COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to transform places once considered dangerous into bustling new attractions.
Earlier this month, the state announced the fourth round of funding for brownfield remediation. The announcement came after a project has now borne fruit.
What you need to know
- The state has announced its fourth round of funding for the rehabilitation of brownfield sites
- Brownfield grants help remediate contaminated sites that are abandoned or underused.
- Thanks to government funding, Grandview Crossing became a place to eat, live, work and socialize.
Brownfield grants help remediate contaminated, abandoned, or underused sites. Grandview Crossing was one example.
“Without them, we couldn’t have gotten this project off the ground. It required a lot of remediation, a lot. We had to bring in a lot of fill to level the site and remediate it,” said Joel Lilly, president and CFO of Thrive Companies.
Thanks to Brownfield funding, the 60 acres of land have become a place to eat, live, work and socialize.
Since 2021, the state has distributed $450 million to 374 projects in nearly every county in Ohio.
Thrive Companies has assisted with 17 of these projects, carefully selecting each location.
The project’s newest addition, the Little Grand Market, opened over the weekend. It’s a new indoor market that’s home to a dozen restaurants and bars, but that’s not all.
Lilly said they hope to add more residential units, shops and a hotel there in the next few years.
