Barbash Named as Interim Director of Department of Development
February 20, 2009
ShareThisNew Interim Director Comes Onboard as Announcement is made that Ohio Exports are Up 7% for 2008
In response to the resignation of Lt. Governor Lee Fisher as director of the Ohio Department of Development (Fisher plans to run for the U.S. Senate), Governor Ted Strickland has announced the appointment of Mark Barbash as interim director. Barbash has been most recently serving as the chief economic development officer for the ODOD. In this position he supervised projects relating to technology, global affairs, community development, travel and tourism urban affairs and served as the chief architect of the state’s economic development strategy for the Strickland administration. Prior to that, he served as director of the Department of Development for the City of Columbus form 2000-2007.
Barbash takes this office as more good news is issued by the ODOD. For the 10th straight year, Ohio exports grew in 2008. The state’s exports grew by nearly 7 percent over 2007. The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration ranked Ohio as the 7th largest exporting state in the nation and the only state to consecutively increase exports every year since 1998.
The ODOD’s Global Markets Division helps Ohio companies explore trade opportunities and expand business through a network of international offices located in Asia, Australia, the Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, India, North and South America and Southern Africa.
For more on the Barbash appointment, see the releases from the Governor: http://governor.ohio.gov/News/PressReleases/2009/February2009/News217091/tabid/995/Default.aspx
Also see the ODOD release about the growth of Ohio Exports: http://development.ohio.gov/newsroom/releases/press.htm?id=2282
Plans Underway for 2009 Three Rivers Venture Fair
Submissions to Participate Open March 16
The 2009 3 Rivers Venture Fair will bring together leading privately held technology and life sciences companies seeking to raise capital. Scheduled for September 15 and 16 in Pittsburgh, the fair offers companies the opportunity for introduction to leading private investors, institutional investors and venture capitalists. Applications to participate will open March 16 and will be evaluated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Last year 25 capital-seeking companies were introduced to investors from five states.
For more details visit the Web site at www.3rvf.com