NOACA connection - April 2012

Monday, 23 April 2012 10:42

The newsletter of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency.

OARC Appreciations & Concerns/AE&IJA

Thursday, 01 March 2012 16:25

2011 ARC Ohio Impact Report Now Available

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 14:01

Four of OARC's member agencies serve as Local Development Districts (LDD) for 32 of Ohio's Applachian counties. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a federal-state partnership that works with the people of Appalachia to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

By creating or retaining jobs, providing access to education or training, increasing availability to water and  sanitary sewer services as well as maintaining and upgrading bridges and roads, the projects administered by  LDDs build the regions' infrastructure for future growth.

• The 2011 Impact Report is now available.
• In 2011, Ohio’s LDDs administered 51 ARC projects with $47,935,963 in total project costs which resulted in 1,052 new jobs and another 2,295 jobs retained in the region. Funding was provided by Federal ARC and the Governors Office of Appalachia.

BizNet Business Retention Program

Monday, 17 October 2011 10:25

A collaboration of chambers of commerce, workforce and economic development organizations, universities and career and technical centers, and state and local government agencies, BizNet strategically targets businesses with growth potential as well as those facing challenges, and then conducts interviews with leaders of those businesses.

The BizNet Report provides an overview of the BizNet Business Retention Program in the 12-county SE Ohio region ending June 2011. The program was funded through an Early Warning grant with The Ohio Dept. of Development. AEP has provided a continuation grant of $10,000 for the BizNet visitation process in the short-term as well.