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<br />-Expanding the Village:
<br />~~I~f1~:,cJ~';~;~~~:nt~ b1~efgr~~;<J~N(ue5 agr~$:Ch to
<br />oTheY\'ianled to ensure lhal lhearea W8S developed in
<br />'an orderly,thcllghtful manncrlhat reflected the
<br />comrr.ufil1y's standards and notjusl the whims of
<br />developers,"
<br />-The Village Expansion Specific Plan is designed to
<br />~8nd the VlllaQ.€ In a \'.~ tha1Qreserv€s the character
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<br />; ~1~g~~i1~g~g~t~j ~~i~~eo';~I~~Ji'lg~~s ~~~~~er~~T~~i~l?a?f
<br />and retail/commercial uses In proximity to commuter rail
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<br />.32 ~.1lles southwest of Cleveland Pop 8 300 '--.
<br />-Located in one of the fastesl grol'ling counties in Ohio
<br />oResiden1ial & -'big box retail" developmenl pressures
<br />oOevelopmenlinnearbyportionsofLorraineCounly
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<br />-Expanding the Village: Benefits
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<br />o'.-10re'..'ell.roundcdV,lIage retail dislrict"Jilh more offerin gs
<br />for students arld resldenls
<br />'Provides more spaces for businesses Ihalwant 10 locate or
<br />eXIl~nd mille V,llage. bUl carfl beC<lllSe tllerc arc no ex'stlng
<br />'1~C~nCles
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<br />o~.lakes the entire Villago more altr<Jctive<JS a <lcstinalion for
<br />VISitOrs and resldenls
<br />oAliO\'iSrorholeldevelopmCIlI
<br />oAddressesnoedfarrnore'l<lrielyillholJSillgopportunities
<br />'Srings grocery store locenlral'.'i1lage
<br />oGeneratesmores~tcstaxrevcnue
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<br />-Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc
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<br />-Malt-O-Meal Company (headquarters)
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<br />oCerealcompany
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<br />-Other major private employers:
<br />'Hospltal,medicalclinic, skilled nursing, publishing,
<br />relall,fooddlSlnbutlon
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<br />-Marketing:
<br />~~~uO~sh~r~~~,fir ~_~~~;~&~~~~~~Jsd~P ~~a~;~ ~~erica,
<br />forrnmg<Jcommumlythat'saplcasantplacelollve,
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<br />-Bio-Medical & other research spin-off from
<br />Case Western University (not Oberlin College)
<br />-Synapse Biomedical, Inc.
<br />.Sfart.up Jhal develops "minimally.invasive
<br />rr~~\~s~~~fa~~gp1~'~,~~t~S n~~~~!~~~Pi~oz~~~n~nl."
<br />.Pioncered the chronic di<Jphragm pacing s\'stem, an
<br />eleclro.medrcalde'J[ceusedtoasslstChr.stopllerRee'le
<br />'Assccialed '.'Jitl) C~se Western Reserve <Jnd the
<br />Universlly Hosllilals HealtllSystem
<br />'l.ocaled inOberlin "f)u",[J',,; tllUl"blrjl)rlt r .-,-'~ tl1u,-,"
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<br />oConducling clinical trials in 2006-7
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