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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We are reintroducing you to GROW Licking County every Monday to share the many aspects of our agency and our role in economic development within the county. One tangible benefit of Licking County is our space. With the collaborative spirit of development, Licking County has amassed many development-ready sites and modern existing buildings. GROW works
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We are reintroducing you to GROW Licking County every Monday to share the many aspects of our agency and economic development. Hope you’re enjoying following along! As we mentioned last week, workforce is one of Licking County’s greatest assets with our great educational partners like Career and Technology Education Center of Licking County (CTEC), Central
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Join us in congratulating our executive director, Nathan Strum, who has been appointed president of the Mid-Ohio Development Exchange (MODE). MODE is a regional membership organization made up of municipalities, counties, public sector organizations, private-sector businesses and utility providers. The group facilitates the economic development process and shares best practices through regular educational programming including
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We are reintroducing you to GROW Licking County every Monday to share the many aspects of our agency and economic development. We hope you’re enjoying following along! 2020 was an unpredictable year however our pipeline has remained robust with existing businesses looking for ways to pivot and grow their reach. Existing businesses tell us that
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We are reintroducing you to GROW Licking County every Monday to share the many aspects of our agency and economic development. We hope you’re enjoying following along! One of GrowLC’s most unpredictable but thrilling aspects is the #attraction of new business, which is our biggest effort. Prospective clients will be interested in our best assets
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We are reintroducing you to GROW Licking County every Monday to share the many aspects of our agency and economic development. GROW is funded both publicly and privately. While the Licking County Commissioners continue to be our largest supporter, our investors are the largest municipalities in our county and private businesses representing finance, development, education,
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As we begin a new year, we figured this would be a great time to reintroduce GROW Licking County CIC! For the next six posts we’ll be elaborating on our organizational mission and our role in economic development in Licking County. GROW Licking County CIC is a public-private partnership initiated by the Licking County Commissioners
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