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Cincinnati Empowerment Zone Profile

Zone Vital Statistics:

  1. Population of the Most Populous City: Cincinnati - 364,040
  2. Zone Population: 49,877
  3. Approximate Zone Size: 7 square miles
  4. Poverty Rate: 47%
  5. Unemployment Rate: 15%
  6. Education: 44% of adult Zone residents lack a high school diploma
Estimated Number of Jobs Created or Retained: 10,037
 
Proposed Leveraged Commitments: $2.2 billion
  1. Public Sector: $1.4 billion
  2. Private Sector: $800 million
Key Business Partnerships:
Over 30 businesses made commitments in the Strategic Plan. Some of the key business partners are:
 
A. Lowes Enterprises Inc.A.M. Kinney Inc.Husman's
Abandoned BuildingsAlabama's Fish MarketIntegra
Armour Metal FabricationBankOneIAMS
BIO/STARTBurnsPNC Bank
Castellini CompanyCINCOMToyota Motor
CINERGYCincinnati BellThe Gibbons Group
CINTASF&W PublicationsSpeer & Associates
Fifth Third BankFrisch'sThe Kroger Co
Globe Business ResourceJ&M PropertiesProctor & Gamble
Nxfase Unlimited Inc.MESSER Construction Co.Tears of Isis Books

List of Other Key Partners:

Cincinnati Public SchoolsXavier University
Cincinnati State UniversityUrban Application Council
Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public LibraryCincinnati Zoo
University of CincinnatiUrban League of Greater Cincinnati
 
List of Developable Sites:
  •  IAMS-Swifton Commons-Vine Street Dump and Vicinity
  •  Blue Ash Airport
  •  The Conrail Site
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