DevelopOhio

As Dayton’s defense industry continues to grow, a local developer plans to invest more than $100M in a mixed-use development aimed at attracting defense contractors. Dayton-based Woodard Development purchased a 55-acre tract near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for its Mission Point development project which is expected to bring hundreds of ...

Small businesses in Ohio have a new resource to help them grow and flourish. The JobsOhio Small Business Academy, Powered by Aileron, “will support small business owners, presidents and CEOs of small, growing B2B organizations in Ohio who want to improve their leadership skills and grow their companies,” reports Miami Valley Today. The ...

Lisha Morlan, who has served as Middletown’s assistant director of the city’s economic development department since 2022, has been promoted to lead the department as director, the Journal-News reports. Assistant City Manager Nathan Cahall said, “Lisha has proven herself time and time again to be the right person to grow our business ...

The Montgomery County Convention Facilities Authority is on the hunt for a developer “to construct an ambitious new headquarters hotel near the Dayton Convention Center” that the city expects to cost $60 million to $80 million, the Dayton Daily News reports. The convention center “is undergoing $45 million in improvements” meant to ...