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A $32.6 million federal grant will “help set up production of the Jeep Gladiator plug-in electric hybrid vehicle in Toledo,” The Toledo Blade reports. U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D, Toledo) announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s grant, part of its Electric-Vehicle Conversion Grants program, to American Autoparts and Mobis ...

Several private companies are investing in a $70 million project to bring new affordable housing to Columbus’ Franklinton neighborhood. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) “announced its plan to create a rental housing community of 234 apartment units near the popular River & Rich apartments,” The Columbus Dispatch

Camaco, a Michigan-based “seat maker for the automotive industry,” is expanding its Lorain production with the help of a state tax credit, Crain’s Cleveland reports.

A mixed-use development including two indoor sports facilities, “retail, restaurant, and office outparcels” is coming to Reynoldsburg, Columbus Business First reports.

A new agreement between the Village of Hebron and Microsoft could bring billions of dollars in investments without a huge impact on local traffic. Microsoft’s planned development is for “six data center buildings on more than 200 acres,” investing $500 million per building and employing “at least 30 people per building,” The Newark ...

A large mixed-use project planned for downtown Columbus could bring not just more housing, but also a grocery store to the area. Bluestone Brothers Capital has added 110 apartment units to its large mixed-use development in the Mohawk Market District, and the developer “still plans on trying to land a grocery tenant for the neighborhood,” ...

As Dayton’s defense industry continues to grow, a local developer plans to invest more than $100M in a mixed-use development aimed at attracting defense contractors. Dayton-based Woodard Development purchased a 55-acre tract near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for its Mission Point development project which is expected to bring hundreds of ...

Small businesses in Ohio have a new resource to help them grow and flourish. The JobsOhio Small Business Academy, Powered by Aileron, “will support small business owners, presidents and CEOs of small, growing B2B organizations in Ohio who want to improve their leadership skills and grow their companies,” reports Miami Valley Today. The ...

Lisha Morlan, who has served as Middletown’s assistant director of the city’s economic development department since 2022, has been promoted to lead the department as director, the Journal-News reports. Assistant City Manager Nathan Cahall said, “Lisha has proven herself time and time again to be the right person to grow our business ...

The Montgomery County Convention Facilities Authority is on the hunt for a developer “to construct an ambitious new headquarters hotel near the Dayton Convention Center” that the city expects to cost $60 million to $80 million, the Dayton Daily News reports. The convention center “is undergoing $45 million in improvements” meant to ...