The Professionals' Directory
Websites of selected economic development agencies with significant economic development information.Selected economic development agencies with significant economic development information. A directory designed for business people, company real estate departments, brokers and consultants. Click the name of an agency to see their website.. For changes/additions contact Philip O'Keefe.
Statewide Ohio |
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| Ohio Business Connection | First Energy Corp |
| Ohio Department of Development | |
Southwestern Ohio: Cincinnati-Dayton Area |
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Xenia
Economic Growth CorpLocated in the "Transportation Triangle" formed by I-70, I-71, and I-75 with Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati within a 15-60 minute drive. Over 300 acres of available industrial sites in two industrial parks adjacent to 4-lane U.S. 35. Business oriented community, diversified industrial base, dependable labor force, high productivity, craftsmanship and reliability - at reasonable rates. Over 20 colleges and universities within 30 miles, including six in Greene County. Tailor-made financial incentives including tax abatement and revolving loan programs. Check us out! |
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Dayton
Development CoalitionHome to innovative industry and vibrant quality of life. A community of 1.2 million people rich with technology, innovation and the spirit of entrepreneurship. Hometown of US Air Force research. Varied, skilled, dependable workforce has unparalleled preparation. Strong schools, short commutes, affordable housing, low crime, world class cultural activities. Onsite analysis of Dayton Region 60 minute Market -- the area within 60-minute commute. Comparisons to similar 60-minute regions in other metro markets. Available site and building base, maps, demographics. |
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Economic Development Greater Cincinnati -- altogether surprising. On Fortune's Top 10 List as great place to live & work. Prime geographical location. Favorable climate. Low crime. Outstanding variety of sports, recreations, arts & cultural activities. Diverse population base. One of nation's most advanced, comprehensive & respected health care systems. Median home price 15% below national average. Onsite: comprehensive industry reports on aerospace, automotive, chemical and life sciences industries; economic development incentives links, & tax credits; state economic development incentive links; state & local tax guide. |
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"Ohio's Best Kept Secret." Within a day's drive of 2/3 of US Population & half of Canada's. Traditional Ohio values & work ethic. Service Center for a growing area population of over 13,000. New commercial facilities & expanding old ones. Three commercial areas under construction -- Pioneer Professional Center on SR-274-East., Deerfield Run on SR-66-South, Schwieterman Street & The Portage on SR-66-South. Bunker Hill Industrial Park on SR-274 -- "shovel ready" sites for small/medium manufacturing, industrial operations & distribution. Village electric & water. Enterprise Zone. |
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Troy
Development Council Can-do attitude, with growing industry, population, investment. On I-75, 10 minutes from I-70 and Dayton International Airport. Details on available sites, buildings. Tax benefits, revolving loan fund, real property tax incentives. |
City of Moraine Economic Development Dayton Region. Complete land and building inventory available. Real and personal taxes and state franchise tax exemption up to 75% of new investment. |
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Located along the I-75 Corridor, just north of I-70,Piqua is minutes away from big city attractions. With low municipal utility rates, and over 1000 acres zoned for industrial use, some sites rail served, Piqua is an ideal location for your industrial expansion |
Fairborn
Economic Development Built on innovation. Geared for vision. Small town sensibility, metropolitan flair. Home to Wright-Patterson USAF Base and Wright State University. Pro-business government. Inventory of available sites and buildings. Onsite map. Table of local employers. Available incentives detailed, including Enterprise Zone. |
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Vectren
Economic Development Vectren is the natural gas supplier for part or all of 15 counties in the greater Dayton metro area. (Montgomery, Preble, Darke, AuGlaize, Shelby, Logan, Champaign, Miami, Clark, Greene, Fayette, Clinton, Highland, Warren and Butler Counties). |
.How to Find Consultants for Economic Development Agencies Click on the headline above to see a directory of consultants for economic development agencies. Consultants for assistance in marketing (arranged by headquarters location). Consultants for environmentally impaired properties. Financial consultants and consultants for fund raising. |
| City of Moraine Economic Development | Fairborn Economic Development |
| Troy Development Council | Duke Energy's Cincinnati USA Eco Dev |
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Dayton
Development Coalition |
Vectren Economic Development |
| Grow Piqua Now | CityWide Dev Corp (Dayton) |
| New Bremen Community Improvement Corp | Clermont Chamber of Commerce |
| Kettering Economic Development | Darke County Economic Dev |
| Vandalia Economic Development | Mason Economic Development |
| Miamisburg Mound Community Imp | Xenia Economic Growth Corp |
| Springfield Economic Dev | Clermont County Office of Eco Dev |
| Greene County Department of Dev | Montgomery County Eco Dev |
| Miamisburg Economic Dev | Franklin Economic Development |
| Cincinnati Com Dev and Planning | Huber Heights Economic Dev |
| Partnership for Greater Cincinnati | West Chester Development |
| Oxford Economic Development | Hamilton Co. Development Co. |
| Middletown Economic Dev | Miami County Economic Dev Dept |
| Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber | Dayton Economic Development |
| Forest Park Economic Development | Fairfield Economic Development |
| West Carrollton Economic Development | Upper Arlington Economic Development |
| Evendale Economic Development | Canal Winchester Economic Development |
| Hamilton Economic Development | Warren County Economic Development |
Southeastern Ohio Area |
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Southeastern Ohio Port Authority Unique combination: high quality of life & strong manufacturing base. Marietta: 4-star Quality of Life Community. Washington County: major center of US polymer production. Website details workforce, education & training, incentives, operating costs, buildings & sites, housing, cost-of-living, Foreign Trade Zone advantages. |
Send the name of the agency to be listed, the web address, your name and title, your phone and e-mail address. Listings are limited to economic development agencies and consultants with significant economic development information in their websites. Click headline above for listing form.
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| Monroe County Economic Dev | Southeastern Ohio Port Authority |
| Harrison Co. Community Imp Corp. | Cambridge-Guernsey Co. Comm. Imp |
| Eastern Ohio Eco Dev Alliance | Lawrence Economic Development Corp. |
| Gallia County Chamber of Com | Ohio Valley Regional Dev. Commission |
| Belmont County Department of Development | Zanesville-Muskingum Co Ch of Commerce |
| American Electric Power | Noble County Economic Development |
| Chillicothe Economic Development | Gahanna Development Department |
| Ohio Appalachian Dev Corp | Buckeye Power Economic Dev |
| Athens Area Economic Dev Council | Economic Dev Alliance of Southern Ohio |
| Northeastern Ohio: Cleveland - Youngstown Area | |
Perry Economic Development Council
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Wayne County is consistently rated one of the nation's most dynamic micropolitan areas: Experience sophisticated small-town living blending the best of urban and agricultural lifestyles. Home to four institutions of higher learning and an experienced and skillful workforce grounded in an agricultural and Amish heritage. Outstanding access to markets. Shovel-ready sites and buildings waiting for you! Website designed for site selection consultants and business leaders. Contains much of the demographic data, real estate listings, cost information and infrastructure to assist site selection process. |
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Alliance
Area Development Foundation The Alliance, Ohio area provides access to major urban markets. Centrally located near Cleveland, Canton, Akron, Youngstown, and Pittsburgh. New industrial park in an enterprise zone and commercial opportunities. Large scale community projects are underway. |
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Partnership for Ashtabula County Cradle of US reinforced fiberglass composite industry. Produces more polymers & plastics per-capita than anywhere else in US. Large international presence -- Japanese, German, British, Norwegian, Canadian & Taiwanese, Low cost of living, industrious population, Incentives, Enterprise Zone. Properties, wage, benefits, 8 industrial parks onsite. |
| Alliance Area Development Foundation | Perry Economic Development Council |
| North Canton Economic Development | Wayne Economic Development Council |
| Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County | Tuscarawas Com and Eco Dev |
| Painesville Economic Development | Progress Alliance(Jefferson County) |
| Northeast Ohio Trade & Eco Consortium | Greater Cleveland Partnership |
| Barberton Community Dev Corp | Portage Workforce Connection |
| Lake County Economic Dev Center | Team NEO |
| Greater Akron Chamber | Mahoning Valley Economic Dev Corp |
| Summit County Port Authority | Hudson Economic Development Dept |
| Strongsville Economic Development | Northeast Ohio Trade & Eco Consortium |
| Team Lorain County | Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority |
| Lorain Economic Development | Mansfield Economic Development |
| Brook Park Economic Development | Akron Economic Development |
| Eco Development Defiance County | Canton Economic Development |
| Oberlin Economic Development | Youngstown-Warren Reg C of C |
| Central Ohio, Columbus Area | |
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Eight county hotbed of entrepreneurial growth & technological advances. One of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Midwest. Anchored by Battelle, Ohio State University, and four nationally recognized hospital systems. Key focus on logistics; automotive; personalized healthcare; and tourism, arts & entertainment. Columbus Chamber Economic Development Department, the lead development agency in the region, provides specific information for companies and site selection consultants. Specific web site information on sites & buildings, demographics, workforce, communities, financing, taxes, incentives, key contacts, investors, area services, government resources. | |
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On I-75, just north of I-70. Industry expanding at unprecedented rate. Over 500 acres zoned for industry in Enterprise Zones (tax abatement to 75% on personal & real property) and/or Community Reinvestment Areas (tax abatement at 100% on real property up to 15 years.).
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New Bremen Community Improvement Corp Traditional Ohio community -- without the traffic jams, crime and congestion. Service center for growing population of over 13,000.Three commercial areas under construction. Bunker Hill Industrial Park on Route 274 designed for small to medium manufacturing businesses, industrial operations & distribution centers. |
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Dublin Economic Development One of Ohio's fastest growing, best educated, most prosperous cities: 97% high-school, 65% college graduates. 1,500-acre Central Ohio Innovation Center. A Smart21 global community for broadband. Class A office & reasonably-priced land. A hotbed for corporate headquarters, biotech, IT and R&D companies. |
Economic Development Software and Information To find websites of organizations providing economic development software, statistics, research, data, research tools, analysis and communication, click on the headline above |
| New Bremen Community Improvement Corp | Greater Columbus Chamber |
| Grow Piqua Now | Dublin Works: Dublin Economic Development |
| North Central Ohio Development Partnership | Obetz Economic Development |
| Union County Economic Development | Groveport Economic Development |
| Pickaway County Economic Development | Columbus Urban Growth Corp |
| Knox County Area Development Foundation | Columbus Development Department |
| Delaware Economic Development | Westerville Economic Development |
| Reynolds Development | Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority |
| Botkins Com Improvement Corp | Mercer County Community Dev |
| Van Wert Economic Development | Minster Economic Development |
| Hilliard Economic Development | Morrow County Eco Development |
| Richland Economic Development | |
Northwestern Ohio: Toledo Area |
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Willard Area Economic
Development Corp Right on track. Easy access to Interstates and East-West rail lines. Largest employers remain fixtures. Abundant land and utilities, solid work ethic, progressive local government, excellent schools, tax abatements. Tax information, utility availability/rates, and list of available commercial/industrial sites. |
Erie County Economic Development Group A "Top Ten Economic Development Group": Site Selection Magazine. On Lake Erie, midway between Cleveland and Toledo. Green environment in "just-in-time" location. Pleasant climate. Enviable quality of life. Available properties, demographics, incentives, transportation, top employers, workforce development all detailed onsite. |
| Erie County Economic Development Group | Willard Area Economic Development Corp |
| Oregon Economic Development | Bowling Green Comm. Dev. Foundation |
| Huron County Development Council | Sandusky County Economic Dev |
| Toledo Department of Eco Dev | Seneca Ind & Eco Development Corp |
| Allen Economic Development Group | Ottawa County Improvement Corp |
| Paulding County Economic Dev | Defiance Economic Development |
| Fostoria Economic Dev Corp. | Williams County Economic Dev |
| Wood County Eco Dev Commission | Henry Co Community Improvement |
| Lima Economic Development | Henry County Community Improvement |
| Norwalk Economic Development Corp | Toledo Regional Growth Partnership |