The new CareSource building, Dayton Dragons Stadium and Riverscape MetroPark exemplify how government incentives and public-private partnerships have spurred Dayton’s downtown resurgence over the past 20 years, the Dayton Business Journal reports. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Dayton) listed those projects at a recent press conference where he was joined by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Cincinnati), local developer Charlie Simms and executive director of Five Rivers MetroParks Becky Benna. Turner “touted the positive effects of government incentives” such as historic tax credits and programs including community reinvestment areas and opportunity zones, which have “helped spur growth in Dayton.” He said, “[t]here are more people living, working and enjoying downtown than there were 20 years ago . . . [w]e have real examples of how a community like this uses those federal tools of tax credits and grant monies to be able to turn downtown around.” For more, read the full article.
Dayton’s downtown resurgence fueled by incentives, public-private partnerships
