Department of Development
David K. Amstutz, Director
One Government Center, Suite 2250
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone: 419-245-1286
Fax: 419-245-1462
City of Toledo... Working Together with You
The Department of Development is committed to stimulating business development by facilitating financial incentives, technical support, and promoting Toledo's strategic location in order to create jobs and enhance the overall quality of life.
The recent accolade of being named the "Most Business Friendly City" by fDi Magazine is more validation that Toledo is a great home to businesses in current operation and those on the brink of starting up.
CNN Shines a Spot Light on Toledo
Toledo and Northwest Ohio’s growing reputation as the “Silicon Valley of Solar Energy” was recently featured in a one hour special on CNN.
CNN producer Sheila Steffen, visited the Toledo area in late March to record the story. She and her crew visited the First Solar facility in Perrysburg as well as Xunlight Corporation on Nebraska Avenue in Toledo. She also interviewed Mayor Carty Finkbeiner about Toledo and Northwest Ohio’s transition from a manufacturing center to a center for the research, development, and manufacturing of alternative energy components.
In the course of their discussions, Ms. Steffen told Mayor Finkbeiner that many in the alternative energy industry regarded Toledo as the “Silicon Valley of Solar Energy.” Toledo’s alternative energy facilities have been covered by publications such as “The Economist, “Newsweek”, and the “Wall Street Journal”.
“Our stature in the international business of alternative energy is growing,” said Mayor Finkbeiner. “This story - broadcast to an international audience on the best known cable news network in the world - can only help increase that stature.”
View the CNN story here:
http://money.cnn.com/video/#/video/news/2008/03/24/news.acosta.green.cnnmoney