Business Development Specialist
The Economic Development Division of the Columbus Department of Development seeks qualified candidates for the position of Business Development Specialist. This position will assist in the coordination of economic development incentives and policies related to site redevelopment and real estate development driven public infrastructure projects. Candidates should have excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to communicate effectively across a diverse spectrum of public and groups, and an interest in real estate development projects. For more details and to respond to the posting, please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/columbusoh
Port Authority Celebrates Economic Development Week
The Clinton County Port Authority is marking National Economic Development Week from May 9-15, 2021, to celebrate the contributions of positive economic development and discuss the role of the profession in the local community.
read moreOhio Coal Communities Project Receives Sustainability Institute Grant
A research and arts project to document how eastern Ohio has been shaped by changes in the coal industry was awarded a $35,000 grant from the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State. The Ohio Coal Transition: Pathways for Community Resilience is a partnership between The Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, OSU Extension, University Libraries, and the departments of Theatre, Geography and Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering.
read moreMuch more than just “drug houses”; State grants to fund commercial building demolition would propel county land banks as key drivers of Ohio’s economic development
In late April 2021, a legislative committee in the Ohio House held its second hearing to consider creating a $100 million grant program, exclusively for county land banks, to fund commercial building demolition. Ohio’s land bank statutes are recognized as a national model, uniquely providing an opt-in for county commissioners to direct tax collections to fund their county land banks’ activities. That revenue model, coupled with allocations from the state’s Hardest Hit Fund (specifically, the sun-setting Neighborhood Initiative Program), allowed land banks to grow in number during the past decade and thrive in addressing so-called nonproductive land in their communities.
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