Sustainable Hamilton County Workshop Series

Session I – Fiscal Sustainability and Quality of Life

Subsidized Relocation of Businesses and the Effect in Our Communities: Policy Options

When a company leaves one location for another nearby, the general attitude has been “at least they are staying in the region.” However, the expenses in infrastructure improvements and other concessions that local communities incur to attract the company in the first place, compounded by the effect that the abandonment and blight of that vacant facility has on its surroundings, becomes a burden to the affected community and cumulatively to the entire County. We can’t blame companies for using the tools they have to their disposal. But, there should be a more rational way that local communities could use to promote economic development without cannibalizing their neighbors. This session could be a good starting point to initiate a conversation on how to devise a win-win solution.

Date: Friday, April 27, 2012

Place: Drake Conference Center—151 W. Galbraith Road—Cincinnati, OH 45216—Motivation Center Conference Rooms F&G

Time: 8:00 am—12:00 pm

Keynote Speaker: Greg LeRoy, co-author of the research “Paid to Sprawl: Subsidized Job Flight from Cleveland and Cincinnati.”

Other Speaker: Joseph Tuss, Assistant Deputy Administrator/Economic Development Director Montgomery County, OH – Montgomery County Economic Development/Government Equity Program.

Panel: Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton County, City of Cincinnati, City of Blue Ash/First Suburbs Consortium

Master of Ceremony: Mary Stagaman, Vice President for Regional Initiatives – Executive Director Agenda 360, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

Cost: Free but registration is required

AICP credits: Applying for CM AICP credits