Ohio magazine touts...Michigan

Like the rest of America right now, Ohio has a very depressed economy.

Ohio Business Development Coalition, funded by a grant from the state Department of Development, has decided to try to advertise some of the more enticing aspects of the state of Ohio.

But the economy and the corresponding unemployment is less than appealing. In October, unemployment rose for the first time in three months culminating in a 10.5% unemployment rate.

Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent in September...

...The number of workers unemployed in Ohio last month was 618,000, up from 594,000 in September.

The solution to this quandary? Talk about Michigan instead!

A slick new online magazine designed to promote Ohio features Grand Haven, Saugatuck, East Grand Rapids and other cities you won’t find on an Ohio map. The featured places are actually in the much-hated state up north.

The bi-weekly magazine is a product of the Ohio Business Development Coalition, which is funded by a grant from the state Department of Development.

Yep. The state Department of Development funded a Coalition which espouses the benefits of Ohio...using Michigan cities as examples.

The website for the Ohio Business Coalition states:

Ohio is faced with an unprecedented opportunity to unite and show our capacity for real change. Both in how we are seen by the world, and in how we see ourselves.

I guess we see ourselves in Michigan.