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| Are you looking for a new location for your business or are you considering a business expansion? Are you an entrepreneur with an idea who needs a business plan to get things started? The Economic Development team in Licking County can be your single source of comprehensive information to meet your start- up or growth needs. |
| The Licking County Team coordinated by the Licking County Chamber of Commerce can link you to available real estate and maps of the region for site selection or building availability. We understand the financing, taxes, and incentives packages that will help your bottom line. Licking County can help you profile the local workforce availability and development opportunities. Major assets in the County include two campuses of the Central Ohio technical College and C-TEC, the technology school for high school juniors and seniors, and adults. |
| Let our network of state and local representatives help move your project from beginning to in business! Your company or client will find Licking County to be fast, flexible, and friendly to business. |
| Throughout Licking County you will find available sites and buildings to meet your needs for establishing, relocating and growing businesses. Offerings range from fully-served industrial parks and manufacturing facilities to professional office and retail environments. Listings are constantly being updated in our databases, maintained in coordination regionally with Columbus 2020! and the State of Ohio Development Team. |
| Ohio One is a web-based database system used to store information about available industrial, commercial, retail, and office real estate in Licking County. This system is a subset of the Ohio Department of Development's Commercial and Industrial properties listed in Ohio InSite. The database is used in conjunction with state leads. |
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| Licking County is the development ‘hot spot’ in Ohio on the eastern border of Franklin County in growing Central Ohio. The area is rich in well-served development sites of all sizes and character. The population of Licking County exceeds 170-thousand, and Licking is the second largest county in Central Ohio behind only Franklin County, the State Capital. |
| Licking County companies benefit from Ohio's Midwest location, a strong transportation infrastructure, and a regional workforce that totals nearly one million. |
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| Licking County is located in Central Ohio on Interstate-70, which spans the County from east to west. Licking County is also served by U.S. Route 40 (National Road) from east to west, and U.S. Route 62 crossing the northwest quadrant of the County. Major Ohio Highways include…Route 161 from Granville to New Albany, Route 16, eastern Licking County to Newark (County seat) and southwest to Pataskala, Route 79 southern Licking County through Heath and Newark and northeast, Route 13 south to north from Thornville through Newark to Utica, Route 661 Granville north to the Knox County line, and Route 37 south to north from Buckeye Lake through Granville to Johnstown. Licking County is within one day's drive of 60% of the US population and 50% of the Canadian population. Licking County is rail served with multiple carrier track access. The Aviation Works, Licking County’s Public Airport is in the City of Heath, centrally located, featuring a 5-thousand foot runway and support facilities for corporate aircraft. |
| Licking County also benefits from the nearby Port Columbus and Rickenbacker International Airports. Plus, the County's rail advantages are further enhanced by Norfolk-Southern's new Rail Intermodal facility, located just south of nearby Columbus. This hub is a national resource connecting the east coast with the Midwest. |
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| More than 50 of the Fortune 500 companies have a presence in Licking County for all the right reasons: people, proximity to transportation and a passel of great incentives. Here are a few of the companies your firm or client would have as neighbors in Licking County… |
| American Electric Power, Armor Source, Arvin Meritor, Bayer, Boeing, Dow Chemical, Fifth Third Bancorp, Gannett Company, International Paper, J.P. Morgan Chase, The Longaberger Company, Limited Brands, Momentive, PNC, Owens-Corning, Raytheon, RR Donnelley & Sons, Samuel Strapping, State Farm Insurance, State Industrial Products, The Kroger Company, Verizon Communications, Wal-Mart, Waste Management and Windstream Communications. |
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| The workforce in Licking County is both capable and available. Nearly 60% of the Licking County Population (over 90,000 people) are between 18 and 65 years old and nearly 85% of residents over age 25 are high-school graduates. They're trained to work, able to work, and because unemployment is slightly above the national average, Licking County residents are available to work. |
| In addition to Central Ohio Technical College (Campuses in Newark & Pataskala) and C-TEC (Career and Technical Education Centers of Licking County), The Ohio State University at Newark, and Denison University at Granville; more than a dozen in greater Central Ohio specialize in workforce training suited to the specific needs of business. |
| Licking County Job and Family Services is the County’s workforce arm, and provides a regional Opportunity Links Service Center to match available workforce talent and training assistance with the needs of business. |
| In addition, Workenomics, a partnership between economic development and workforce development plays a key role in meeting the current and future workforce needs in the County. One of the most recent projects is studying the commuting patterns of residents and finding way to employ them locally. |
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| Grow Licking County is the “Front Door” for information on local, regional and State business support and incentives for business investment and job creation. Major changes to Ohio’s tax code in 2005, which included the phase-out of tangible personal property tax and a reduction in personal income tax, were a positive for business development in the State. Programs still exist to further reduce your firm's tax burden through abatements and credits. |
| Locally, the Ohio Enterprise Zone Program and Community Reinvestment Areas exist to benefit business development. |
| Licking County has become a destination both regionally in Ohio and nationally for business relocations. Residents benefit from the advantages of being part of a growing metropolitan area, while enjoying the county's diverse communities, ranging from metropolitan and suburban to small town and rural. Quality local schools, ample opportunity for enjoying recreation, leisure, and the arts, and a variety of housing options all blend to create an attractive quality of life for residents and businesses. |
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| For detailed information and site selection support contact … ‘Grow Licking County’ based at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce, 50 West Locust Street, Newark, Ohio 43055. Direct contacts at the Chamber include…President Cheri Hottinger (740-345-9757 ext. 5) and Vice President Jennifer McDonald (740-345-9757 ext. 2). The Chamber fax number is 740-345-5141. ‘Grow Licking County’ is a Community Improvement Corporation and a cooperative effort between Licking County Government, The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority, and the Licking County Chamber of Commerce. |
| For detailed information on County attractions, visitor guides and information, special events and quality of life amenities contact the Greater Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Susan Fryer is the Executive Director at sfryer@lccvb.com, and Ron Bowers is the Marketing and Sales Manager at rbowers@lccvb.com |