Here we go again with Ohio in the news. Looks like US tire manufacturer Goodyear is cutting 820 of 1200 jobs. That's the bad news. The good news, if there is such a thing with job cuts, is that those job cuts are at the Goodyear plant in France. So, the cuts obviously have little affect on the livelihood of its workers here in the states. That of course, assumes that most if not all of the workers at the France plant are natives of France versus the US.

On a different note, this job cut announcement just makes you wonder if more Goodyear job cuts are coming here to the US? Why? Well its no secret that Goliath corporations like a Goodyear typically seek out foreign soil to reduce operating costs, typically citing higher US corporate taxes, employee health care costs and employee wages. So if Goodyear is cutting costs at presumed to be cheaper operation locations abroad, its seems fair to say that the same is likely to happen domestically. Of course, that part has not been confirmed but it might be safe to be on alert. Like i said, since Goodyear slashed 820 jobs abroad, the same is likely to follow here in the states. Keep your ears to the ground and your eyes on the blog.

The green jobs revolution is shoring up jobs in Ohio, in particular Minster. Minster Machine Co is leading the way in creating green jobs for the area, due in part to its supply of skilled metal workers. The company boasts starting wages at $17.50 per hour which is a well above many green job openings. According to Philip Mattera of Good Jobs First, many green jobs pay just $11 or $12 per hour. This is definitely something to boast about for Ohioans, considering it has been battered by the peaks and valleys of the steel industry - although more valleys than peaks. On the other hand Minster isn't exactly a metro area like say Columbus, Cincinnati or Cleveland. So if you are open to retraining and willing to relocate to a smaller town - than Minster with its green jobs openings could be the move. The cost of living is behind that of Ohio metro areas so the boost in wages means you get to keep, considerably, more of your paycheck . That is the bottom line. Keep more. Think about it.

Looks like NCR corp is headed South to Metro Atlanta specifically Duluth, moving its operations from Ohio. The deal reported includes 2,100 new jobs headed to Georgia. The lions share of those jobs will be at the new NCR corporate headquarters in Duluth, with additional manufacturing jobs in Columbus, and customer service jobs in Peachtree City. This is clearly good news for Duluth located in Gwinnett County which has been severely battered with the downturns of the Technology industry. At the same time, it is yet another blow to Ohio which is certainly having more than its share of economic woes.

So what did it take to make the deal happen? How about $60 million...yep $60 million in tax breaks. This is certainly a pleasant ring to the ears of NCR; the problem is that Georgia is already reeling from massive tax revenue declines. In fact, just the month of May Georgia reported revenue losses of 14%. So with all the tax incentives to attract NCR, makes you wonder how the tax incentives will fix the State's budget shortfalls. Oh well, we'll let the deal makers address those details. For now, hurray for Georgians that fill the 2,100 open NCR postilions. Sweet.