More than 170 Attend Dovilla's Job Summit

More than 170 people attended the 18th District Jobs Summit hosted by State Rep. Mike Dovilla at the Thursday.

The participants included small business owners; representatives from the Fraternal Order of Police, Northern Ohio Fire Fighters, Cleveland Teachers Union, Sheet Metal Workers, Cement Masons and Pipe Fitters; local elected officials and other interested stakeholders.

“Each of us in this room has an important role in bringing prosperity back to our great state,” Dovilla said. “To see our economy in Ohio become strong once again, we must engage in common sense initiatives, working in concert with one another to develop real world solutions to real world problems.”

Since January 2011, the Ohio legislature has enacted measures to reduce taxes and regulations, eliminate an $8 billion deficit, hold state government accountable, and strengthen public education, Dovilla said

These actions have already resulted in the creation or retention of more than 82,000 jobs, compared to 400,000 lost jobs over the previous four-year period.

“Ohioans are tired of the politics of class warfare that divide and distract from the development of sound public policy solutions,” Dovilla said after the summit.  “I was encouraged by the open dialogue on education and workforce development issues."