"The Ashland area is a great place to live and do business"
Steve Englet Ashland Precision Tooling, LLC
The Ashland Advantage
"The Ashland Advantage" is a popular phrase used widely by the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce.Ashland Economic Development realized it would be the best title for our web site as well after compilation of data for the web site and the conclusion that Ashland and Ohio have great advantages for all types of businesses.
The most apparent advantage is location.Ashland is located along I-71 equidistant between Cleveland and Columbus.This provides companies with an enormous benefit in the transportation area and businesses located in Ashland are perfectly located to take advantage of these resources.
Another advantage to our mid-western town is Ashland University.The local University is a true partner within the local business community.The Dauch College of Business and Economics at A.U. is partnering with the community's economic development efforts in many ways.This includes theSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter, the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and Internship opportunities to bring fresh, new ideas to our local businesses.
Advantages can also be realized by the tremendous partnerships and dedication to the businesses within Ashland.The Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce is a true partner in the economic development efforts of the area.One example is the development of the market research division within the Chamber which assisted with this web site by compiling the data for the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) sheets.
Click here for a copy of our 2007 year end report.
Novatex North America selects Ashland as the site for its U.S. Headquarters. Click here for the Novatex Press release.
Local and State officials worked with company representatives to develop an incentive package to make Ashland the most desirable location for the expansion project. Click here for the State of Ohio's press release.
The State Controlling Board recently announced business development grant awards for two Ashland County businesses (Novatex North America and Maverick Industries). Click here to read more.
Tri-County Wage & Benefit Survey now available on-line
This was a collaborative effort among the Medina, Wayne and Ashland County Economic Development Corporations and Chambers of Commerce. The purpose of the survey was to provide local employers and government officials with important benchmarking data on the wage and benefit levels for industrial, retail, service, non-profit and government employers in our three counties.
