Growth Financing CityWide has recently secured $8.5M in federal New Markets Tax Credits and $1M in state credits for a project, indicating ongoing development activity and appetite for financing partnerships. This presents a sales opportunity to offer additional funding programs, tax credit advisory, and related financial services to support expansion projects.

Economic Position Recognized as the best location for economic development along a corridor in late 2024, CityWide is positioned as a leader in urban renewal and business attraction in Dayton. A sales angle could include partnership on corridor revitalization initiatives, public-private collaborations, and targeted incentives.

Leadership Transition Executive leadership change occurred at the end of 2024 with the departure of the executive director, signaling potential shifts in strategy and priorities. This may present an opening for strategic consulting, stakeholder mapping, or new partner introductions aligned with the next leadership vision.

Sector Synergy CityWide engages in urban redevelopment, neighborhood beautification, and downtown energizing efforts, offering a broad mandate for civic development services, real estate, and community impact partnerships. This creates cross-sell opportunities across planning, engineering, social impact financing, and place-making collaborations.

Partnership Readiness Past collaborations with major health systems and willingness to redevelop large sites (e.g., hospital campus reuse) indicate openness to complex public-private projects. Target opportunities include mixed-use development, hospital/healthcare campus redevelopment, and multi-jurisdictional procurement programs.