Building Sites

Building sites available for light industrial use.

Sites adjacent to runway are reserved for aviation related businesses that require direct runway access.

Outparcel reserved for service related business that requires highway exposure.

For more information regarding building sites, contact us at the phone number or e-mail address listed below.

Information regarding development resources such as financing and tax incentive programs is also listed below.

Resources for new and expanding businesses.

Shalersville Township is established as an Ohio Enterprise Zones.   Enterprise Zones enable the township trustees to negotiate real and personal property taxes for a ten-year period.  Currently, maximum abatements in Shalersville are 60% for 10 years.  Amount and length of the abatement are based on real and personal property taxes generated, number of jobs created, and total payroll over the length of the abatement.

For details on the State of Ohio Enterprise Zone Program, visit the Portage County Office of Economic Development's Enterprise Zone Page.  (*Note: Clicking the links on this page will open a new browser window. Close the new window to return.)

Additional Development Resources
The Portage County Office of Economic Development web site also provides information about Economic Development Financing, investment and job creation tax credits, industrial sites, industrial buildings and county demographics.

  • Kent-Portage Small Business Development Center: The Kent/Portage Small Business Development Center offers support, training and resources for new and existing small businesses. Additional small business links are listed below.

  • Portage Workforce Connection
    Portage Workforce Connection provides information and services related to employment, labor market, training, careers, community services, county officials and economic development in Portage County. Also includes state and federal officials.

  • Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium (NEOTEC)
    Foreign Trade Zones and Northeast Ohio Logistics Information

    Ron DeBarr, Executive Director
    KSU Administrative Services Bldg.
    Kent, Ohio 44242 USA
    E-Mail:  neotec@kent.edu
     

Occupational Safety and Health Administration | US Department of Labor | Census 2000 Results