Economic Development Services

Category: Community Development

Overview

Economic Development Services provides communities with specialized services in:

• Revolving loan fund administration
• Ohio Enterprise Zone administration
• Business financing programs
• Infrastructure improvements
• Development of countywide comprehensive economic development strategies

Benefits

• Bringing local capital to local business
• Help communities in reaching tax exemption agreements that can be supported by and assist local business, the local community, and local schools
• Partner with local and regional development officials to help thread through the variety of available financing programs that can make a local expansion or business location a reality
• Help locate and acquire state and federal resources to help with infrastructure improvements
• Staff trained in business retention and expansion (R&E) processes and other planning tools

Eligible Counties

All Ohio counties

Contact Information

Ben Kenny (Community Development Coordinator)