The City of Marysville “is thinking big” with plans for its proposed 33 Innovation Park along the “automotive-heavy employment corridor tracing Route 33 in Union County,” Columbus Business First reports. Marysville “plans to acquire 203 acres of what it calls rare shovel-ready land” which will lay the groundwork “for a hub of advanced manufacturing and research and development activity,” according to the article. Economic development officials for the city estimate that the development project could create as many as 2,100 jobs. The city “would spend $1.3 million to build the first part of an access road, with infrastructure work expected next year.” Officials say the planned fiber optic infrastructure in that area, the NW 33 Fiber Collaborative, will be a “selling point to potential employers” as well. Lee & Associates real estate brokerage “will manage marketing and development of the park”; principal Mike Spencer said the firm will work with JobsOhio, Columbus 2020 and “area economic development staff.” For more, read the full article.
Marysville plans “hub” for R&D, advanced manufacturing on Route 33
