We’re a professionally managed city with experienced economic developers and creative thinkers.
06/11/2024
The Middletown Small Business Alliance is a free to use service provided by the Department of Economic Development focused on promoting and expanding our small business efforts within the city while fostering growth, and enhancing the economic landscape of Middletown. The MSBA also offers direct access to our Small Business Development Center. The SBDC offers training programs, mentorships, and educational programming that provides guidance on topics such as marketing, finance, legal compliance, and technology adoption. MSBA meetings are held quarterly in February, May, August, and November. Please email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
03/19/2024
Nominations are OPEN! Make sure to submit your favorite Middletown business before March 29th!
The best food, restaurants, people and places that make Butler County a great place to live.
03/04/2024
Last month's MSBA meeting was a journey through our past achievements and a glimpse into our future endeavors. Our esteemed guest, Shaquille Riston from the Minority Business Assistance Centers, informed us about the SOAR no-interest loan program and the myriad benefits of the MBAC. We hope to see you at our next MSBA meeting in May.
Thank you to our host, Biggby Coffee Middletown
02/26/2024
Join us at Biggby Coffee for our upcoming MSBA meeting! We'll be discussing the MBAC No-Interest Micro Loans initiative, reflecting on our achievements over the past year, and sharing our exciting plans for the future.
01/26/2024
Join us and the team at Cancun Mexican Restaurant to celebrate their grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on February 14th at 12pm.
3350 Village Dr, Middletown, OH 45005
12/22/2023
Take some time this holiday season and visit the oldest continually operating stained glass studio in the United States located right here in downtown Middletown! For more information, please visit beauverre.net
12/22/2023
The Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation Grant Awards are aimed at small- and medium-sized manufacturers throughout the U.S. This program’s goal is to ultimately save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for facilities. The IAC Implementation Grants program provides incentives for manufacturers to implement recommendations made by DOE and other qualified energy assessments. The deadline to apply for the next quarterly review cycle is December 31, 2023. Please visit the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation Grant Awards website for more information.
12/15/2023
The 2023 HerRise MicroGrant is open NOW. Make sure to submit your application before the end of the month. Please visit www.hersuitespot.com for more information and eligibility requirements.
12/06/2023
We are currently looking for prospective residential developers to collaborate with on the former Lincoln School site. For more information, please visit our BidView site.
12/06/2023
Join us December 11th for our final MSBA meeting of the year, here at the City Building (1 Donham Plaza, Conference room 2C) at 4 pm to discuss some upcoming changes to the MSBA format and to meet with our mayor elect and some of the incoming city council. We hope to see you there.
11/30/2023
We’d like to extend our sincere apologies for an error published in a recent article posted to our website and social media accounts. The article incorrectly listed and linked to a small brewery located in a different community. Our small businesses are the heart and soul of our community and our team is dedicated to sharing accurate, positive information.
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The City of Middletown is strategically located between the Dayton Metropolitan Area and the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan area, with less than a 30-minute drive to either downtown Dayton or Cincinnati. The federal government is expected to merge the two MSA’s as part of the 2020 census. A combined Cincinnati-Dayton metropolitan with 2,950,285 people would rank the region as the 18th largest in the U.S. behind San Diego-Carlsbad, California, and ahead of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.
The City of Middletown’s Economic Development department is the first line of contact for all businesses. Whether you are an existing business, new to our community or considering Middletown, Ohio for your next location we are here to serve you. We work closely with city and community leaders for the promotion of Middletown’s economic growth.
The City economic development team also provides assistance with –
Funding
Tax incentives
Demographic data
Site selection
Workforce development
Introductions to city and community partners
Where We’re Headed
We are a community that knows who we are and what we want to be. The City is in final draft of updating its Master Plan, with elements of that process completed over the past year including: community visioning, a downtown Master Plan, the new Zoning Code, and an analysis with recommendations for our housing stock. An update of the Airport Master Plan is also underway. The last piece of the Master Plan will be a comprehensive transportation update using 21st century planning to move people most efficiently by automobile, public transit, bicycle and on foot.
These processes and plans have encouraged both new development and expansion of business in Middletown. There has been $750 million in new construction recently completed in Middletown. AK Steel, our largest employer, opened their new Research and Innovation Center. NTE built a $600 million state-of-the-art natural gas fired power plant. Kettering Health Network opened a $30 million medical facility at the entrance to Interstate 75 and is already expanding. Beyond the new construction, however, is an expansion of existing business in Middletown. Infrastructure projects funded by the city have eased truck access to major industrial parks allowing PAC Worldwide, AK Steel Research and Innovation Center, and NTE Middletown Energy Center businesses to expand their operations in Middletown. Additionally, in 2019, a 612,000 square foot spec distribution center was built in MADE Industrial Park.
Contact our economic development team to learn more about Middletown’s plans for the future and how you can become part of them.
