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BCFA in the news! Check out this article from the Cincinnati Business Courier:Butler County’s port authority has a new way to raise and deploy money for real estate projects and business expansions.The Butler County Finance Authority, a port authority under Ohio law, announced Aug. 25 that its new affiliate, the...
The Butler County Finance Authority is pleased to announce that its affiliated organization, the Southwest Ohio Improvement Fund, has been officially certified as a Community Development Entity (CDE) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund).This federal certification recognizes the Southwest Ohio Improvement Fund’s...
A Butler County manufacturer has announced a more than $1 million local expansion that will add nearly two dozen new positions.Lemon Township-based Crane Consumables is adding 12,000 square feet to its existing 25,000-square-foot campus, located at 155 Wright Drive. The property has a Middletown address, but sits in Lemon Township...
Vertical farming startup 80 Acres inks merger, adding 1,000 employees and retaining Cincinnati HQ
Aug 18 202580 Acres Farms is back at it again.The indoor vertical farming startup, based in Hamilton, has merged with Soli Organic, a 35-year-old Virginia company that’s considered one of the largest organic herb growers in the nation.The deal is a key win for the Cincinnati region. The combined company – which...
Safety in Ohio’s manufacturing sector is getting an overhaul, thanks to a new $1.5 million collaborative venture between Miami University and an AI company.A new initiative called Safety Immersion and Gamified Hazard Training (SIGHT) is launching in the state to reduce workplace injuries for over 700,000 manufacturing workers.Read the Full...
The 32-acre site that houses the largely vacant Towne Mall in Middletown is poised for redevelopment, and its upcoming transformation could turn the property into a vibrant mixed-use community with retail, food and beverage and entertainment options, officials said.Jacob Schulte, Middletown program manager, said the city is currently engaged in...
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The Butler County Finance Authority has launched the Jobs & Development Bond Fund to support businesses in key sectors, enabling them to grow, expand, and hire. The fund is designed to provide long-term, fixed-rate financing to support projects that generate measurable investment and job creation in Butler County.With loan amounts...
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Colibrium Additive Expands
Jul 24 2025Colibrium Additive Expands Advanced Manufacturing Capacity in Butler CountyColibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, is helping define the next chapter of advanced manufacturing from its facility in West Chester, Ohio. As a global leader in metal additive manufacturing, Colibrium Additive anchors Butler County’s growing strength in aerospace and advanced materials,...
$31M joint school being built in Hamilton is a Butler Tech, Miami University partnership
Jul 10 2025Construction crews are now busy with a $31 million project as they transform a former Hamilton industry icon’s corporate headquarters into a regionally unique school to train Butler County teens and adults to fill area jobs in booming manufacturing companies.The joint project converting the former VORA technology park, which previously...
Tourism is big business if you can get it, and they’ve got it good in Warren and Butler counties – to the tune of $3.2 billion in local economic impact, according to a 2024 study commissioned by the state of Ohio.Tourism in the two counties, comprising the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor, is...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in January announced a planned $365 million expansion at its campus in Liberty Township aimed at improving access to care for children and families in and around Butler and Warren counties.The expansion is the largest capital investment for the health system since the opening of its $600...
'This can energize Oxford': Miami University to replace aging Millett Hall with state-of-the-art arena
Jun 27 2025Miami University has known for quite some time it needed a replacement for 57-year-old Millett Hall. The plans it has firmed up this year won’t just replace it but create facilities and development that will benefit its athletic teams plus students and the surrounding region.Miami intends to build a 6,500-seat...
Startup of the Year:Honoring the top companies and entrepreneurs in the region for banner achievements that push Cincinnati to the next level2025 WINNER: 80 Acres Farms80 Acres Farms, by some accounts, had a quiet 2024.On LinkedIn, the company made few posts. CEO Mike Zelkind’s personal feed touts a few podcast...
The city of Hamilton is working with a local real estate development company on the adaptive reuse of a building steeped in history, one of several projects expected to transform the city’s urban core in the years to come.The Beckett Paper Mill, a 128,415-square-foot vacant industrial building that dates from...
The best places to live list now offers state-specific rankings, and Hamilton cracked the top five in the Buckeye State, ranking fourth, while Cincinnati came in at No. 12 on the best places to live in Ohio list. The highest-ranked Ohio city went to Mentor.Hamilton received an overall ranking of...
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Dayton, Ohio, will host the Spring 2025 NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a five-day international event taking place May 22–26. This gathering holds special significance because it commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, a landmark peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War and established a framework for stability in Bosnia...
It's easy to talk about jobs created or dollars invested. However, economic development is much more than metrics and data points. It's the spark behind capital investment, stronger communities, and businesses that retain jobs and create new jobs.From transforming vacant lots into job-producing developments to launching loan programs that give...
Butler Tech and its construction and design partners have made significant progress on a new $15 million facility in the region.Construction and development firm Skanska has placed the last beam atop the future Butler Tech Aviation Hangar, located at the Middletown Regional Airport, completing the structural framework for the 28,000-square-foot...
Cincinnati-Dayton Fire Protection will construct a new 30,000 square foot headquarters in Fairfield as it plans to grow its workforce by more than 63% in the next several years. The facility will be located on undeveloped land at 5200 Union Centre Blvd., near Seward Road. It will move all employees...
A rapidly growing Irish medical testing company will open a new facility in the City of Fairfield, where it expects to hire dozens.At-home diagnostics company LetsGetChecked, co-headquartered in Dublin and New York, announced the new facility April 28 in a joint media release with JobsOhio and REDI Cincinnati.The new fulfillment...
Two Butler County companies will collectively create more than 100 new jobs over the next few years after receiving tax help from the state.LetsGetChecked Inc. and SkyCell North America Inc. will expand in Fairfield and West Chester Twp. as both received job creation tax credits from the Ohio Tax Credit...
The Butler County Finance Authority (BCFA) and the Middletown Port Authority (MPA) have entered into a $500,000 “cooperative agreement” with the goal of strengthening regional economic development coordination across the county, both organizations said.The boards of directors for both organizations voted unanimously to authorize a two-year partnership in which BCFA...
Miami University is seeking to transform its regional campuses in Middletown and Hamilton by establishing a polytechnic model.The polytechnic campus, which was first announced April 2 during President Gregory Crawford’s spring update, will be a model implemented at its regional campuses to work toward meeting existing and emerging workforce needs...
Butler County, Ohio — The Butler County Finance Authority (BCFA) and the Middletown Port Authority are pleased to announce the approval of a Cooperative Agreement that will strengthen regional economic development coordination across Butler County. The Boards of Directors for both organizations voted unanimously to authorize the agreement, which establishes...