The problem: Competition with Ohio and Indiana for jobs has Northern Kentucky business leaders wanting more tax incentives for investors in startup companies.

Ohio and Indiana, along with 20 other states, have incentives for these types of investments, known as angel investments.

Ohio’s incentive, which allows an investor or investors to recoup up to 25 percent of their state taxes, dried up as of 2012 when it hit the state’s $45 million cap. Many have lobbied to increase the state’s limit.

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