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Highlighting smart growth in action

Aaron Clapper
March 9, 2020
Workforce, Downtown Redevelopment, Transportation

Bowling Green State University and Cedar Fair Partnership

Aaron Clapper
March 9, 2020
Workforce, Downtown Redevelopment, Transportation

In Sandusky, various sectors have aligned their missions and partnered to develop the nation’s first college centered on resort and attraction management—a $14 million investment that has also sparked improvements to other aspects of the City’s revitalization.

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Lindsey Elam
February 7, 2020
Downtown Redevelopment, Workforce

The Dayton Arcade

Lindsey Elam
February 7, 2020
Downtown Redevelopment, Workforce

The Dayton Arcade is a historic rehabilitation project that has served as a vehicle for leveraging alignment in the city’s social programming, making it a notable example of how real estate development can spur equitable outcomes.

Comment
Lindsey Elam
January 14, 2020
Workforce

Minority Business Enterprise Capital for Construction

Lindsey Elam
January 14, 2020
Workforce

ECDI launched Capital for Construction to provide minority business enterprises (MBEs) with training and access to flexible and affordable short-term capital. The program works to reduce financial barriers and sustain MBE contractors’ businesses.

Comment
Lindsey Elam
December 10, 2019
Workforce

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Minority Business Accelerator

Lindsey Elam
December 10, 2019
Workforce

The Minority Business Accelerator highlights the power of leveraging existing anchors to yield more significant equity impacts. The Accelerator provides individually-tailored advisory support and coaching to help Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) acquire what they need to excel.

Comment
Lindsey Elam
November 5, 2019
Transportation

Central Ohio Transit Authority’s Downtown CPass

Lindsey Elam
November 5, 2019
Transportation

COTA provides eligible downtown workers with unlimited access to the entire bus system through the Downtown CPass program. CPass has been an innovative and effective way of encouraging alternative transportation, reducing parking needs, and increasing COTA’s ridership.

Comment
Lindsey Elam
October 7, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment, Placemaking

Downtown Newark Revitalization

Lindsey Elam
October 7, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment, Placemaking

The Downtown Newark Revitalization Project is an excellent example of leveraging an otherwise traditional infrastructure project into a transformative placemaking opportunity and economic generator for the city by creatively designing the project to be eligible for multiple funding sources.

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Aaron Clapper
July 30, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment

Hamilton CORE Fund

Aaron Clapper
July 30, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment

Hamilton CORE is a 501(c)(3) partnership established to help accelerate downtown revitalization in Hamilton, and reduce financial barriers for investing in the urban core by managing funds for strategic commercial and below market single-family residential real estate property acquisition and investment.

Comment
Maria Walliser-Wejebe
July 30, 2019
Neighborhoods & Housing

Southside Renaissance Fund

Maria Walliser-Wejebe
July 30, 2019
Neighborhoods & Housing

The South Side Renaissance Fund is a $20 million loan fund for the financing of community development projects and the acquisition, construction and permanent financing of affordable single family and multifamily rental housing in South Side Columbus neighborhoods.

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John Collier
July 9, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment

Rebirth of Ashtabula's Historic Bridge Street

John Collier
July 9, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment

LBCA’s traffic-generating events like fairs, festivals and open houses have drawn people to the historic Bridge Street in Ashtabula.

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John Collier
July 9, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment, Civic Capacity

Rethinking Downtown Portsmouth Summit

John Collier
July 9, 2019
Downtown Redevelopment, Civic Capacity

The Scioto Foundation brought together a broad group of community stakeholders to discuss and brainstorm a vision for the future of Downtown Portsmouth.

Comment
John Collier
July 8, 2019
Neighborhoods & Housing, Placemaking

Ebeid Neighborhood Promise

John Collier
July 8, 2019
Neighborhoods & Housing, Placemaking

A 10 year, $50M place-based initiative to address the social determinants of health in a Toledo neighborhood.

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