Business View Civil and Municipal | May/June 2022

18 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 N INVESTMENT and retail company with more than 100 years of combined experience that will also be developing the site. “This project would not be feasible without the investment and partnerships with JobsOhio, the Noble County Commissioners and the Ohio State University Extension, the Olive Township Trustees and the Village of Caldwell,” said Brandon Crock, co-owner and operator of Caldwell Lumber Do It Best and Crock Construction. “The landscapes of Noble County are some of the most beautiful you will see, but that beauty also brings forth challenges that make development difficult. This public-private partnership is the embodiment of a team that has worked hard for three years for one common goal, the benefit of Noble County.” Funding for site improvements was made available through the JobsOhio-Ohio Southeast Site Initiative, a program that started in 2018 with a goal to assist southeastern Ohio counties by creating competitive sites capable of winning new business investments. “The new business park comes at a critical time with the county’s original commerce park now at capacity. This is a truly collaborative effort with the landowner/developer, The Noble County Board of Commissioners, the Village of Caldwell, and the Olive Township Trustees on the local level as well as our JobsOhio and OhioSE partners,” said Brad Peoples, Noble County Commissioner. “We also thank Gwynn Stewart with Ohio State University Extension, our local community and economic development partner, and Larry Merry at the Belmont Port Authority for his best-practice regional guidance.” We are tremendously pleased to partner with JobsOhio, a capable local developer, the Ohio Department of Development, and community leaders to make this project a reality communities in our region is a lack of sites that are ready to accommodate new businesses,” said OhioSE President Mike Jacoby. “Our hilly topography and limited reach of utilities are barriers hard to overcome without teamwork. We are tremendously pleased to partner with JobsOhio, a capable local developer, the Ohio Department of Development, and community leaders to make this project a reality. Jobs will grow on these sites.” The Rural Industrial Park Loan Program supports economic development by providing low- interest direct loans to assist communities and private developers in financing the development and improvement of industrial parks and related infrastructure in rural areas. The land is owned by Crock Construction and Caldwell Mobile Home Sales, a third-generation, family-owned Noble County construction