James Leftwich, former director of the Dayton Development Coalition, will step down Aug. 1 as director of the Ohio Department of Development and become an informal economic development adviser to Gov. John Kasich, reports The Dayton Daily News.
Chris Schmenk, currently general counsel in the state development department, will take over as director of the department as the state's job creation efforts are transitioned to JobsOhio.
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