(From Dayton Business Journal) Solving the mismatch between available jobs in the Southwestern Ohio area and the skills of the region's workforce was a main concern for a panel of five regional leaders at the Regional Development Forum in West Chester.

Keynote speaker Lisa Patt-McDaniel, director of the Ohio Department of Development, stressed the importance of the success of the state on the people in Ohio. She told the 250 people gathered at the Savannah Center that companies are happy with the region's work force and work ethic, but the firms need employees with more technical skills.

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