Introducing the Ohio Data Center Toolkit
Thursday, Oct. 22 | 1:30-2:30 p.m.
A walk-through of OEDA's new Data Center Toolkit and Reference Guide, a neutral, fact-based resource for elected officials, school board members, and the communities they serve. Learn how it is organized, what is in the playbooks, one-page handouts, and glossary, and how to put it to work when a data center proposal comes to your community.
Cost: Free
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Community Engagement Strategies for Economic Developers
Friday, Oct. 30 | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Data centers, renewable energy, rezoning, and affordable housing projects now draw organized opposition. Communications and engagement professionals from MurphyEpson will cover how to anticipate tough questions, prepare partners and elected officials, work with the media, counter misinformation, and build trust before opposition gains momentum.
Cost: Free for OEDA members | $35 for nonmembers
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Is Your Site Selection Game AI Ready?
Wednesday, Nov. 18 | 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Site selectors increasingly start their searches with AI tools, not economic development websites, and often have a shortlist before they click a link. Ryan Frankel and Mariana Bella of ROI Digital Labs will show how AI reads economic development content, where regions get misread or left out, and how small content changes can put yours on the radar. Includes a new AI readiness framework and an interactive Q&A.
Cost: Free for OEDA members | $35 for nonmembers
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