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SWACO: Green Economy Business Park could create 2,000-3,500 jobs "The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio’s leaders believe they will succeed at attracting businesses to a Green Economy Business Park, a development planned on 362 acres mostly on the north side of London Groveport Road (state Route 665) in Grove City. SWACO's goal is to attract manufacturers that use recycled materials in their products, said Hanna Greer-Brown, SWACO communications manager. "SWACO’s Green Economy Business Park will create a cluster of companies using research, technology and advanced manufacturing to bring together the supply chain for recycled materials," she said. "New jobs could be created, adding to local tax revenues and capital investment in the region. This innovative concept could create tomorrow’s products from today’s recycled materials." The SWACO website, swaco.org, predicts big economic benefits for the city. "Based upon models around the country and the economic momentum behind recycled materials, the site could create 2,000 to 3,500 manufacturing jobs at good wages, producing between $1.6 million and $4.2 million in local tax revenues and between $350 million and $500 million in capital investment," it says." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/grove-city/2022/09/23/swaco-green-economy-business-park-grove-city-ohio-could-bring-2000-3500-jobs/69513007007/

441 new residences proposed in two Grove City areas "Pulte Homes of Ohio LLC has proposed two developments, with up to 441 residences, in Grove City. Communities at Plum Run would be on 144.2 acres north of state Route 665 and west of state Route 104, with up to 360 homes. Hickory Creek would have up to 81 dwelling units on 32.2 acres north of Orders Road and west of Southern Grove Drive. Each requires approval of a development plan and rezoning from single-family residential to planned-unit residential, still pending by the city. City Council is to hold a public hearing on the Communities at Plum Run proposal Nov. 7." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/grove-city/2022/09/23/two-housing-developments-totaling-441-homes-proposed-in-grove-city/69513691007/

Sure, here you go. https://news.osu.edu/the-ohio-state-university-chosen-as-research-home-for-starlabs-george-washington-carver-science-park-terrestrial-laboratory/

I've heard from a couple people, that this may be a bigger deal for Central Ohio than some realize. Another article mentions this: "Next year, the organizations plan to break ground on a stand-alone facility on the Ohio State Aerospace and Air Transportation Campus, home to the university airport, Ohio State’s Aerospace Research Center, Knowlton Executive Flight Terminal and Education Center, and a range of corporate, government and private aviation and aerospace activities. “By collaborating with Team Ohio, Voyager Space will launch one of the most creative public-private partnerships in one of the most sought-after space destinations on this planet,” said John Horack, Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy at Ohio State. “We know this facility will transform into a broader commercial space research magnet that serves as the primary North American site for the George Washington Carver Science Park.” I'm hearing this could "transform" the Sawmill/Bethel area, but I'm not sure what to think of it, as of yet. I'm interested to hear more about it, and see some renderings.

Ran across a decent read in REjournals a little earlier about Columbus' commercial real estate sector. Thought I'd drop it here if anyone's interested... Poised for a bright future: Columbus’ CRE market remains a resilient one "A booming industrial market. A multifamily sector that remains hot. And retail and office sectors that, despite challenges, are showing positive signs. That’s what the brokers working in Columbus and its suburbs say they see today in this Ohio city’s commercial real estate market. And in even better news? Local brokers say they expect the rest of this year and the beginning of 2023 to be strong, too, with few signs of any slowdown in Columbus’ commercial sectors. "The Intel announcement has created a lot of buzz,” Leibowitz said. “This will be a big positive for the region. To what extent, we are waiting for that. But we all expect Intel’s project to be very positive for the Columbus area.” Leibowitz said that he isn’t surprised by Intel’s decision. Many large corporations are considering Columbus for either their headquarters or new facilities. And like in other cities, the multifamily and industrial markets are especially strong in Columbus, Fitzgerald said. What is somewhat surprising is the strength of Columbus’ retail market, Fitzgerald said. “Retail is doing very well in some instances,” he said. “Quality retail, especially, is doing well here." The somewhat lengthy article can be found in its entirety here: https://rejournals.com/poised-for-a-bright-future-columbus-cre-market-remains-a-resilient-one/

They are massive! Check out this pic I ran across of "Intel Ireland Fab 34 Manufacturing Expansion"

Ohio EPA issues air permit-to-install for Intel project "State environmental regulators Tuesday gave Intel a permit needed to install equipment and operate its developing semiconductor manufacturing facilities. The air permit-to-install was a regulatory step that Intel met after the company showed the Ohio EPA that air quality standards would be met by its semiconductor manufacturing operations. The state regulator said the modeling showed emission levels in the permit would not cause or contribute to an exceedance of any national air quality standard. The analysis, they said, showed no adverse health or welfare effects would be expected from air emissions at Intel's facility." https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ohio-epa-issues-air-permit-to-install-for-intel-project

Interesting... While it's not too far from Rickenbacker, I've never heard the area near South High and Rathmell described as "near Rickenbacker" before.

Couple concerning quotes in an article out today about how some officials in Licking County view some of the imminent upcoming growth due to Intel... Grow Licking County prepares for faster growth than ever imagined with Intel "When local officials chose the name Grow Licking County for the fledgling public-private partnership a decade ago, they certainly envisioned the county would grow. That was the goal after all. But nobody could have envisioned the pace of growth that certainly lies ahead for a county that will be home to Intel Corporation's $20 billion computer chip manufacturing facility on 1,000 acres of Jersey Township land just south of Johnstown that has been annexed into New Albany. "We need housing for residents in every stage of their life,” Fitzsimmons said. “Young professionals, young families, starter homes, condos, single-family homes.” Jim Roberts, a GLC board member and vice president of Hull and Associates civil engineering, land surveying, environmental and energy firm, said multi-family housing is despised by many. "I think developers are ready to just swarm into Licking County and are capable of doing that," Roberts said. "I think the water and sewer and roadway challenges, while huge, are surmountable. But I’ve sat in a couple meetings where I’ve just sort of heard some 1970s thinking about growth. “Some of the local governments are just horrified at the idea of apartments. They’re thinking of the old Section 8 housing. I don’t know how we impact that, how we influence that, how we make them understand that could be a real positive thing. I think that’s a huge challenge." Yikes. Full story found here: https://news.yahoo.com/grow-licking-county-prepares-faster-091421000.html

I ran across a few more renderings, but most of them seem to be focused on the office building portion of the first phase... In case anyone's interested, here's some of them: Below is the "enhanced landscaping view of main site entrance at Green Chapel Road & Entry Drive 2" And here's another aerial view similar to the ones we've seen used numerous times but this one looks to have a little more detail than the one's released when the project was first announced

Another new rendering shows a little more of what we can expect to see at the Intel site as construction moves along

Thank you. You are correct. I originally thought Union County extended a little bit further south than it does.

"The action came after Patel last November proposed building 29 condos on the site. He later reduced his plans to 22 condos, but council unanimously rejected his rezoning request June 27, with some council members saying they couldn't come to terms with a project that included three-story buildings more than 40 feet high sitting next to single-story homes."

The City of Columbus currently is in three counties- Franklin, Fairfield and Delaware. It's also basically right up against the borders of Pickaway, Licking and Union counties as well. Of the six counties that touch Franklin County, it's furthest from the Madison County line, although it's not really that far from Madison County either.

Bojangles is still planning on entering the Columbus market soon. The plan is to open 15 of them across Central Ohio. The first location set to start construction is on the west side of the city on Hilliard-Rome Rd on one of the plots in front of Menards. Construction is supposed to start in late summer/early fall... (So hopefully soon) It was held up by a sewer easement on the property. According to the notes from the Far West Side Area Commission minutes, they had to rotate the building a bit. Changes were approve at the end of April. Reference: https://farwestsidecbus.org/committees/zoning-committee/zoning-historical-cases-recommendations/ Details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N3CQha2RsIb1mes0h-rDEEkkEDe2Th0Q/view

That project is going to drastically change the "feel" of that curve. I'm hoping sometime in the future, some of the other unsightly buildings nearby can be redeveloped

The view on Lane is changing rapidly! If you turn west on Lane from High, right away you can see Arlington Gateway in the distance. Once you closer to The Schott, you can also begin to see some of the buildings rising at Lane & Kenny.

Upper Arlington expects to break ground on community center in spring "Plans now are in place for the exterior design of the Upper Arlington Community Center, as the construction team and city officials work to dial in costs and expect to break ground for the facility in the spring. When the city's first community center starts to go up at the Kingsdale Shopping Center next year, it will be five stories with a terracotta, or fire-clay brick exterior, rather than a "glass curtain wall" design that also had been considered. Ground should be broken on the 144,000-square-foot building in April, and officials said they're hopeful the community center open to the public in the first quarter of 2025. "We're looking at being substantially done with construction right around Christmas of 2024, which means we'll open, probably, in February or March (2025)," City Manager Steve Schoeny said Sept. 6." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/upper-arlington/2022/09/14/upper-arlington-offers-timeline-expectations-for-community-center/68034916007/

An article in The Business Journal, a publication out of Youngstown, had a few interesting tidbits in it today: $20 Billion Intel Project Reverberates Across Ohio "According to Intel, a manufacturing complex this size would likely require hundreds of suppliers, which in turn would create hundreds of other spinoff jobs across the state. Intel’s manufacturing plant in Chandler, Ariz., for example, relies on a local network of more than 1,000 companies to directly supply the factory. In January, some of Intel’s top-tier suppliers announced that they would invest in new operations in Ohio to support the $20 billion project. At present, some 140 companies in Ohio already do business with Intel. "There are also suppliers to these suppliers,” Karp says. “I would imagine that number would triple or quadruple.” "What sets Intel’s Ohio plans apart from any other project is its size and scope. No one has ever seen an investment like this. It’s the epitome of high-tech manufacturing.” "The magnitude of this project will have a ripple effect across the state,” says Guy Coviello, president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber. “We don’t know how big the ripple will be because we’ve never had a project this big.” Full story here: https://businessjournaldaily.com/article/intel-reverberates-across-ohio/

"Recently released rendering of one of the buildings Intel plans to build on its sprawling 925-acre site in New Albany"

I hadn't seen the list of Intel's "preferred quality suppliers" until I ran across this a little earlier... Intel’s groundbreaking in Ohio is only the beginning "The new plant’s general manager stopped short of sharing any business names that could be following Intel on its Ohio venture. However, in 2016 the company did share 27 companies that it called “preferred quality suppliers,” for its other American plants. This list from Intel demonstrates the potential companies and types of industries that could be coming to Central Ohio." The list of 27 can be found at the bottom of the page in this link: https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/intels-groundbreaking-in-ohio-is-only-the-beginning/

1 minute timelapse video of Intel site from February 2022- to September 2022: https://www.nbc4i.com/video/intel-in-ohio-timelapse-of-construction-site/7979585/

Not yet. I was in the area yesterday.

Still pretty exciting that this is happening right in our backyard... "Friday’s event will kick off construction of a $20 billion facility. While Intel announced the facility before the Chips bill passed, it could be the first step towards a $100 billion "full buildout" in Ohio over the coming decade partly made possible by the new law, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said. The Biden administration championed the passage of the CHIPS Act to encourage U.S. chip production after the pandemic spurred a nationwide chip shortage and exacerbated a supply chain crisis. Chips are used in everything from automobiles to mobile phones to home electronics. The Ohio facility is “the biggest investment of its kind ever in our nation,” Biden said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday ahead of the trip. “We’re finally bringing home jobs that have been overseas for a while.” The CHIPS Act money will go directly to companies like Intel that can apply beginning in February 2023. Around $28 billion will go to spur new leading-edge manufacturing efforts such as Intel’s. The rest will be fund what the Commerce Department calls “mature and current-generation chips” (approximately $10 billion) and research and development efforts ($11 billion) — including the creation of a National Semiconductor Technology Center. Biden officials hope the money will actually be out the door by next spring and promise a range of projects will receive funding — from modest expansions of existing facilities to complex projects like Intel’s." https://www.aol.com/finance/biden-victory-lap-ohio-passage-184422163.html

Construction crews setting up tents at the Intel plant site in advance of tomorrow's groundbreaking ceremony.