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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

Dayton area expected to add more EV charging stations with EPA funding

Columbus green-energy aggregation plan on November ballot

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

Beachwood considers expanding CRA to promote economic development

Ohio EPA virtual public hearing on amended rules for power plant efficiency

Fitzgerald named new Economic Development executive director for ACEDC

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

Planned OSU $278M heat and power plant gets approval

New PACE agreements approve $14M in financing for St. Clair Inn, Hotel Harrington 

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

Columbus residents to vote on community choice aggregation in November

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

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

Toledo Solar awarded $200K DOE research grant 

Columbus develops UTC to simplify EV adoption for fleets

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

Beavercreek officials discuss adding guidelines for commercial solar farms

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

Legislators ask OPSB to reconsider ruling that restricts Icebreaker Wind turbine operations

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

NOPEC $35,000 grant will fund Lakewood’s fifth EV charger 

Bumgarner to become new Appalachian Partnership president and CEO

Canton establishes ESID, approves tax exemption for Hall of Fame Village Hotel II project

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

Ohio Supreme Court to decide whether state EPA can enforce federal act in Rover Pipeline case

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

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

DriveOhio outlines statewide strategy for EV charging

Campbell City Schools converting all buildings to clean energy

Volkswagen settlement money funding Ohio EPA grants for EV charging stations

Microlender introduces $10M targeted Ohio COVID-19 loan fund

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

This month, the Ohio General Assembly fast-tracked a school construction finance measure as a mini-capital appropriations bill. Amended Senate Bill (Am. SB) 4 was signed into law by Governor DeWine on July 24, 2020, after the measure was prioritized by leaders in the Ohio House and the Senate. A provision included in Am. SB 4 deserves attention among ...

JobsOhio accepting applications for new Inclusion Grant

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

NOPEC grants fund Painesville Township energy efficiency improvements

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

In May 2020, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion that carries importance for county elected officials and community and economic developers.

Columbus exceeds EV adoption goal, leads Midwest

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

With $30M investment, Cuyahoga County could double solar power generation in five years 

Columbus’s energy benchmarking ordinance is the first in Ohio

GM, LG Chem joint venture Ultium Cells “to power EV future”

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

University of Toledo joins group promoting emerging solar technology

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

Cleveland Heights going greener with more solar panels on city buildings

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%

Honda, GM joint venture could “add spark” to Lordstown battery plant

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

Clean Fuels Ohio partners with Lordstown Motors to promote Endurance electric trucks

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

GM bringing innovative processes to planned battery-cell plant

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

As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly causes business disruption across the United States and the world, the issue of force majeure will become increasingly relevant. On a near daily basis, national, state and local governments are implementing stringent containment policies.

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.

Cleveland startup awarded $1M federal grant for new solar racking system

OSU Extension specialists explain solar farm leasing for landowners

PACENation, a national trade association providing education, advocacy and resources for PACE financing, selected Columbus, Ohio, as the site of its 2020 Annual Summit, which will be held March 30-April 1.

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. 

Two new downtown Columbus fast-charge stations for EVs just the beginning