Get Midwest — We Think of Everything
The Dayton Region, and the talented people who live and work here, are what businesses are looking for when they want to relocate. From education and cultural arts to healthcare, housing values, low commute times, and outstanding parks and recreational opportunities, our dynamic attributes are what attract business and top workforce talent.
Specializing in four key areas:
- Aerospace research and development
- Information technology
- Advanced materials manufacturing
- Healthcare and human services
we’re focusing on what we do best.
With benefits such as these, business and industry leaders are quickly seeing the potential and growth opportunities in the Dayton Region.
60 Minute Market
The Dayton Region prides itself on a unique 60-minute market. Within the Dayton Region, workers can travel farther in a shorter amount of time compared to other metropolitan areas, such as Washington, DC, Boston, or Atlanta. Businesses and residents benefit from access to:
- Three international and 13 municipal/local airports
- Eleven four-year/graduate schools; nine research institutes; four community colleges; and countless trade and technical schools
- Twenty major medical centers and hospitals
- Attractions including museums, zoos, parks, amusement parks, and sports teams
Business Opportunities
The Dayton Region provides a wealth of entrepreneurial opportunities to local business leaders and those considering relocating to the area. If you want to start or grow a business, the Dayton Region has the assets you need to be successful. We are privileged to have an abundance of organizations focused on growing businesses and improving our economic future. These organizations cover a wide array of support services – including:
- Business Location Assistance—assists site selection professionals and company officials in evaluating the bottom line benefits of moving to or expanding in the Dayton Region
- Entrepreneurial Development Network—provides firms with the intellectual resources essential to starting a business on solid footing, such as strategic planning and consulting
- Dayton Investment Network—a group of institutional and private investors who provide new business owners with a variety of funding/business incubation opportunities
- Collaborative Research and Trade Organizations—educational institutes and organizations that work together to contribute to the success of the Dayton Region
Business development opportunities in the Dayton Region include: the ability to consolidate your supply chain, commercialization, grant sharing, and more.
For Site Selectors
If you are a site selector, the Dayton Region has what you are looking for. We call our approach to site location assistance “integrated economic development” because, in addition to traditional real estate-related services, we provide access to public-private partnerships on financing issues, as well as public partnerships for legislative issues and other important issues such as strategic planning, logistics, and access to customers.
And in response to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC), the Dayton Region has banded together to insure that those individuals and families moving here feel welcome. We offer a host of information about the region, as well as resources to assist with relocation and making decisions—anything from real estate to helping spouses with job placement.
In the Dayton Region, we think of everything. Innovation in our region has shaped our heritage and this tradition continues today with:
- Fuel cells and alternative energy
- Radio frequency identification
- Sensors technology
- Aerospace medicine
- Human sciences
- Advanced materials and manufacturing
- Information technology and data management
To learn more about the Dayton Region, please contact the Dayton Development Coalition.
Mailing Address
Dayton Development Coalition
900 Kettering Tower
Dayton, OH 45423
Telephone
(937) 222-4422
(800) 241-2469
Fax
(937) 222-1323
(800) 237-2044
Email
| President and CEO | JP Nauseef |
| Chief Operating Officer | Jim Leftwich |
| Business Recruitment / Business Location Assistance | Marty Hohenberger, Vice President, Business Development |
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Entrepreneurial Development Entrepreneurial Signature Program Miami Valley Venture Funds Entrepreneurial Development Network |
Christina Howard, Vice President, Entrepreneurial Development Judy Brinegar, Vice President, Entrepreneurial Signature Program Melissa Aldridge,Finance and Operations Analyst |
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Defense Industry Retention and Expansion Wright-Patt 2010 Committee |
Joe Zeis, Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Lou Ferraro, Staff Consultant |
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Regional Advocacy The Dayton Region Priority Development and Advocacy Committee (PDAC) |
Michael Gessel, Vice President, Federal Government Programs |
| Events Planning and Community Partnerships |
Maureen Patterson, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations Kary Iddings, Director, Special Events Matt Luongo, Director, Communications |
| Media Contact | Matt Luongo, Director, Communications |