Jobs
Economic Development Director – City of Middletown
Middletown, Ohio, located along Interstate 75 halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton with a population of more than 50,000, is seeking a visionary Economic Development Director. The Director will report to the Assistant City Manager and work closely with the City of Middletown Port Authority. Position is responsible for overseeing the implementation of programs and plans related to the economic revitalization of the city; developing and leading specific job growth strategies in retention and attraction; serving as liaison for various community development projects; responsible for city workforce development efforts; and overseeing the small business development assistance program.
Director of Economic Development – Barberton Community Foundation
The Director of Economic Development is responsible for the development, administration, measurement, and planning of existing and future economic development programs for the Foundation. This full-time position works closely with the Foundation team, City of Barberton officials, Barberton City School District, and other area economic development stakeholders and agencies, in addition to the Foundation team liaison to the board’s Economic Development Committee. The position is responsible for providing guidance to individuals and companies to establish, locate, expand, or enhance their business operations within the Barberton community with a special emphasis on downtown and Foundation owned property. This position is expected to work with Team NEO, JobsOhio, Development Finance Authority of Summit County (DFA), as well as with local stakeholders to fulfill the mission of the Foundation. This position will identify and pursue county, state, and federal grant dollars for economic development projects. In addition to providing research and ownership of the planning and coordination of economic development projects for the Foundation, this position will use their expertise as a convener and facilitator. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Foundation.
Housing: An Overlooked Solution Puzzle Piece
The word is out Central Ohio is a wonderful place to live and work. While job opportunities are prevalent, the housing market is a challenge. The headlines are focused on new builds and further directed at greenspace and farmland depletion, zoning, density, affordability, transportation, congestion, the impact on schools, and concerns about community identity. New builds are vital, but the housing puzzle has an overlooked solution piece with abandoned and underutilized property.
Parting Thoughts with Mayor Maggard: Community Building
Parting Thoughts with City of Whitehall Mayor Kim Maggard: A Blog highlighting reflections, takeaways and future plans!
Noble Business Park Wins Community Development Society Award
The East of I-77 Business Park project has been recognized with an international award from the Community Development Society (CDS).
Kenworth Celebrates 100 Years
Fifteen percent of all Class-8 trucks on America’s highways are Kenworth Trucks – and 90% of them are built in Chillicothe, Ohio.
RFP: Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Management and Deployment
Eastgate is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for strategic broadband network engineering and deployment to improve broadband access for education, job creation, healthcare, and more in the Target Townships of Mahoning County (collectively the “ConnectMahoning Project”). It is Eastgate’s intent through this RFP for a third-party provider to expand Broadband Infrastructure, as hereinafter defined, to benefit the Target Townships’ residents, businesses, community institutions, government, and overall economic development, and catalyze local innovation.
Transportation Budget Vote Today; Operating Budget Still in House
The $13.5 billion transportation budget, HB 23, is scheduled for floor votes in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate today after being reported by the Conference Committee on HB 23 Wednesday evening. The transportation budget must be signed into law by March 31 so both chambers must now move quickly to meet the deadline.
Tracked Senate Bills – March 2023
Tracked Senate Bills – March 2023
Tracked House Bills – March 2023
Tracked House Bills – March 2023
Federal & State News – March 2023
Federal & State News – March 2023
Want to Better Understand the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio?
PUCO Chair French will present PUCO 101 to relevant state legislative committees. The hearings will be available via live stream on the Ohio Channel, making it easier for OEDA members to get the same information provided to state legislators and policy makers.
Montrose Group’s Ohio’s Transformational Mixed Use District Program Webinar
Please join Montrose Group for a free webinar to learn about Ohio’s new Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) program that can spur growth in urban and rural markets. Recently, the Ohio General Assembly passed and Governor DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 39 to create the Ohio’s TMUD program providing $100M in tax credits for large-scale mixed-use projects.
Rural Corporate Site Location Summit on December 9, 2020
Montrose Group’s 2020 Virtual Rural Corporate Site Location Summit on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 2:00PM-5:00PM will explore how private companies can create high-wage jobs and make capital investments in rural markets through the development of Public-Private-Partnerships. Montrose Group is a national consulting company providing corporate site location, economic development planning, lobbying and site development services such as land use entitlements, infrastructure finance and tax incentive services.