A critical part of economic and community development is understanding the potential impact of development projects, policies and incentives. OEDA’s Impact Services provides intensive grounding in how to use these tools. Great opportunity for elected officials, economic and community developers, planners, nonprofit development organizaitons and anyone who wants to be a strong advocate for their communities.
OEDA’s Economic Development Tools Webinar Series, in partnership with Bricker & Eckler, will keep you up to date on the latest requirements and best practices in these programs. Ohio has some of the most effective programs that support economic and community development. But these programs are constantly changing and being refined to keep Ohio communities competitive.
In the current hot job market, talent with the right skills is hard to find. This is not news to any of us. This is what we are hearing from our community partners.
The problem is real. The demand is outpacing the talent supply in most areas, especially in technology, life sciences, and manufacturing. This creates competition for the 23,000 new candidates that Ohio universities graduate each year.
Newark’s Historic Downtown continues to embrace revitalization with the Historic Rehabilitation of the glass roofed Historic Arcade.
Over the past eight years, the private/public investment into Downtown Newark has grown to approximately $130,000,000. Highlights of various Historic building rehabs, streetscape, sewer/storm water separation project, Hilton Doubletree rehab and much more are included in the revitalization efforts. Now, with the help of over 35 donors, State & Federal Historic Tax Credits, Transformational Mixed-Use Development Tax Credits and other programs, Newark will undergo a $15,000,000 Historic Rehab of the Arcade.
The City of Strongsville was recently successful in securing $1.6 Million in support through the help of Congressman Anthony Gonzales and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in federal community project funding to upgrade and replace outdated stormwater infrastructure, which impacts homeowners, drivers, and businesses along Prospect Road.