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By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business CourierJul 27, 2026Neyer Properties is upgrading two industrial buildings in Monroe and has won state financing for the project.The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority awarded $850,000 to Neyer for its project at 801 N. Garver Road.The project includes interior lighting...Continue Reading

Eric Schwartzberg - Staff Writer, Jul 25, 2026Hamilton’s 80 Acres Farms took its vertical farming message to United Nations headquarters this month, presenting how technology can reshape food systems at a global forum on sustainable development. The company presented at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development side event, “Humanity at...Continue Reading

Salvagnini America granted local incentives for $9M Hamilton expansion that will create 28 jobs, retain 98By: Eric Schwartzberg - Staff Writer Jul 20, 2026 An international manufacturer has secured local incentives to support a $9 million vertical expansion project that will create more than two dozen new jobs with approximately $2.7...Continue Reading

By Andy Brownfield – Managing editor, Cincinnati Business CourierJul 21, 2026West Chester Township-based CFM International, a 50-50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and French firm Safran, Monday announced a record deal with an Asian airline.CFM International July 20 announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with IndiGo, India's largest...Continue Reading

By Franck Mercurio – Courier contributorJul 17, 2026Who says art can’t change the world? Or, at the least, a neighborhood?This past June, on the last Friday of the month, some 680 people explored an eight-story brick structure in Cincinnati’s Pendleton neighborhood. A manual freight elevator carried visitors up and down...Continue Reading

‘It’s exciting to see': Company adding 100 jobsthyssenkrupp BILSTEIN to add 100 jobs in Hamilton expansionEric Schwartzberg - Staff Writer Jul 13, 2026 Hamilton-based thyssenkrupp BILSTEIN of America, Inc. is set to expand its operations in the city with a major hiring initiative and facility investment.The automotive technology firm announced plans...Continue Reading

By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier, Jul 14, 2026, Updated Jul 14, 2026 8:59am EDT One of the region’s largest manufacturers will make an eight-figure capital investment and create dozens of new jobs.Thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America Inc., a manufacturer of shock absorbers and suspension systems with billings of...Continue Reading

First ever top ranking thanks for low costs and strong infrastructure. Ranking shows Ohio No. 1 state for businessAs a place to do business, Ohio is No. 1, CNBC has declared.As a place to do business, Ohio is No. 1, CNBC has declared.CNBC announced that Ohio is America’s “top state for...Continue Reading

What was said at the Cleveland-Cliffs air permit public hearing in MiddletownResidents, labor leaders, business officials and environmental advocates packed Middletown council chambers Thursday, July 9, for an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency public hearing on a proposed Cleveland-Cliffs project.Supporters say the project would secure the future of local steelmaking while...Continue Reading

Eric Schwartzberg - Staff Writer Project is funded by Brownfield Remediation Program grant. Beckett Paper site cleanup begins, paving way for redevelopmentBeckett Paper site cleanup begins,  Demolition and environmental remediation are now underway at a portion of the former Beckett Paper property, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Hamilton’s...Continue Reading

By Lauren Steen – Staff Reporter, Dayton Business Journal, Jul 13, 2026 Switzerland-based Weidmann Electrical Technology is investing $155 million to expand its Ohio operations through the redevelopment of a 350,000-square-foot brownfield site in Middletown. It will bring dozens of new jobs to the region.The new Middletown facility will feature a...Continue Reading

Manufacturer plans $150M investment at former Middletown paper mill, creating 56 jobs. By Bryan Dippold - Staff WriterA Swiss manufacturing company plans to invest $150 million to renovate and expand a historic former paper mill in Middletown, creating 56 full-time jobs by the end of 2028.Weidmann, a family-owned company that...Continue Reading

Financing packages are in place for a pair of large industrial projects north of Cincinnati totaling roughly $264 million in development costs.The Butler County Finance Authority at its June 24 board meeting unanimously approved a pair of resolutions to help finance a $124 million project in Monroe from Indianapolis-based Scannell...Continue Reading

‘This is huge by any measure’: $140M food distribution center coming to MonroeProject likely to create 93 full-time equivalent jobs and retain 127 existing positions at the distribution center already in city.Rick McCrabb - Contributing Writer Jun 24, 2026 Updated Jun 28, 2026Local real estate broker Lenny Robinson, addressing Monroe...Continue Reading

By Brian Planalp – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier - Jun 26, 2026 West Chester officials forecast up to $700 million in investment coming to property along Interstate 75 It was a slow bore of five years leading up to the news conference last October when West Chester Township officials announced they...Continue Reading

By Chris Wetterich – Staff reporter and columnist, Cincinnati Business Courier, Jun 25, 2026 - Updated Jun 26, 2026 4:36pm EDT Liberty Township’s new Millikin Road interchange along the Interstate 75 corridor now has enough funding to begin construction in 2028. Once built, it will provide the region coveted greenfield space...Continue Reading

By Lauren Steen – Courier contributor Jun 25, 2026, Updated Jun 25, 2026 9:48pm EDT A massive mixed-use development project in Middletown is moving forward after securing key financing approvals, with construction on its centerpiece event center potentially beginning later this year.The $200 million project, Renaissance Pointe, broke ground in 2024...Continue Reading

By Michael Pitman – Courier contributor, Jun 25, 2026 A planned 264-unit, $76.2 million apartment addition at Liberty Center, a multiuse community hub on the border of Liberty and West Chester townships in Butler County, has another year to get moving.Liberty Township trustees voted June 2 to extend the zoning approval...Continue Reading

Multiple public financing measures are in place for a $124 million development in Butler County.The city of Monroe at its May 26 meeting voted to approve a pair of ordinances including a development agreement with Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties, a real estate developer specializing in build-to-suit industrial projects. The Monroe project,...Continue Reading

Proposal now includes mixed-use development and walkable living.By Sue Kiesewetter Contributing WriterA refresh of Fairfield’s 2019 comprehensive plan, Fairfield Forward, contains two concepts not found in the last plan.Included in a draft of the plan now under study, are expanded housing options and mixed-use nodes.The nodes would be located in...Continue Reading

By Bryn Dippold Staff WriterTownship trustees want Union Centre corridor development to balance business, community needs.West Chester Twp. trustees are considering zoning changes and future development options for roughly 3,200 acres along the Union Centre Boulevard corridor.The township placed a 14-month moratorium on development in October 2025 to study opportunities...Continue Reading

By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer506 new residents give city a growth rate of just under 1%.Hamilton is growing again, and faster than any other Butler County city.New 2025 U.S. Census estimates show Hamilton with the highest percentage population increase in the county, according to annual estimates of resident population change...Continue Reading

Yearlong extension granted for proposed hotel, apartments.By Sue Kiesewetter Contributing WriterLiberty Center has been given a one-year extension to submit a final plan to construct a 145-room hotel and 264 luxury apartments.It came over the objection of Trustee Todd Minniear and wasn’t exactly what Liberty Center’s developer was hoping for.Liberty...Continue Reading

Hamilton official says continued investment reflects ‘confidence.’Eric Schwartzberg Staff WriterHamilton continues to see a broad wave of commercial, residential, hospitality and industrial development.That trend is supported by a steady pipeline of projects at various stages, from financing to pre‐construction to active building, while the city’s small‐business sector continues to expand...Continue Reading