ohio is known as the "State of Perfect Balance":</font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/why/index.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/why/index.php</font></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B@G@)2~3W!!%*%O%$%*=#$K$OMM!9$J@G@)M%6x@)EY$,$"$j$^$9!#(B</font><font color="#000000"> Ohio's Tax Reform. An overview of how recent tax reforms positively affect local and international businesses:</font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/year2tax_report/" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://www.ohiomeansbusiness.com/year2tax_report/</font></a></p>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000"> $B%*%O%$%*$N%?%C%/%9%$%s%;%s%F%#%V(B / <font color="#000000">Tax Incentives: </font></font></div>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/tax-climate/index.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/tax-climate/index.php</font></a></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/ohio-third-frontier.php" target="_blank"></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000">$B%*%O%$%*%9%H!<%j!<!!!J%S%G%*!K(B/ <font color="#000000">The Ohio Story (video):</font></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUBJs2GG7qE" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUBJs2GG7qE</font></a></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><a href="http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/ohio-third-frontier.php" target="_blank"><font color="#990000">http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/incentives-and-tax-reform/ohio-third-frontier.php</font></a></p>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" align="left"><font color="#000000"> $B%*%O%$%*$N650i(B / <font color="#000000">Education in Ohio:</font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"> <font color="#808080"><font size="1">The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services.</font></font><br><br></div><br>
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