Site Selection Criteria New Albany Offers
Highway accessibility
  • 3 easily accessible interchanges
  • 7 miles of freeway visibility
Workforce
  • Proximity to highly-educated and skilled labor workforce
  • 69% of residents hold bachelor’s degree or higher
Advanced IT
  • Self-healing, 96-strand fiber optic network; access to 200 carriers
Economic development incentives  

  • Up to 15 year 100% real property tax abatement
  • Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit
  • Ohio Rapid Outreach Grant
  • AEP Ohio Grant Program
  • Ohio Economic Development Contingency Grant
  • Ohio 629 Roadwork/Infrastructure Grant
  • Technology credits
  • Income tax credits
  • Low interest loans
  • Green building credits
  • CRA tax abatements
Land availability

  • Commercial property for sale or leasing, ranging from one to more than 100 acres
Energy availability and cost

  • State of the art infrastructure
  • AEP grid SMART technology
  • Dual feed electric power
  • $0.0706 per kWh
Corporate tax rate

  • One of the region’s lowest corporate income tax rates at 2%
Proximity to major markets

  • 10 minutes to Port Columbus International Airport
  • 20 minutes to FTZ #138 and cargo- dedicated airport
  • Within a one day’s drive of 47% of the U.S. population and 53% of U.S. manufacturing capacity
  • Within 500 miles of 50% of North American population

 

Quality of Life Factors New Albany Offers
Ratings of public schools

  • Rated U.S. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
  • Rated “Excellence with Distinction,” Ohio’s highest ranking for 9 years
Housing cost

  • Apartments starting at $600 per month
  • Variety of housing options, ranging from $150,000 to $5 million
Higher education

  • Central Ohio is home to 26 colleges and universities with more than 110,000 students
  • The Ohio State University is 15 miles away
Healthcare facilities

  • Mount Carmel’s Health & Wellness, primary care and health workshops
  • Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
  • Many physicians’ offices