The Jackson County Economic Development Board (JCEDB) is a not-for-profit organization 501© (3) focused on economic and community programs that center on the creation and retention of jobs. JCEDB is a group of community leaders, representatives of Jackson County, working together to develop, expand, and strengthen the economic base of Jackson County by organizing and implementing a comprehensive and coordinated community economic development system, which focuses on new business development, as well as retention and expansion of existing businesses. JCEDB’s volunteer Board represents a cross-section of the community working together to encourage economic growth and stability in the county.
As a not-for-profit organization, JCEDB is funded through three primary sources: contracted services, grant writing/administration, and charitable contributions. JCEDB values its working relationships and partnerships throughout Jackson County and the southern Ohio region and maintain strict confidentiality with our clients. JCEDB continues to strive to serve as a resource and a tool for existing businesses as well as new ventures. The Board and Staff of JCEDB actively advocate existing and new business activity. Jackson County’s local economy and its residents’ standard of living depend upon these enterprises. Business people are JCEDB’s “honored guests” and successful public-private partnerships its goal.
Jackson County Economic Development Board
200 Broadway Street, 2nd Floor, Jackson, OH 45640
740.286.2838Telephone:
740.286.9641FAX:
E-mail: info@jcedb.com
To learn more about the The Jackson County Economic Development Board, please contact our office.Jennifer Jacobs
JCEDB Executive Director
740.286.2838 or
jennifer@jcedb.com
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JCEDB Value Added Services.
Jennifer Jacobs, Executive Director
Sam Brady, Economic Development Specialist
2010 JCEDB BOARD MEMBERS
Executive Committee
Erik Massie, Chair
Bobbi Montgomery, Vice Chair
Tim Wojdacz, 2nd Vice Chair
Larry Kidd, Past Chair
Jim Riepenhoff, Secretary
Fred Mavis, Treasurer
Randy Heath, Member at Large
Full Board Members
Mayor Edgar Hayburn, Wellston
Mayor Frank Doenges, Coalton
Mayor Paul McNeal, Oak Hill
Alan Terry, A.L. Terry Jewelers
Kurtis Strickland, Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
Todd Fowler, Holzer Clinic
Rick McCarty, McCarty Construction
Alan Stockmeister, Ohio Precious Metals
Andy Graham, BrenMar Construction
Nea Henry, Appalachia Realty
Connie Walker, ERA Accent II
Debra Sword, Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
Marty Wallace, Buckeye Hills Career Center
Bill Cole, Attorney at Law
Jerry Mossbarger, Jackson Broadcasting Company
Larry Foster, Jackson County Water
Martha Detty Foster
Paul Berridge, Developer
Bruce Downard, Rumpke Waste
Fair Housing Program-Fair Housing Is Your Right
The Jackson County Economic Development Board (JCEDB) office through a contract with Jackson County serves as the fair housing office and offers services to the community by administering the Jackson County Fair Housing Program. The housing coordinator is here to help by answering your housing questions, assisting you in finding the right answers, providing education on your rights and responsibilities and assisting you in filing fair housing complaints. We offer assistance to everyone and there is no fee for this service.
Fair Housing is the law and your right, and everyone is protected by federal and state laws. Everyone has the right to live where you want and can afford. Fair Housing discrimination is illegal. Everyone may freely choose a place to live without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or because you are disabled or have children in your family and your military status. The law applies in the sale and rental of housing, mortgage lending, insurance and advertising.
The Fair Housing Act was first passed in 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, and it prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion and national origin. Discrimination based on sex was added in 1974. When the law was comprehensively amended in 1988, it was changed to include discrimination against people because of disability and because of familial status - the presence of children under the age of 18. On March 24, 2008, a bill went into effect in Ohio that also prohibits discrimination based on military status.
The Jackson County Fair Housing Office offers training, outreach materials and complaint intake to the community. Additionally, we assist you with filing a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) if you feel you have been treated unfairly.
For additional information, related links and helpful downloads, please visit the Jackson County Fair Housing website at http://www.jcfairhousing.com.