HEATH-NEWARK-LICKING COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2019

MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITY ZONE REPORT UNVEILED WEDNESDAY

Miami University Ohio Public Leader Fellow Unveils Report to Port Authority
HEATH–Miami University Ohio Public Leader Fellow, David Goon, will unveil his report on the opportunities in the Opportunity Zone in Central Licking County Wednesday to the Port Authority.

Media are invited to attend Wednesday, January 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority administrative building at 851 Irving Wick Drive West, Heath.

Opportunity zones are a federal designation brought about by the 2017 tax reform act. A designated zone in Central Licking County encompasses manufacturing areas, including Port Authority owned property in Heath and Union Township. The Port Authority has dubbed it the “Manufacturing Opportunity Zone” to differentiate the zone. Miami University’s Ohio Public Leader Fellowship program places a Miami University student with a host for the month of January with a focus on a project providing community benefits to the host community.

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HEATH-NEWARK-LICKING COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2019

PORT AUTHORITY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING ANNOUNCED

HEATH, OHIO – The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority has scheduled a special meeting of the Board of Directors, for Tuesday, January 8 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the boardroom of the Port Authority offices at 851 Irving Wick Drive West, Heath, Ohio. The Board is expected to consider action on a resolution to increase FY19 appropriation authority and encumber additional funding for construction of the Force Lab project.

The Board meetings are open to the public. For more information, visit the Port Authority’s web site at http://www.hnlcpa.com.

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