Ohio's Electric Cooperative Current

May 2023

The Caldwell East of I-77 Business Park in Noble County, Ohio, checks all the boxes for the top 10 site selection factors identified in a recent national survey of site selection consultants, including:

  • Low labor costs (ranked #1) and availability of skilled labor (#3) 
  • Available land (#10) and available buildings (#15) 
  • Outstanding quality of life (#2) with abundant recreational opportunities 
  • Energy availability (#4) and favorable energy costs (#8) 
  • Broadband connectivity (#6) 
  • And much more! 

The Caldwell East of I-77 Business Park in Noble County, Ohio, checks all the boxes for the top 10 site selection factors identified in a recent national survey of site selection consultants, including:

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Noble County’s low-cost business environment translates into very competitive wage rates and a lower cost of living.

“The math is pretty simple,” said Ohio Southeast President Mike Jacoby. “It costs less to live here, and it costs less to do business here. For a resident, the cost of living is below national and regional indexes. For a business, a lower cost of living, means lower wages.”

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New building sites are ready for immediate construction; first spec building is underway.

A series of tiered pads cut into the hillside at different elevations honors the local geography while developing six building sites. The $4.8 million investment includes construction of a new access road, site work, full utilities, extension of water and sewer, and a 10,000-square-foot speculative building.

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Washington Electric Cooperative is well positioned to serve with reliable power and abundant capacity.
Over the past five years, Washington Electric Cooperative replaced its older substations with new facilities that have three-to-four times the capacity and improved reliability. “We’re in a very strong position with the ability to serve a lot of load with very reliable power,” said Jeff Triplett, general manager and CEO of Washington Electric Cooperative.

Southeast Ohio offers outstanding quality of life with abundant recreational opportunities.
Noble County and Caldwell, its county seat, provide picturesque rural and small town living in the heart of Ohio’s Appalachian region. The scenic rural area is a recreational wonderland with beautiful lakes, rolling hills, parks, and hardwood forests.

Noble County’s labor shed is a 10-county area.
A local history of employment in diverse manufacturing sectors including auto parts, magnetic products, and food packaging; coal mining and oil and gas extraction; and transportation, plus a work ethic honed from tending the area’s nearly 600 farms, has developed desirable workforce skillsets and a hard-working attitude.

Public/private partnership achieved award-winning results.
The Caldwell East of I-77 Business Park was among the best of the best projects recognized at the Appalachian Partnership, Inc. and OhioSE’s 2023 Annual Summit in mid-March.

For more information about industrial sites served by Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, contact Dennis Mingyar at (614) 430-7876 or dmingyar@ohioec.org.

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Dennis Mingyar

Ohio's Electric Cooperatives

www.ohioec.org/ed

6677 Busch Boulevard

Columbus, OH 43229

614-430-7876

dmingyar@ohioec.org