For those considering state government jobs after college or graduate school, certain opportunities often come with the informal – but widely known – warning: this can be a hard job during the state’s biennial budget drafting...more
7/3/2025
/ Affordable Housing ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Community Development ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Economic Development ,
Infrastructure ,
Mixed-Use Zoning ,
New Legislation ,
Port Authority ,
Site Remediation ,
State Budgets ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Incentives ,
Zoning Laws
This article provides an overview of the impact that the proposed HB 96 cap on school district general fund carryover balances will have on other areas of Ohio’s economic development ecosystem, including property tax rates,...more
4/30/2025
/ Economic Development ,
General Fund ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Private Sector ,
Property Tax ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
School Districts ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Rates
The future is bright for our region, with economic development paving the way for thriving communities and innovative growth. Join us at the February Bridge Series for an energizing discussion with the people leading the...more
Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more
10/9/2024
/ Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Employee Housing ,
Events ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Market Conditions ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Zoning Laws
Session: Incentivizing Housing Development in Northwest Ohio: Finding Opportunities and Overcoming Barriers -
Overview of Statewide market conditions for housing development & how to build successful public-private...more
Many months of hard work, planning, and collaboration among various partners have been rewarded this spring as the DeWine Administration announced the results of the long-anticipated Appalachian Community Grant (ACG) Program....more
Eagerly anticipated details on the All Ohio Future Fund (Fund) are beginning to come to light. Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has scheduled a hearing December 11th on proposed rules for the Fund, which underwent...more
On June 1, 2021, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee released its version of the state’s biennial operating budget (HB 110), which must be signed into law by June 30, 2021. As often happens, there are millions of dollars in...more
In late April 2021, a legislative committee in the Ohio House held its second hearing to consider creating a $100 million grant program, exclusively for county land banks, to fund commercial building demolition. Ohio’s land...more
New legislation enacted during the recent lame duck session of the General Assembly may alter the allocation of the federal income tax deduction granted for the design and installation of energy-efficient commercial building...more
Taxpayers can now access a new, nonrefundable insurance premium tax credit for capital contributions to certain “transformational mixed use developments” (TMUDs). Amended Substitute Senate Bill 39, a piece of legislation...more
Bricker’s DevelopOhio blog is intended to serve as the go-to resource for economic development practitioners in Ohio. Arguably, the blog’s most valuable resource is the Economic Incentives Toolkit, first written in 2011 and...more
In 2020, Ohio’s development officials are again awarding grants to fund commercial and industrial development projects that don’t have known end users. JobsOhio is now in the midst of launching a $50 million per year grant...more
2/26/2020
/ Brownfield Properties ,
Business Development ,
Commercial Buildings ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Development ,
Grants ,
Hospitals ,
Industrial Space ,
Infrastructure ,
Loans ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Parking Lots ,
Project Finance ,
Public Parks ,
Public Projects ,
Real Estate Development ,
Retailers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Funding ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Vacant Properties ,
Warehouses
In the fall of 2019, the Ohio General Assembly significantly changed state law governing tax increment financing (TIF) exemptions. For certain TIF projects, local communities can extend the exemptions – and, therefore,...more
2/7/2020
/ Economic Development ,
Exemptions ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Property Tax ,
Public Finance ,
Public Projects ,
Real Estate Development ,
Redevelopment ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Increment Financing ,
Urban Planning & Development