HEATH-NEWARK-LICKING COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2024

PORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEW VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

HEATH, OHIO – Hayley Amick has been named Vice President, Business Development with the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority.  Amick recently started with the Port Authority in a position with responsibilities in economic development, financing, and real estate.

“The Port Authority aims to grow our role in financing and community solutions, including small business property availability and workforce housing support,” said Rick Platt, President and CEO.  “Hayley is familiar, from Day One, with the unique value proposition Licking County enjoys.  She is poised to achieve growth not just for the Port Authority but our entire region in industrial development.”

Amick comes to the Port Authority having worked with Grow Licking County CIC since 2021.  The Vice President, Business Development is responsible for managing the Potentia program, including financing programs for industrial development, non-profit, and workforce housing.  The position leads the Port Authority real estate portfolio primarily marketed to small business, including STEMFlex® in Newark.  She is involved in the community through the Young Leaders of Licking County and serves on the Licking County Planning Commission.  The Newark Catholic, University of Dayton, and Ohio State University graduate resides in Newark with her husband.

The Port Authority owns and manages the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center in Heath and is the largest self-sustaining port authority in Ohio.  For more information, visit the Port Authority’s web site at HNLCPA.com.

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