Continuing To Grow!

The team at Medina County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) focuses on attracting, retaining, and expanding businesses. The business base of Medina County is not concentrated in any one industry, and the local economy has proven that diversification of industry is the key to stability, regardless of economic climate. We are always looking to attract new businesses to Medina County, especially small, closely held, or family-owned businesses.

Through our business outreach program, we meet with over 200 companies annually to learn from their successes, anticipate their needs, and help them achieve their goals. MCEDC helps retain businesses by providing them access to financing resources, connecting them to workforce and educational partners and their programs, and negotiating local and state incentives. Medina County’s business community continues to see tremendous growth, particularly by innovative companies that have found new market niches and opened new product lines during the past year. Through a variety of partnerships, MCEDC supports businesses’ growth, allocating resources to those who need help expanding their businesses.

To combat workforce shortages and to build the county labor pool, MCEDC has created and strengthened programs aimed at keeping our high school graduates in Medina County to start their careers. Since 2022, our career coach has helped over 5,000 students explore career interests, connect to prospective employers, and find career opportunities. To support new graduates in their career paths, we developed a program awarding scholarships to students who have gained employment immediately following high school graduation to aid them in acquiring the necessary tools to start their careers. This year, we awarded $1,000 scholarships to twenty students, adding to the 39 scholarships in the prior three years.

Our Pre-Apprentice program is certified by Apprentice Ohio and provides an opportunity for students to gain soft skills, learn about careers in Medina County, and ultimately earn two graduation seals for completing the program. In the first four years of the Pre-Apprenticeship program, nearly 600 students have earned their graduation seals.

MCEDC’s work is also paving the way for new developments on sites with existing infrastructure that had fallen into disrepair. The first round of state grants for brownfield redevelopment, awarded in 2022, provided $4.5 million for 15 building demolition projects through 2025 that have led to over $60 million in new construction, renovations, and clean land for either future development or permanent open space for community enjoyment. In 2024 and 2025, MCEDC secured another $5 million in grants that have supported the construction of the new Legacy Hotel, a new Meijer store in the City of Medina, and the anticipated restoration of the Brickyard property in Wadsworth, among other projects, that will result in over $40 million in new capital investments.

The Medina County Economic Development Corporation is here to support all businesses and help them meet their goals. If you are a company that would like to discuss your plans, business development resources, or talent acquisition and retention, visit MCEDC at www.medinacounty.org or call our office at 330-722-9215.