Early Bird Registration Extended for the 2023 Ohio Brownfields Conference
Registration is now open for the 2023 Ohio Brownfields Conference, which will be held in Columbus on May 9, 2023. The Early Bird deadline has been extended until Friday, March 3, 2023. Conference topics will include brownfields funding, public-private partnerships in brownfields remediation, remediation and the VAP process, and more. In addition to these informational sessions, an exhibitor hall will be available for participants to network among themselves and with exhibitors in the remediation and redevelopment field.
Jennifer Price, OEDA President & CEO, was excited to represent OEDA on the conference planning committee given the importance of remediating and redeveloping brownfields.
“Brownfields remain a top issue in economic development and OEDA has been a vocal advocate for funding and technical assistance to clean up these sites,” Price said. “The value of developable sites is obvious. But brownfield clean up is also critical to revitalizing neighborhoods and communities that have faced decades of disinvestment.”
To learn more about the conference and to register, click here.
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