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Jump to full article: Cincinnati (OH) Business Courier, 2008-05-05
Intro: Northlich said it has laid off 27 employees after the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation, a major client, was abolished by state legislators.
The laid-off employees account for more than one-sixth of the Cincinnati branding firm's work force. Northlich had 155 employees as of February, according to Courier research.
The General Assembly in late April passed a bill requiring Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray to liquidate the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation Endowment Fund, leaving $40 million for the foundation to pay off contractual obligations.
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