JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef takes exception to The Blade Editorial Board’s characterization of northwest Ohio population decline, citing success in attracting prime working age adults between 25 and 44 to the state.

“The real story of northwest Ohio, and the entire state, is not one of decline. It is one of resurgence. People are moving here. Working-age adults are staying. Employers are investing. Communities are rising,” Mr. Nauseef said in a Letter to the Editor published Sunday.

We’re pleased the JobsOhio’s $20 million marketing campaign devoted to attracting high-skilled adults to Ohio appears to be working. But Mr. Nauseef is out of step with the prevailing wisdom in Toledo, where overall population decline is blamed for tight city and county budgets, each balanced by d

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