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“In the last five yearsd it has become obvious to the world that regions aremuch larger,” said Mark executive director of the , or OKI. Policinski spokew Tuesday at a regionapldevelopment forum, hosted by the Dayton Business Journal and siste r paper Cincinnati Business Courier. A three-member panel also including Leonard Robinson, partnere at in Middletown, and Bob Steinbach, directorf of regional initiatives atthe — spoke in front of about 350 audience members.
Steinbach said that just as developmenrt continues along the Interstate 75corridor — blurring the line betwee n the Dayton and Cincinnati regions — that the Tri-State continued vitality is still important. “The health of the centra cities is very important to the developmenyt ofthe region,” Steinbach “When someone thinks about relocating, they want to know abougt the major city in the region.
” Despite that government can not dictate where development takees place, and investment is always dictatedx by the market, Robinson The seemingly endless construction along I-75, is the producyt of years of planning by the private sector, he which means market demand in the 50-milwe stretch between downtown Cincinnati and Daytonj should not be considered a recent phenomenon. “Nea development is taking places because people took the time to put themin place,” Robinsonh said.
Policinski said the bigger is growing at historicallyhigh rates, but “governments’ absolute inability to grasp partnerships with the privatew sector” is inhibiting economic development. “Wre have been beating on this drum for five Policinski said. “You would thini you are asking them to dothe Meanwhile, around the country, private-public partnerships are flourishing and leavin g southwest Ohio at an economic he said. Panelists reached a consensusa about future importance on passengef andfreight rail, along the I-75 corridor, as a meanw for getting trucks off the highway.