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Pickaway County sees busy end to 2020 with industrial development

Former Geauga Lake amusement park to become mixed-use Geauga Lake District 

Purina to invest $550M in Clermont County manufacturing facility

Mpower Energy expands to Ohio with Columbus facility

ReImagine Appalachia blueprint could create 235,000 new jobs in Ohio

KBI building owners seeking TIF for $19M investment to redevelop property

Gallipolis manufacturer to invest $330K in expansion

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped development, investor interest in Licking County 

Beachwood considers expanding CRA to promote economic development

Fitzgerald named new Economic Development executive director for ACEDC

GM to repay $40M in tax credits for shuttered Lordstown plant

Xenia creates Community Improvement Corporation to boost economic development

PACE funding will help $45M Fairview Park project redevelop former NASA buildings

Cincinnati City Council member would like to add TDDs to toolbox for infrastructure 

Ohio could benefit from more utility-scale solar projects, trade group says

U.S. DOE report says Columbus-Pittsburgh corridor “key” to region’s economic development

OhioSE expands team, announces new engagement effort

Fuel cell company awarded Job Creation Tax Credit for Dayton-area expansion project

Cleveland Flats East Bank project could be first to secure rare TIF extension

OSU and Nationwide Children’s reach deal on site for gene therapy manufacturing

Bricker & Eckler attorneys, with special guest Thomas Winston, President & CEO, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, will be presenting a free economic development webinar from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. on September 9, 2020.  

Burton Village proposes JEDD for Berkshire Local School District’s new $41M campus

Amazon plans to invest another $250M in Central Ohio for fourth distribution center

Geraghty named new executive director for Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority

Former P&G spokesperson joins Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority leadership

Cleveland should continue tax abatement program, but with modifications, report says

Bumgarner to become new Appalachian Partnership president and CEO

Three big Columbus projects granted state historic preservation tax credits

Dayton, developer reach agreement for project that could bring 400 new jobs

$474 million pig iron plant bringing jobs, new opportunities to Ashtabula

Lawsuit claims Cincinnati’s residential tax abatement program increases racial disparity

High-rise projects in Columbus “press forward” despite pandemic

Carvana receives JobsOhio grant for $24M investment, 400 new jobs

JobsOhio accepting applications for new Inclusion Grant

On July 17, 2020, the Columbus Regional Special Improvement District (ESID)'s PACE financing program, administered by the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, announced that they have now closed over $100 million in funding for local energy-related projects.

LinkUS initiative plans transit corridors to connect jobs, housing

North Baltimore considers JEDD during special meeting

Butler County projects win tax credits for promised 464 new jobs

Ohio University I-Corps@Ohio teams spur economic development in Appalachia

Ohio Attorney General pushes for GM to repay $60M in tax incentives after plant closure

Central Ohio developers say pandemic has changed, but not stopped, growth 

MORPC names Ted Geer as new economic development & infrastructure officer

JobsOhio plans for post-pandemic recovery include focus on manufacturing

Former GM plant in Lordstown will employ thousands again, CEO says

Central Ohio pursues public tech company’s 285-job operations center

Should Akron and Canton become part of Greater Cleveland?

Lower Price Hill mixed-use project wins federal tax credits and loans for construction

Could Dayton be home base for the U.S. Space Command?

Huber Heights establishing incentive programs to bolster economic growth

Despite COVID-19, Hamilton still expects 2020 to be “big year” for development

Mansfield proposes citywide CRA

Rickenbacker-based Foreign Trade Zone moved $10.4B in goods in 2018

Zanesville wins grant to promote Opportunity Zones

We’re pleased to release an updated and revised Economic IncentivesToolkit. Our team of experienced attorneys sharpened their pencils and rewrote large segments of the guide for this year. We updated the Toolkit for new JobsOhio programs, such as the Ohio Site Inventory Program.

$27M project near Dayton airport expected to create 100 new jobs

What 2020 could look like for C-PACE financing

ESID will allow $30M Traditions of Lebanon facility to use PACE financing

Dayton-area tech firm named to $20B defense contract, expanding workforce by 50%

Developer buys large, rundown commercial property for East Oregon project

Stevens named Director of Columbus Department of Development

Industrial market keeps commercial realty market brisk despite pandemic

Cincinnati firm awarded $6M in state financing for nursing facility construction

After initially extending the deadline for the Spring 2020 Economic Development/Government Equity (ED/GE) grants, Montgomery County has suspended this round of grants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Incentive packages will keep Sherwin-Williams jobs, investment in NE Ohio

Construction begins on 200-MW solar facility in southeast Ohio

JobsOhio looking at how to help economic growth in response to coronavirus

Investment in Ohio natural gas power plants tops $15 billion

New partnership of UC, JobsOhio and hospital could create $3B annual economic impact

In 2020, Ohio’s development officials are again awarding large amounts of grant funding to commercial and industrial development projects that don’t have known end users. JobsOhio is now in the midst of launching a $50 million per year grant and loan program for spec-based opportunities.

Refinancing will net JobsOhio additional $81M to be invested in economic development

The City of Shelby’s solar energy project, more than two years in the making, is now operational. 

The Opportunity Appalachia forum, held in Marietta, Ohio, on January 14, brought together approximately 75 local leaders in southeastern Ohio to learn more about the federal Opportunity Zone program. 

Will a $5B tech company choose Columbus for its U.S. headquarters?

Cuyahoga Falls approves tax incentive for company bringing jobs, $22M investment

C-pass program helping downtown Columbus companies attract and retain employees

Team NEO, Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA) and Bricker & Eckler will host a half-day economic development conference, Thursday, January 16, 2020, 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at Corporate College East in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. The conference will include presentations, panel and roundtable discussions on the importance of having a ...

In an upward climb, Ohio’s investment in property assessed clean energy increased by over 42 percent from 2018 to 2019. 

Dayton Arcade awarded $2.75M in state tax credits for Third Street Arcade rehab

Canadian auto parts supplier to open first U.S. facility in Toledo

Steel manufacturer plans Dayton area expansion, doubling its local workforce

$120M Oregon East project will create “vibrant, mixed-use district” in downtown Dayton

Columbus developer secures $3.5M in C-PACE financing for $20M Hyatt House

New authority formed to own and operate Dayton Convention Center

JobsOhio “2.0” strategy to focus on talent, sites and innovation

Introduced on October 26, 2019, House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR 2), titled the “Ohio Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment,” seeks to place a constitutional amendment before Ohio voters prohibiting foreign businesses and individuals from having a majority ownership interest in critical infrastructure located in Ohio.

Not only is Ohio a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) leader among other U.S. states, but, as of mid-2019, the Columbus region “had the largest total commercial PACE investment of any single metropolitan region in the nation.”

Dayton Arcade developer seeking critical state tax credits for next phase

Municipal Light Plant creative redevelopment “rapidly coming together”

Downtown Toledo TIF proactive step to fund improvements

Fairborn joining PACE program to add to economic development toolbox

Bricker & Eckler is partnering with various Ohio advancement groups to offer two economic development training events: October 25 in Piketon, Ohio, and November 20 in Cambridge, Ohio.

Three developers chosen for reboot of $250M Scioto Peninsula 

Caleb Bell, PACE attorney and chair of the firm’s Public Finance practice, was announced as one of nine board members for PACENation. 

Proposed $146 Centerville Place a “game-changer” for city

Cpass program has increased bus ridership among downtown Columbus workers

Columbus first non-attainment area in nation to meet ozone air quality standard

Parma considering TIF for Midtown Plaza redevelopment 

Zoning changes approved for Trolley Barn redevelopment project

United Candle Company creating 100 new jobs in Muskingum County

Proposed $30M redevelopment would revive historic Dayton high-rise