Strickland, state leaders announce Job Ready Site Grants to develop commercial sites across Ohio
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Governor, State Leaders Announce Job Ready Site Grants to Develop Commercial Sites
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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has announced $29.9 million in Job Ready Site program grants and $4.6 million in other state infrastructure grants for projects at 14 commercial and industrial sites aimed at spurring job creation throughout Ohio. He made the announcement at the University of Dayton Research Institute in Dayton.
"The Job Ready Site program is about taking locations that have been left behind and transforming them into work sites that are ready for business, new jobs and new opportunities for Ohioans," Strickland said. "These investments reinforce our message to companies across the nation considering expansion or relocation projects that there is no better place to build your business than Ohio and no better workforce to make your product than Ohioans."
"The University is proud to host today's Job Ready Site awards announcement at a site that's primed for economic development and innovation," University of Dayton President Dan Curran said. "In partnership with the State of Ohio, we will work together to transform the former NCR World Headquarters into a research-and-technology catalyst to benefit the State and the Dayton region."
The Ohio Job Ready Site Program, authorized by Ohio's voters under Issue One in 2005, was created to bolster the State of Ohio's inventory of available facility locations served by utility and transportation infrastructure. Sites that are improved under the Job Ready Site Program are kept ready for future business prospects seeking locations for new or expanded operations.
Administration officials also announced grants at locations across Ohio: Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher announced a $3.5 million grant for the MidTown Tech Park in Cleveland; Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel announced a $3.5 million grant for Pickaway Progress Park in Circleville; Ohio Department of Commerce Director Kim Zurz announced three projects totaling more than $7 million in Canton; and Ohio Department of Development Assistant Director Mark Barbash announced a $3.4 million grant for the CASTLO Manufacturing Site in Struthers. Ohio Governor's Office of Appalachia Director Chris Shaffer announced a $750,000 grant for the Ingenuity Center in Marietta Township.
"Companies look to operate in places that offer the most opportunity for a successful work-life balance," Patt-McDaniel said. "The State's investments in certified Job Ready Site help to accelerate investment decisions and maximize the development potential in Ohio's communities."
Properties in this program are strategically evaluated and then awarded for their ability to provide optimal infrastructure capabilities and attract economy-shifting investment. Since its inception in 2005, the program has awarded approximately $135 million in grants, leveraging nearly $198 million in private investments. These funds are designed to offset costs associated with speculative development to accelerate and maximize property development potential.
The following is a list of awarded projects:
University of Dayton Research Institute and Innovation Center, located in the City of Dayton (Montgomery County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to renovate 60,000 square feet of the Former NCR World Headquarters building. Within that facility, 16,000 square feet will be collaborative innovation space and 44,000 square feet will be undesignated research space.
Beck Industrial Commerce Park, located in the City of Louisville (Stark County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to develop a 230-acre industrial site. Work to be completed at the project site includes construction of an access road and bridge as well as extensions of utilities and rail siding.
Canton Corrugated Paper Center, located in the City of Canton (Stark County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to assist in creating a pilot corrugating plant. The project involves building demolition to accommodate a 20,000 square foot building to support manufacturing, testing, and demonstration of the corrugated paper industry. This project will result in the creation of 50 jobs over a five-year period at the plant.
CASTLO Manufacturing Site, located in the City of Struthers (Mahoning County), has been awarded $3,491,000 from the Job Ready Site program to demolish a 312,000 square foot building to redevelop 66 acres within the CASTLO Industrial Park. Work to be completed at the site includes demolition of Building I, environmental remediation, and extension of roadway and utilities into the site.
D.O. Hall Business Center, located in the City of Cambridge (Guernsey County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to construct an access road that will open 121 acres of land for development, and extend water and sewer lines to the industrial site.
Eastern Ohio Regional Industrial Park, located in the Village of Barnesville (Belmont County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to extend water lines to the 200-acre industrial park.
MidTown Tech Park, located on Euclid Avenue in the City of Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to construction a technical research center. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, site remediation, and constructing an 112,000 square foot building to attract biomedical related industries.
Ingenuity Center, located in Marietta Township (Washington County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to construct a building to assist in attracting companies in the temperature controlled cabinet industry specific to the research and medical fields. Work to be completed at the site includes acquiring 5 acres of land within the Seven North Commerce Park and constructing a pre-engineered 35,000 square foot building.
Iron Highway Industrial Park, located in the Village of Leipsic (Putnam County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to create a 244-acre industrial site served by three rail providers. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, extension of water and gas lines, and installation of a rail switch.
MATC Technical and Research Complex, located in the City of Miamisburg (Montgomery County), has been awarded $1,217,000 from the Job Ready Site program and $2,283,000 from the Roadwork Development (629) program to construct a roadway for enhanced access to the 64-acre technical research park. Work to be completed at the Superfund site includes road and utility extensions, site remediation, improvements to the PerkinElmer building, and demolition of buildings for parking lot construction.
Miami Heritage Technology Park, located in the City of Oxford (Butler County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to construct a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certified technical research center. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, construction of a data center facility, road construction, and utility extensions.
Pickaway Progress Park, located along U.S. 23 in the City of Circleville (Pickaway County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to redevelop a 226-acre site to accommodate 2.5 million square feet of industrial and manufacturing facilities and 400,000 square feet of mixed use facilities. Work to be completed at the former Thomson Consumer Electronics site includes constructing an access road and extending utilities through the park.
PrimeOhio II Corporate Park, located along Interstate 70 in the City of Springfield (Clark County), has been awarded $150,000 from the Job Ready Site program to extend road access and improve gas line capacity to the project site.
Prospect Industrial Park, located in the Village of Navarre and Perry Township (Stark County), has been awarded $1.1 million from the Job Ready Site program and $2.4 million from the Roadwork Development (629) program to develop a 340-acre industrial site. The project site sits adjacent to the 26-acre intermodal Wheeling and Lake Erie rail yard. Work to be completed at the site includes road and utility extensions, construction of a bridge, site grading, and construction of a water tower.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has announced $29.9 million in Job Ready Site program grants and $4.6 million in other state infrastructure grants for projects at 14 commercial and industrial sites aimed at spurring job creation throughout Ohio. He made the announcement at the University of Dayton Research Institute in Dayton.
"The Job Ready Site program is about taking locations that have been left behind and transforming them into work sites that are ready for business, new jobs and new opportunities for Ohioans," Strickland said. "These investments reinforce our message to companies across the nation considering expansion or relocation projects that there is no better place to build your business than Ohio and no better workforce to make your product than Ohioans."
"The University is proud to host today's Job Ready Site awards announcement at a site that's primed for economic development and innovation," University of Dayton President Dan Curran said. "In partnership with the State of Ohio, we will work together to transform the former NCR World Headquarters into a research-and-technology catalyst to benefit the State and the Dayton region."
The Ohio Job Ready Site Program, authorized by Ohio's voters under Issue One in 2005, was created to bolster the State of Ohio's inventory of available facility locations served by utility and transportation infrastructure. Sites that are improved under the Job Ready Site Program are kept ready for future business prospects seeking locations for new or expanded operations.
Administration officials also announced grants at locations across Ohio: Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher announced a $3.5 million grant for the MidTown Tech Park in Cleveland; Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel announced a $3.5 million grant for Pickaway Progress Park in Circleville; Ohio Department of Commerce Director Kim Zurz announced three projects totaling more than $7 million in Canton; and Ohio Department of Development Assistant Director Mark Barbash announced a $3.4 million grant for the CASTLO Manufacturing Site in Struthers. Ohio Governor's Office of Appalachia Director Chris Shaffer announced a $750,000 grant for the Ingenuity Center in Marietta Township.
"Companies look to operate in places that offer the most opportunity for a successful work-life balance," Patt-McDaniel said. "The State's investments in certified Job Ready Site help to accelerate investment decisions and maximize the development potential in Ohio's communities."
Properties in this program are strategically evaluated and then awarded for their ability to provide optimal infrastructure capabilities and attract economy-shifting investment. Since its inception in 2005, the program has awarded approximately $135 million in grants, leveraging nearly $198 million in private investments. These funds are designed to offset costs associated with speculative development to accelerate and maximize property development potential.
The following is a list of awarded projects:
University of Dayton Research Institute and Innovation Center, located in the City of Dayton (Montgomery County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to renovate 60,000 square feet of the Former NCR World Headquarters building. Within that facility, 16,000 square feet will be collaborative innovation space and 44,000 square feet will be undesignated research space.
Beck Industrial Commerce Park, located in the City of Louisville (Stark County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to develop a 230-acre industrial site. Work to be completed at the project site includes construction of an access road and bridge as well as extensions of utilities and rail siding.
Canton Corrugated Paper Center, located in the City of Canton (Stark County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to assist in creating a pilot corrugating plant. The project involves building demolition to accommodate a 20,000 square foot building to support manufacturing, testing, and demonstration of the corrugated paper industry. This project will result in the creation of 50 jobs over a five-year period at the plant.
CASTLO Manufacturing Site, located in the City of Struthers (Mahoning County), has been awarded $3,491,000 from the Job Ready Site program to demolish a 312,000 square foot building to redevelop 66 acres within the CASTLO Industrial Park. Work to be completed at the site includes demolition of Building I, environmental remediation, and extension of roadway and utilities into the site.
D.O. Hall Business Center, located in the City of Cambridge (Guernsey County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to construct an access road that will open 121 acres of land for development, and extend water and sewer lines to the industrial site.
Eastern Ohio Regional Industrial Park, located in the Village of Barnesville (Belmont County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to extend water lines to the 200-acre industrial park.
MidTown Tech Park, located on Euclid Avenue in the City of Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to construction a technical research center. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, site remediation, and constructing an 112,000 square foot building to attract biomedical related industries.
Ingenuity Center, located in Marietta Township (Washington County), has been awarded $750,000 from the Job Ready Site program to construct a building to assist in attracting companies in the temperature controlled cabinet industry specific to the research and medical fields. Work to be completed at the site includes acquiring 5 acres of land within the Seven North Commerce Park and constructing a pre-engineered 35,000 square foot building.
Iron Highway Industrial Park, located in the Village of Leipsic (Putnam County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to create a 244-acre industrial site served by three rail providers. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, extension of water and gas lines, and installation of a rail switch.
MATC Technical and Research Complex, located in the City of Miamisburg (Montgomery County), has been awarded $1,217,000 from the Job Ready Site program and $2,283,000 from the Roadwork Development (629) program to construct a roadway for enhanced access to the 64-acre technical research park. Work to be completed at the Superfund site includes road and utility extensions, site remediation, improvements to the PerkinElmer building, and demolition of buildings for parking lot construction.
Miami Heritage Technology Park, located in the City of Oxford (Butler County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to construct a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certified technical research center. Work to be completed at the site includes land acquisition, construction of a data center facility, road construction, and utility extensions.
Pickaway Progress Park, located along U.S. 23 in the City of Circleville (Pickaway County), has been awarded $3.5 million from the Job Ready Site program to redevelop a 226-acre site to accommodate 2.5 million square feet of industrial and manufacturing facilities and 400,000 square feet of mixed use facilities. Work to be completed at the former Thomson Consumer Electronics site includes constructing an access road and extending utilities through the park.
PrimeOhio II Corporate Park, located along Interstate 70 in the City of Springfield (Clark County), has been awarded $150,000 from the Job Ready Site program to extend road access and improve gas line capacity to the project site.
Prospect Industrial Park, located in the Village of Navarre and Perry Township (Stark County), has been awarded $1.1 million from the Job Ready Site program and $2.4 million from the Roadwork Development (629) program to develop a 340-acre industrial site. The project site sits adjacent to the 26-acre intermodal Wheeling and Lake Erie rail yard. Work to be completed at the site includes road and utility extensions, construction of a bridge, site grading, and construction of a water tower.
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