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| Butler County, the Cincinnati – Dayton region is well suited for a wind turbine manufacturing operation because of it is established aeronautics, auto, and auto parts industries and the deep pool of experienced employees in those industries. | ||
| Middletown boldly going where no town has gone before - Local facility that made Apollo heat shields gets $12 million deal for Orion spacecraft shields. Magellan Aerospace Corp. was awarded the contract through the National Aeronautics Space Administration's prime contractor for production of the Orion, a spacecraft intended to replace the U.S. space shuttles and eventually be launched to the moon and Mars. | ||
| Another large U.S. government contract, this one worth $13 million, has been awarded to BAE Systems for the production of 100 armored commercial vehicles. Company officials said the vehicles, mostly armored Chevrolet Surburbans and armored Sprinter vans, will be produced at their facilities in West Chester Twp. | ||
| Businesses pumped more investment dollars than ever before into Butler County in 2007, with $856 million in private capital projects flowing into the county over the year. County officials said the investment created 2,921 new jobs and retained 2,912 more, and more than 5.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space was either leased or sold over the year. | ||
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AK Steel has approved a pact with
SunCoke Energy Inc.
which could lead to SunCoke building a $340 million
coke and electrical plant in Middletown. |
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The
potential development of a new $300 million coke
oven facility
just off Ohio 4 shows AK Steel Corp.'s long-term
commitment to Middletown, city officials say. |
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Humana
announces an
estimated $23.4 million project in West
Chester
that would create 335
new jobs with average salary of $55,000. The
mail order pharmacy operation will locate in one
half of a brand new 280,000 square foot facility. |
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Home Depot gets go ahead in Monroe
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The project would bring 250 jobs in the first 18
months and an additional 350 jobs by 2009 with an
estimated payroll of $14.9 million, The
new 657,000-sf Rapid Deployment Center
is set to
land in the Monroe Commerce Center behind Kohls and Xerox
north of Ohio 63. |
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HVAC component manufacturer Systecon
expands -
The $2.5 million expansion
would make room for manufacturing of new components,
and would create an estimated 40 jobs with average
salaries of $38,600 and retain 57 positions. |
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Cutting edge
medical facility coming to Liberty Township
attracting interest
and investment from a doctor operating on the
cutting edge of medical science. |
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| WAUSAU Paper to invest $31 Million in towel machine rebuild. Investment to increase capacity and product capabilities of company's Middletown, Ohio mill. | ||
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Automotive business moving headquarters from California A Japanese automotive business plans to make Fairfield its new U.S. headquarters. |
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Cincinnati-Middletown Metro Ranked in Top 10
of Best Cities for Relocating Families in 2007
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"This
is a very important high technology investment
for us," Commissioners president Greg Jolivette said. "It validates Butler County as a site for biotechnology manufacturing and the quality of our workforce. For the second time, Amylin has confirmed that they believe that we can provide them with the people that have the skill sets they require." Amylin building $400M facility in West Chester Amylin adding 500 jobs More invested in facility to make diabetes drug. Amylin expansion gives West Chester multi-million dollar boost! |
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| More Than 9,300 New Jobs Were Created in Butler County Ohio During the Three–year Period Between 2004 and 2006. Hamilton, OH, March 26, 2007 — The Butler County Board of Commissioners reported today that 3,116 new jobs were created in the County during 2006 bringing the total number of new jobs created during the 2004 – 2006 period to 9,375. | ||
| Biopharmaceutical company Amylin purchased $4.5 million in acreage next to its West Chester Twp. facility in February. General Manager John Pratt said the company is considering building a packaging facility on its new 17 acres along Trade Port Drive, next to the facility already under construction on 27 acres purchased in December 2005. | ||
| Butler County, Ohio was ranked as the best performing Ohio metro area for job creation in the Milken Institute’s 2004 Best Performing Cities Index. | ||
| Record Number of New Jobs Created in Butler County, Ohio | ||
| Butler County led Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky in keeping old jobs and attracting new ones last year, officials say, partly because the county is "geographically blessed" and has development-friendly policies. | ||
| 2004 Job Growth and Investment in Butler County, Ohio More than Doubles the Combined Total Growth for the Previous Two Years. | ||
| The Cincinnati USA Partnership’s 2004 Regional Growth Report showed Butler County leading the three-state, 15-county region with projects that will create an estimated 3,115 jobs and capital investments of about $365 million. | ||
Butler County’s 2004 growth outpaced the growth in numerous categories for the combined years of 2002 and 2003. The county’s 45 new construction and expansion projects produced impressive results. |
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ATTRACTIONS & EXPANSIONS |
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| GE to invest $55 million in West Chester, Butler County Consolidated engineering division would have 1,400 employees. By the numbers: GE Aviation's move to West Chester Twp. Investment: $55 million - Number of employees: 1,400 total (1,000 from Cincinnati offices, remainder from West Chester Twp. office) - Average employees' annual salary: $100,000 - Proposed tax abatement: 100 percent for the duration of the lease (10-15 years), equivalent to about $200,000 a year in property taxes to West Chester - Twp. Potential tax revenue from JEDD: Up to $1 million per year. | ||
| Matandy plans to invest about $2.2 million to build a 30,000-35,000 square foot steel manufacturing facility in Hamilton, Ohio for the company's new business venture under the name J.N. Linrose Mfg., said Frank Pfirman, president of Matandy Steel. | ||
| Smart Papers breaks ground on $30 million project to produce North America's most environmentally responsible premium printing papers in the City of Hamilton. | ||
| Project will total 1.68 million SF in four buildings - DCT Industrial and CB Richard Ellis announced the Port Union Commerce Park development in Fairfield and West Chester Township. | ||
| Cutting edge medical facility coming to Liberty Township attracting interest and investment from a doctor operating on the cutting edge of medical science. | ||
| Amylin Pharmaceuticals recent expansion validates Butler County as a location for biotechnology manufacturing and the quality of our workforce. For the second time, Amylin has confirmed that they believe that Butler County can provide them with the people that have the skill sets they require. | ||
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"This
is a very important high technology investment
for us," Commissioners president Greg Jolivette said. "It validates Butler County as a site for biotechnology manufacturing and the quality of our workforce. For the second time, Amylin has confirmed that they believe that we can provide them with the people that have the skill sets they require." Amylin building $400M facility in West Chester Amylin adding 500 jobs More invested in facility to make diabetes drug. Amylin expansion gives West Chester multi-million dollar boost! |
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| Drug firm welcomed to West Chester | ||
| MRH was recognized for excellence in cardiac care and in supply chain management improvement. | ||
| Ohio→ Outpacing U.S. in Bioscience Growth | ||
| Butler County beat out Northern Kentucky and three other states Thursday to lure Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc | ||
| Amylin Pharmaceuticals Selects West Chester, Ohio as the Site for Its $70 Million Biomedical Manufacturing Plant. | ||
| Expansion, "New division, more jobs" - Evertz Technology | ||
| Vora Technology Park aims to house as many as 50 companies over the next five years and create 500 to 1,000 new jobs, according to information from the state of Ohio. | ||
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Acres of office space beckoned New owner of Champion building turns it into technology office park |
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QUALITY OF LIFE / HEALTHCARE |
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| The Cincinnati-Middletown area improved its rank from 92 to 38th most desirable place to live in America in the second edition of Cities Ranked & Rated. | ||
| Cincinnati-Middletown Metro Ranked in Top 10of Best Cities for Relocating Families in 2007 | ||
| Cincinnati and Dayton Recognized for Affordable Housing | ||
| Butler County region to be some of most undervalued and least likely to experience price declines in the nation. | ||
| Cincinnati Ranks Among the Top 10 Least Expensive Apartment Rental Markets | ||
| Butler County - Hot Spot For Hospital Expansions | ||
| Health Alliance firms up plans for $200 million hospital | ||
| West Chester in Best Places to Live for 2005 | ||
| Butler County(Hamilton-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area) earned the coveted “Five Star” distinction as one of the Top 50 MSAs in the U.S. for "quality of life." | ||
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CONSTRUCTION |
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| County helps bring Ohio Silver Shovel Award for development from area development magazine for 2007 accomplishments in attracting new business, including West Chester Twp.'s Amylin Pharmaceuticals project. | ||
Butler building boom softens - Construction numbers still remain strong. |
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| Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the Tri-State leader in pediatric health care, cleared a major hurdle Monday when Liberty Township trustees approved a zoning change for a landmark medical complex off Yankee Road. | ||
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RATINGS |
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| Cincinnati Metro Area Named Sixth Best U.S. Logistics Center “Metro areas that offer a broad range of logistics-supporting infrastructure have a major advantage over their rivals when it comes to attracting and retaining manufacturing and distribution facilities.” | ||
| Cincinnati is one of the least expensive cities in the country in which to operate a corporate headquarters ranking 7th among 30 major markets! | ||
| 2006 Americas 50 Hottest Cities (Cincinnati - Middletown MSA) | ||
| Ohio among leaders for foreign jobs | ||
| Partners for Livable Communities names Cincinnati as one of the country's top 10 most livable large cities--"one of America's Best Places to Live, Work, and Play!" | ||
| Site Selection magazine ranks Ohio No. 4 in best places to do business | ||
| Butler County, Ohio was ranked as the best performing Ohio metro area for job creation in the Milken Institute’s 2004 Best Performing Cities Index. | ||
| 2005 Five-Star Logistics Metro | ||
| Ohio ranked by Business Facilities Magazine as the number three "Automotive Power Center" state as measured by automotive influence and number 11 as one of the "Top States for Biotech Growth. | ||
| The May 2005 issue of Expansion Management Magazine ranked the Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) which includes Butler County as one of the top American Super Cities of the Future. | ||
| Cincinnati Metro Area Which Includes Butler County Rated as a 2005 Five-Star Knowledge-Based Workforce Metro By Expansion Management Magazine. | ||
| Cincinnati can claim the nation's sixth-highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, not to mention a stable and diverse metropolitan economy. | ||
| Butler County ranks 6th in U.S. as the best metro areas for business expansion and relocations | ||
Dayton ranks 11th and Cinci/Middletown ranks 12 in attracting European capital investment. |
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| Butler County(Hamilton-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area) earned the coveted “Five Star” distinction as one of the Top 50 MSAs in the U.S. for "quality of life." | ||
| Ohio: The Right Atmosphere for medical & bioscience success. | ||
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BUTLER COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY |
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State promises funds for Butler County Port Authority rail project. |
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| Officials look to develop jobs in area | ||
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LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION |
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| 2005 Five-Star Logistics Metro | ||
| The State of Logistics | ||
| North American Light Rail Terminology | ||
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MISC BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS |
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| Monroe positioned for boom | ||
| West Chester in Best Places to Live for 2005 | ||
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Free 160,000 sq. ft. Building! Middletown will trade building for jobs! |
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MISC ARTICLES OF INTEREST |
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TAX REFORM INFORMATION |
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Ohio's New Business-Friendly Tax Structure Ohio development officials say a new tax system makes the state the perfect location for businesses looking to relocate or expand and proves that “Ohio Means Business.” |
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| The State of Ohio eliminates its tangible personal property taxes on inventory, manufacturing machinery and equipment, and fixtures and furniture; abolishes its corporate franchise tax; and slashes individual income tax by 21%. | ||
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SITES / FACILITIES |
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| Will Trade Building For Jobs Download Building Information | ||
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