News – Ohio Sustainable Business Council

SOLAR USE IT OR LOSE IT: Why Ohio and Appalachia Should Accelerate Solar Projects to Capture Federal Tax Credits

This session will explain which types of projects across the region can still qualify, share real-world examples of successful solar installations, and outline practical policy recommendations and next steps to maximize remaining federal incentives and sustain solar deployment as federal credits begin to phase down.

Understanding Cash Flow for Funding Approval by OBDC

These practical conversations are designed to help entrepreneurs, contractors, and small business owners become more funding ready and financially prepared for growth.

Resources for local Communities Facing Data Center Development

Thursday, May 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET Learn about the resources and levers of influence that are available to local governments and communities to ensure that community benefits are secured in any agreement with project developers.

Tell the FTC and state officials: Don’t drop. Don’t settle.

We need to show a groundswell of support from small businesses across the country to demonstrate the harms Amazon continues to have on small businesses and fair markets in our communities. Tell the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and states that Amazon should go to trial.

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026Actions, Economics

Local residents are fighting back against a smoke-belching pyrolysis plant in Hebron, Ohio.

Since 2024, Freepoint Eco-Systems’ plastic waste processing facility has received multiple citizen complaints of soot emissions, venting, smoke clouds, and flaring, as […]

May 1, 2026May 6, 2026News

Tell Congress: Affordable Energy is Good for Business

Business owners and organizations from across industries and the political spectrum are signing on because rising energy costs hit everyone the same way.

April 30, 2026May 6, 2026News

Regional businesses say Iran war, tariffs are increasing prices, hurting the economy

Some business and community leaders have told the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland that the undeclared war with Iran and tariffs are increasing costs, dampening the economic outlook.

April 29, 2026May 6, 2026News

Pesticides and cancer risk in farming communities

Thursday, May 7 • 11 AM – 12 PM EDT Free. REGISTER Investigate Midwest will host a free, live virtual panel examining […]

the business case for medicare for all single payer healthcare

The Business Case for Single-Payer Healthcare

Learn the facts and figures about the cost savings available in a single-payer healthcare system, and how business will benefit from a more sustainable, sensible healthcare system. A webinar recording from July 12, 2017.

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026Healthcare, Resources