The Ohio State University Endeavor Center
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2013-05-02
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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The Ohio State University's Endeavor Center is a vibrant example of how universities and community partners collaborate to make a shared vision a reality and how economically distressed communities in the Appalachian region benefit. The Endeavor Center became a reality in 2005 after 15 years of community commitment and collaboration.
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IMPACT. 1: It has resulted in successes such as:. More than 800 new high-skill, high-wage, high-tech jobs being created by business partners housed in the center. In excess of $50 million of direct increased economic impact for the area created by business partners occupying the center. 14 business partners who have graduated to build facilities of their own or improved the economic vitality of local commercial real estate market by utilizing vacant space outside the center.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: U.S. Department of Commerce; Economic Development Organization; United States Department of Agriculture; Governor's Office of Appalachia; Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative; Southern Ohio Agriculture and Community Development Foundation; Shawnee State University; Numerous small and large businesses
PRIMARY CONTACT: Jerry Driggs (driggs.8@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: U.S. Department of Commerce; Economic Development Organization; United States Department of Agriculture; Governor's Office of Appalachia; Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative; Southern Ohio Agriculture and Community Development Foundation; Shawnee State University; Numerous small and large businesses
PRIMARY CONTACT: Jerry Driggs (driggs.8@osu.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 1 (2013).