In March 2020, KEMBA revealed the design for its new state-of-the-art, 147,000 square-foot, eight-story Class A corporate headquarters adjacent to its existing Union Centre facility. Schumacher Dugan Construction Company has completed construction and KEMBA Credit Union employees will soon occupy the tallest building in West Chester Township.
The City of Dublin is pleased to announce that Jennifer Klus Ekey has accepted the position of Director of Economic Development effective April 27. Ms. Klus Ekey has worked in the economic and workforce development fields for 25 years and most recently led economic development efforts for the Clinton County Port Authority, which includes the Wilmington AirPark, the highest volume cargo airport in Ohio, as well as the City of Wilmington, Ohio. In 2010, she was named to Cincinnati Business Courier’s “Forty under 40” and in 2019 was named OEDA Economic Development Professional of the Year.
North Pointe at Union Centre, a new nearly 99-acre collection of properties will soon see development at Union Centre and I-75. West Chester Township trustees approved rezoning of the four parcels for Dillin Corporation to create a new master-planned, mixed-use community.
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