Youngstown Rolls Out Plan for Economic Development - The Business Journal


“It is happening,” said Stephanie Gilchrist, the city’s economic development director. “But development takes a long time.”

Gilchrist said her charge is to assemble and help develop 500 new single-family houses by 2030. However, much of this is well underway, with organizations such as the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Mahoning County Land Bank helping to spearhead construction and development of new housing units.

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