Montrose Group’s 2020 Virtual Rural Corporate Site Location Summit on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 2:00PM-5:00PM will explore how private companies can create high-wage jobs and make capital investments in rural markets through the development of Public-Private-Partnerships. Montrose Group is a national consulting company providing corporate site location, economic development planning, lobbying and site development services such […]

During a recent press conference Governor DeWine along with members of the Ohio General Assembly announced a proposal to utilize the remainder of Ohio’s CARES Act allocation to support small businesses, non-profits, performing arts centers, hospitals, institutions of higher education, and individual rent/mortgage assistance. The total plan allocates $419.5M with $125M going to a Small

Zoning is a key component of the basic system of land use regulation. Unincorporated land and rural communities operate with less zoning authority. Zoning regulations provide for orderly growth, generally in furtherance of comprehensive plans; limit the interaction of incompatible uses; and protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The constitutionality of zoning regulation, as

A successful land use plan rarely creates a high-wage job or spurs capital investment like a private company. However, a well-crafted land use plan built with public support is critical to the location of business in specific locations due to the role land use planning plays in the zoning process. Good land use plans make

How real estate is developed is critical to the successful implementation of a corporate site location project. With sites available and ready to develop, companies cannot locate in a region.  The steady flow of the real estate development process is a step often taken for granted but those that overlook the process do so at

The 2020 election is about more than who will live in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 11 Governors and 50 state legislatures are in play that will have a larger impact on the implementation of economic development policy than any President. Economic development is truly a game played at the local and state government level. Land use,

Built upon by the Montrose Group teams’ 65 years of collected corporate site location experience negotiating over $1 B in economic development incentives, land use entitlements and infrastructure finance packages for private companies, developers and communities, the Montrose Group 2020 Corporate Site Location Guide provides a framework for their successful approach to growing or expanding

Welcome to the October 2020 Montrose Way Development Debate Blog.  As the Presidential Election draws near, our focus remains on how to revive a struggling economy.  Listen to the Development Debate Podcast #6 with a discussion with the President and CEO of JobsOhio, JP Nauseef, about what the Buckeye State is doing to grow and

Few distressed neighborhoods are creating the number of small companies they should.  While the majority of residents working to achieve economic equality will do so by working for other people, true economic equity cannot be achieved with the development of a merchant class in these distress communities.  A prime tool to support the development of