Ohio City Near West Development Corporation Wins $10,000 Community Impact Award
The Ohio City Near West Development Corporation project, including
a massive renovation and redevelopment of the former Fries and Schuele building
in Ohio City, has earned a $10,000 Community Impact Award, an award co-sponsored
by Dominion East Ohio and Inside Business magazine.
In the eighth annual award competition, Dominion awarded $50,000
to seven winners selected by a panel of judges from 65 entries submitted by
organizations throughout northeast Ohio. The award recognizes cities or groups
that have made an impact in the community. Grant funds come from the Dominion
Foundation.
The historic Fries and Schuele building is breathing new life
into Ohio City. The ground level hosts a market filled with 8,000 square feet
of unique retailers, including a chocolatier, a handbag specialty store and
foods from across the globe. Above, residents live in 36 newly finished 1,200-square-foot
apartments with hardwood floors and spectacular views of downtown and Market
Square.
"We support the outstanding efforts of all the people
involved in these award-winning projects," said Jay L. Johnson, president
and chief executive officer. "Their work goes a long way in revitalizing
our communities and making them better places in which to live, work and play."
Other Community Impact Award winners include:
The Community Hall Foundation's massive renovation
project that restored the Akron Civic Theatre to its days of old;
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber Foundation for
an ongoing continued commitment towards building the infrastructure in the
region through Grow Mahoning Valley;
Slavic Village Development, for a project that helped
preserve Mill Creek Falls in the Warner Road-Turney Road neighborhood;
ParkWorks, for its beautification project at Orchard
School Community Park;
Stark County Regional Planning, for the StockPile
program, which helps needy families with funding and supplies for emergency
repairs to their homes; and
Common Wealth Inc., for Sycamore Place, an apartment
complex for seniors in Campbell.
Dominion has a diversified and integrated energy portfolio
consisting of about 24,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion also serves more
than 3.8 million franchise natural gas and electric customers in five states.
For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.
