November 14, 2008

Ohio's Public Colleges Lure Businesses With the Promise of a Skilled Work Force

By KARIN FISCHER

When NetJets, a private aviation company, announced it would keep and expand its operational headquarters here, Richard T. Santulli, chairman and chief executive, didn't give credit to tax breaks or any of the other incentives states and cities typically use to woo or retain corporations.

Instead, he said the critical factor was the state's higher-education system.

Leaders of Ohio's public colleges persuaded the company that they had the breadth and depth of expertise to meet

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