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Butler County Alliance
Economic Development Dept of Butler County
315 High Street 6th Floor Hamilton, Ohio 45011
(513) 785-6335 / www.ButlerCounty.Biz

5/6/08

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BUTLER COUNTY OHIO, Economic Development  

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Project will total 1.68 million SF in four buildings - DCT Industrial and CB Richard Ellis announced the Port Union Commerce Park development in Fairfield and West Chester Township.

A Water-rich Aquifer Runs Through Butler County Ohio - It is one of the largest and most productive aquifer systems in the country.
AK Steel has approved a pact with SunCoke Energy Inc. which could lead to SunCoke building a $340 million coke and electrical plant in Middletown.
Businesses pumped more investment dollars than ever before into Butler County in 2007, with $856 million in private capital projects flowing into the county over the year. County officials said the investment created 2,921 new jobs and retained 2,912 more, and more than 5.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial space was either leased or sold over the year.

Location Location Location!

Strategically located in the center of the eastern United States between Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio on I-75, in  Southwest Ohio, Butler County is at the center of a population and market of 2.8 million people.  Butler County has business-oriented government officials from the private sector; an excellent availability of reasonably priced office, commercial, and industrial space; a productive, knowledge-based workforce; close proximity to four major interstate highways; world-class air service from two international airports, and DHL's primary U.S. air and ground hub making it an unsurpassed community in which to conduct business.

Butler County Ohio InterestatesButler County has 11 interchanges on major interstate highways including I-75, I-71, and I-74 and is 30 miles south of I-70.  54% of the nation’s population and 53% of the country’s manufacturing plants are within 600 miles -- a one - day drive -- from the County.  

Ten Fortune 500 companies and Nine Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in the Cincinnati – Dayton region ranking it #4 nationwide in Fortune 1000 companies per million residents and #6 in Fortune 500 companies per million residents.  In addition, Fortune Magazine ranked Cincinnati  7th among the top 15 U.S. cities rated as great places to live and work

The Cincinnati - Dayton region and Ohio are located in a part of the country that is not threatened by natural disasters protecting your business from risks such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, and wildfires that can cost you money and sometimes much more.  In addition, Butler County lies on top of an aquifer that is one of the most productive sources of potable water in the Midwest and one of the richest water sources in the county with yields to wells as high as 3,000 gallons per minute.

A total of 40,000 working scientists and engineers live within a 50 mile radius of Butler County and 58% of the County's population 25 and older has some college, an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, or graduate or professional degrees.  Because of its location in the center of a region with a workforce of 1.547 million, Butler County has a distinct advantage in labor resources.  Businesses in the County can draw employees with specialized skills locally as well as from the Cincinnati and Dayton metropolitan areas.

With existing home selling prices at more than 34% below the national median; great job opportunities; excellent K-12 schools and colleges; first class shopping; major league football and baseball; outstanding parks, arts, entertainment, and recreational opportunities all in an affordable metro-region, Butler County Ohio is also a great place to live and work.

 

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