The Regional Growth Partnership is the lead economic development organization for Northwest Ohio, charged with attracting new business and facilitating economic growth across the region. We are a 100% private organization working collaboratively with development partners at the local, regional and state levels, communicating and marketing the business assets of Northwest Ohio to targeted companies and site consultants across the country.
The Ohio Land Bank Association (OLBA) is seeking a creative and energetic individual to lead the OLBA as its first Executive Director. The OLBA is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) membership association dedicated to strengthening Ohio communities by providing support and services to its Ohio land bank network of members. The OLBA is looking for an entrepreneurial individual with a passion for strengthening neighborhoods and communities throughout Ohio that will help take the OLBA to the next level.
The City of Painesville, OH (pop. 20,360) is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the position of Economic Development Director. This position is integral to the development of Painesville and works closely with the City Manager to facilitate residential, commercial and industrial development using a strategic approach. The position is responsible for planning, coordinating and tracking all economic development activities within the City.
The Manager, Research & Commercialization will work as part of the Ohio Third Frontier team & is responsible for the administration & all related program activity of the Technology Validation & Start-up Fund Program. This will include drafting Requests For Proposals, managing the RFP & proposal process, managing the evaluation process through award, as well as reviewing & approving requests for payments & reports from grantees, ensuring compliance with program rules & policies, attending meetings, & working with Division & Department staff on a variety of other activities.
The City of Streetsboro, population 17,260, is located 19 miles east of Akron, 31 miles southeast of Cleveland, 40 miles north of Canton and 43 miles west of Youngstown. Kent State, Ohio’s third largest public university, is ten miles to the South. Streetsboro has the 7th busiest interchange on the Ohio Turnpike but the exit is the 2nd busiest in terms of intrastate travel (vehicles not traveling the length of the turnpike). Streetsboro is located at the eastern terminus of Interstate 480, and the subsequent beginning of SR 14. The city’s main tax revenue source is income taxes generated by the many large manufacturing companies located within the industrial parks, which are concentrated in plastics, metal fabrication, machinery manufacturing and logistics.