Second Latina Entrepreneur Academy Cohort Booked Solid
Last summer the very first Latina Entrepreneur Academy (LEA) graduated 36 of its 42 cohort members. All were Latinas from the Southwest Ohio region. 2018’s cohort is full and ready…
HCDC Client Tech Elevator Graduates Second Cohort
HCDC client Tech Elevator recently graduated its Spring Class of 2018. Tech Elevator is a 14-week coding bootcamp that teaches Java, C#, .Net, and other programming languages. These students were…
HCDC Business Center Seeking Additional CoWorks Program Applicants
HCDC is accepting applications to join its CoWorks program. Companies in the HCDC CoWorks program pay $150/month for 3500 sq ft of shared workspace, with both private and open cubicles.…
HCDC Attends National InBIA Conference – Identifies Key Trends and Takeaways
HCDC sent two representatives to the InBIA Conference in Houston, Texas in April, with the goal to learn new trends and takeaways to make the HCDC Business Center the best…
SBA 504 Loan Borrower Spotlight: Tostado’s Grill
Located in Cincinnati’s Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood, Tostado’s Grill opened its doors in 2004, serving fare from a variety of backgrounds including: German, Italian and specializing in Mexican. Owner Hugo Tostado came…
Pipeline H20 Companies Present at Landmark 150th Morning Mentoring Session
HCDC Business Coach Dennis Reinersman, who also leads the joint HCDC/Queen City Angels Morning Mentoring program, is excited to announce that HCDC recently held its landmark 150th Morning Mentoring session!…
HCDC Participates in 2018 Site Selection Guild Conference
Photo by: Steve Ziegelmeyer HCDC was proud to represent Hamilton County, alongside other local economic development organizations like REDI Cincinnati, JobsOhio, and the Cincinnati Port Authority, at the 2018 Site…
Cincinnati Port Authority Has $300K Grant Available from EPA for Environmental Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) awarded the Port Authority a $300,000 Hazardous Substance and Petroleum Assessment Grant to assess properties whose redevelopment is hindered by existing or potential environmental…
April 2018 HCDC Loan Fundings
Office Furniture Connection – Loveland Project Cost = $1,000,000 HCDC SBA 504 Debenture = $415,000 Third-Party Lender = Huntington National Bank Banker = Kimberly Snyder DRD Coffee Services, LLC (Deeper…
Karla Boldery Selected to Lead New Office of Innovation + Creativity
Former HCDC Business Coach Karla Boldery has been selected to lead the HCDC Economic Development Office’s new Office of Innovation + Creativity. She has already made the transition into her…
April 2018 HCDC SBA 504 Loan Rates
10-Year SBA 504 Debenture = 5.112% 20-Year SBA 504 Debenture = 5.029% 25-Year SBA 504 Debenture = TBD
25-Year SBA 504 Debenture Now Available
As of April 2, 2018, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now accepting applications for 504 loans with a 25-year term. Since 1986 when the 504 program began, small businesses…