We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming meeting this Friday, Mar 27th, at The Country Club at Muirfield (8715 Muirfield Dr., Dublin).
Meeting Details:
- Arrival: 7:30 a.m.
- Meeting Start: 7:45 a.m.
- Presentation: Begins at 8:00 a.m.
- Speaker: Eric S. Phillips, Executive Director
- Topic: Economic Development Update – Marysville, Union County, and the US 33 Corridor
- Duration: 30 minutes (including ~5 minutes for Q&A)
- Meeting Concludes: 8:30 a.m.
Topic:
Economic Development Update – Marysville, Union County, and the US 33 Corridor
Bio:
Economic Development Director, Union County – Marysville
Chief Executive Officer, Union County Chamber of Commerce
Eric Phillips has served as the Union County-Marysville Economic Development Director since February 2001. In this role, he also serves as the Executive Director of the Community Improvement Corporation and the Marysville-Union County Port Authority.
His primary roles are to retain and attract business growth and development and to build consensus between and among businesses, government and the community.
Mr. Phillips currently serves on the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Mid-Ohio Development Exchange (MODE) Board of Directors, Ohio Council of Port Authorities (OCPA) Board of Directors serving as Secretary, NW 33 Innovation Corridor Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors serving as Secretary, and Community Capital Development Corporation Board of Directors.
Formerly, Mr. Phillips served as President of the MORPC Commission, President of the MODE Board of Directors, Secretary of the One Columbus Board of Directors, and President of the National Rural Economic Developer’s Association. Mr. Phillips has played a key role in the development and implementation of the 33 Smart Mobility Corridor within the Beta District. This project has realized over $100M in public and private smart mobility infrastructure investments making this section of the 33 corridor one of the most advanced proving grounds for connected and autonomous vehicles. Additionally, Mr. Phillips has led the development of the 33 Innovation Park in Marysville leading to over $50M of investment in the business park and the formation of the Automotive & Mobility Innovation Center (AMIC). Home to 20 Japanese companies, Mr. Phillips has been instrumental in the development of the Marysville-Yorii sister/friendship city relationship, the student exchange program, and promoting foreign direct investment.
Mr. Phillips earned his undergraduate degree from Muskingum University, and a Master’s in City and Regional Planning and a Master’s of Art in Public Policy and Management from The Ohio State University.