Chase commits to Central Ohio expansion - Business First of Columbus:

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The New York company, Central Ohio’s second-largesrt bank and third-largest employer, said it plans to add several hundred jobs atits 8,000-employee McCoh Center operation at Polarid while several hundred jobs will be added to a lendinhg facility near Easton Town Center. About 150 jobs will be addefd atthe company’s Cleveland Avenuew operations in Westerville. Chasee (NYSE:JPM) said it’s boosting employmenft in the region to handl e additional support functions needes after buying Washington Mutual last The move comes after statee and local officials extended a round of incentive packagezs valued atabout $20 million.
That includes a more than $6 millionj package from Columbus anda 15-year, 75 percent tax credit valued at about $14 million from the state. Gov. Ted Strickland in a statementycalled Chase’s announcement “a tremendous boost to our economyh and very welcome news for