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A strong Democratic nominee, a stumbling Republican campaign and a hostile national climate reshaped Statehouse power in a single night. Ohio voters delivered Democrats
On October 20, 2026, a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court decided State ex rel. Bristolville 25 Developer, L.L.C. v. Lordstown, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4073. The
The Greater Cincinnati industrial market has absorbed its new supply. The Montrose Group’s October 2026 Greater Cincinnati Industrial Outlook, using CoStar data, reports that
Every economic development incentive comes with homework. Once the ribbon is cut, companies and communities owe annual incentive compliance reports. These reports show that
Data center projects are arriving in Kentucky communities faster than many local governments can update their rules. Carroll County, Kentucky, faced that challenge this
Article By: Isaac Edwards Data centers aren’t new, but the meteoric rise in AI demand in the early 2020s has sharply increased the appetite
Grant writing at Montrose Group is not a transaction. Instead, it is a multi-year project financing engagement built on a simple premise. The best
Every capital project has a funding source. The challenge is knowing which one, when it opens, and what it takes to win. That is
The era of cheap money is ending, and that makes Ohio infrastructure funding more important than ever. The US-Iran war is driving up costs
