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Readersof ColumbusCEOMagazinenamedDublin theBest Place for Business for the4thconsecutiveyear in2014.What
makesDublin suchagreat place for business?Businesses largeand small, establishedand start-ups recognizeDublinas
apartner for success. The reasons arenumerous, including state-of-theartDubLink ber technology, business assistance
programs,world-class amenities includingparks, publicart, avibrant downtowndistrict, bikepaths, recreationopportunities,
aneducatedworkforce, great schools andgreat golf thanks to theannualMemorial Tournament on thecourse that Jackbuilt.
2014Highlights
TheCityhadeight economicdevelopment agreements accounting for the retentionof
187 jobs
and thecreationof
286 jobs
.
Thousandsof jobswere retained tied to
OhioHealth
and
Battelle’s
expandeduseof theCity’s ber,
DubLink
.
NestleQualityAssuranceCenter
expanded itsNorthAmericanhub for product qualityassurance testingwithan
$11million,35,000square foot
addition in theWest InnovationDistrict that dramatically increased the facility’s
capacity to test andevaluate themyriadofNestle-ownedbeverageand foodbrands.
StateBank&Trust
beganconstructiononan
11,000square foot
o cebuildingon thenortheast corner of
ShamrockBoulevardandS.R. 161 in theBridgeStreetDistrict.
BestPlace forBusiness
ColumbusCEOMagazine
2014
BUILDINGSTATS
659
commercial and
residential permits issued
$132.3
millioncostof construction
