Licking County’s manufacturing industry continues to grow. From 2017 to 2022, manufacturing jobs in Licking County grew by 12%. This growth is attributed to expansions of existing businesses and the siting of new manufacturing operations, bringing quality opportunities and higher-paying jobs to our local workforce. Workforce development is an initiative that GROW collaborates on with […]
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The construction of modern speculative developments has been driving large-scale success in Licking County, enabling users to quickly locate and begin production as speed to market continues to dominate location decisions. In Licking County, at least 4.2 million square feet of speculative development have been announced, ranging from 20,000 to 1.2 million square feet for
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For the second year in a row Ohio received top ranking from Site Selection’s 2020 Governor’s Cup! Ohio finished first for per capita facilities meaning Ohio had the most qualifying industrial base projects that met Site Selection’s criteria, per capita. The qualifying criteria include a minimum investment of $1,000,000, creation of 20+ new full-time jobs,
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In a recent Newark Advocate article, a local councilman was quoted as saying “ …because we’ve been talking about for at least six years the avalanche [is] coming…” but if you look around, the avalanche has been here for years! Since joining GROW Licking County in 2015 as executive director, one of Nathan Strum’s regular
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