2. Zanesville-Muskingum County
• Rated a top “Micropolitan Community” for
new and expanded corporate facilities by
Site Selection Magazine.
• Possessing the people, property and cost
structure you need to be successful – on
a major Interstate corridor: I-70.
• Less than an hour from the 15th largest
city in the U.S., Port Columbus, and
Rickenbacker Airport.
• Ten Fortune 500 facilities operate here
3. Zanesville-Muskingum County
• Genesis Health Care: A Top 100 Hospital
w/$200 million expansion underway
• Zanesville named a “Best Hometown” in Ohio
• ZHS has a championship robotics club
• Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) Center
recently built at Zane State College
• $10 million Community Recreation Center
recently opened.
4. Major Assets
• Proximity to
Markets
• Developed sites
• 4 institutions for
post-secondary
education
• Labor force
availability and
affordability
• Recent successes
U.S. Population Density
5. Recent Successes
Avon Products Distribution Center
600,000 SF, 500 jobs
Service Hub for Utica Shale
300 jobs
E-commerce Fulfillment Center
300 year round jobs, 1,200
seasonal jobs
6. Not Your Ordinary Small Town
• Zanesville-Muskingum County has been model for the
southeastern third of Ohio
– Cooperation – Joint Economic Development District
– Investment – EastPointe, Airport, NorthPointe,
NorthPointe Road
– Innovation – Transportation Improvement District,
Business Incubator
– Success – Our business parks are nearly full
• Massive investments made at EastPointe. New rail
assets. Contemplating more shovel ready sites.
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8. Port Authority
• Governmental body with business-like
flexibility for entering contracts, conducting
private negotiations, real estate
development, issuing debt, lending, etc.
• Five member Board of Directors appointed
by City and County (but nonpolitical)
• Founded in 1987
• Funded by City, County, and Land Sales
9. Goals
1) Retention & Expansion of existing
businesses
2) Attraction of new business & industry
3) Enhance the economic climate and
infrastructure for development
10. Projects Facilitated by Port
• Anchor Hocking Facility
• NorthPointe Business Park – Kelloggs, Autumn
Healthcare, Primrose, Finton Equipment
• Airport Industrial Park – 5Bs, Plaskolite, White
Castle, SEOIL, Atico Internormen
• Autozone
• EMCO
• EastPointe Park – Dollar General, New Bakery,
Bilco, AVON Products & Halliburton
• Fanatics, Inc.
11. Priorities
• Nurture Industry we have when possible
• Maximize jobs and investment from Utica
Shale play
• Invest resources for maximum community
ROI, including new site development
• More focus on education and training
community wide
12. Target Industries
• Energy Industry
• Agribusiness
• Back Office Operations
• Distribution & Logistics
• Polymers & Plastics
• Power & Propulsion
