Office of Economic Development

In the News

May 22, 2013 - "April Unemployment Rates Decrease in Mahoning Valley", (The Business Journal)

May 17, 2013 - "New Business Filings Up in Ohio During April", (The Business Journal)

May 8, 2013 - "Kasich touts Exterran as Valley’s latest success story", (The Vindicator)

April 30, 2013 - "Energy Job Fair Draws Applicants, Affirmations", (The Business Journal)

April 26, 2013 - "Moving from New York, Hudson Sees Growth Here", (The Business Journal)

April 25, 2013 - "Through Prism, YSU Seeks to Help Manufacturers", (The Business Journal)

April 22, 2013 - "Sales Growth at Fastest Pace in Year, NABE Says", (The Business Journal)

April 16, 2013 - "Housing Starts at Highest Level Since 2008", (The Wall Street Journal)

April 3, 2013 - "NAMII Holds Meetings, Names Deputy Directors", (The Business Journal)

March 21, 2013 - "7 Projects Share $4.5M in NAMII Funding", (The Business Journal)

March 20, 2013 - "April 19 Event to Aid Manufacturers in Hiring", (The Business Journal)

March 12, 2013 - "Exterran Plant to Ramp Up Production in April", (The Business Journal)

March 12, 2013 - "Job Openings Increase as U.S. Labor Market Improves", (Bloomberg.com)

March 8, 2013 - "Employers Add 236,000 Jobs; Unemployment Falls to 7.7%", (The Wall Street Journal)

March 7, 2013 - "Talk of the Downtown: How Fast Momentum Is Building", (The Business Journal)

March 6, 2013 - "Hotel Project in the Works as Development Accelerates", (The Business Journal)

March 4, 2013 - "Youngstown's improbable comeback attracting attention and creating jobs", (Cleveland.com)

February 26, 2013 - "It’s Career Week at YSU Williamson College of Business", (The Business Journal)

February 21, 2013 - "Small Firms Plan for Stronger Economy", (The Wall Street Journal)

February 21, 2013 - "Electrical Companies, Workers Wired for Robust Year", (The Business Journal)

February 14, 2013 - "NAMII Advances Its Work as Media Spotlight Shines", (The Business Journal)

The City of Youngstown has reintroduced The Youngstown Initiative, a program that offers small businesses access to capital and government-contracting opportunities. Visit the Programs page to learn more.

Recent Developments

Mahoning Valley Historical Society

The Mahoning Valley Historical Society recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing an investment of approximately $3 million toward the renovation and opening of their museum and archive located at 325 W. Federal Street. More

Youngstown Business Incubator

The Youngstown Business Incubator recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing an investment of $1.2 million to expand and renovate its operations located at 241 W. Federal and 234 Boardman Streets. More

Iron City Wood Products, Inc.

Iron City Wood Products, Inc. recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing to invest an estimated $900,000 to relocate their operations to the east side of Youngstown and renovate the existing building to construct a manufacturing/warehousing facility. More

Empyra.com, Inc.

Local software development and consulting company, Empyra.com, Inc., recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing to invest an estimated $582,000 towards hiring and the expansion of its operations in the downtown business district. More

Green Haines Sgambati Co., LPA

Green Haines Sgambati Co., LPA recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing to invest $115,000 to consolidate and relocate its existing Austintown and Wick Avenue offices to downtown Youngstown. More

Kiraly Tool & Die, Inc.

Kiraly Tool & Die recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown to invest $12,720 in façade improvements to their Crescent Street facility. More

Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. recently entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Youngstown committing to relocate 37 employees to its Youngstown facility and invest approximately $2,000,000 to construct a new 16,000 sq. ft. office addition to the company’s manufacturing plant located in the Salt Springs Business Park. More