Ohio wins the Governor's Cup

Wooster/Wayne County was again named Ohio's top micropolitan statistical area based on its 10 economic development projects, according to rankings by Site Selection magazine. The story appears in Tuesday's edition of The Daily Record.

Ohio beat out Texas for the number of development deals, so Gov. Ted Strickland received the Governor's Cup.

Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jeff Griffin traveled to Dublin to represent the area, and he posed for this photo with Gov. Strickland. Thanks to Marc Kovac, Dixland's Capital Bureau Chief and the force behind The Capital Blog.

How important is Ohio?

Seems like Ohio is very important. After all, our governor, Ted Strickland, a Democrat (seen in the red tie in the center of the photo), watched President Barack Obama's address with first lady Michelle Obama -- this despite Strickland campaigning heavily for Hillary Rodham Clinton.