Third Frontier annual report released at Ohio Innovation Summit

Last Tuesday evening, Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher unveiled the Ohio Third Frontier annual report for fiscal year 2008 (PDF) during his keynote address at the Ohio Innovation Summit. The report outlines the performance metrics as measured by the Technology and Innovation Division at the Ohio Department of Development, administrator of the Ohio Third Frontier initiative. “In 2008, Ohio Third Frontier reached another high water mark, attracting $3.5 billion in additional resources to projects and companies, representing nine new dollars for every one dollar expensed by Ohio Third Frontier programs,” Fisher said. Since 2002, Ohio Third Frontier has assisted in the creation, attraction, and capitalization of more than 500 businesses. Read the full release here.