Ohio Third Frontier - Agribusiness and Food Processing

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Assignment Details: 

Ohio Third Frontier has asked the regional entrepreneurial networks (such as the JEN) for additional program recommendations with regards to regional cluster strengths. Braintree (along with OARDC) submitted a letter to the JEN encouraging them to include Agribusiness and Food Processing into their presentation to Ohio Third Frontier on April 10th, 2014. We believe with the proactive programming underway and collective results across the region over the past few years that this will be received favorably and that an RFP will be issued at a future date for a regional initiative .  At this point, this should be viewed as a placeholder along with additional program suggestions that were submitted to the JEN. However, in the near future Bob or Terrie from Braintree may reach out to one or more of you for input as to targeted sub-sectors, overall regional needs, concerns, etc.

Deadline: 

Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 04:00

To Do Status: 

Finished

To Do Priority: 

High

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Completion Date: 

Monday, July 21, 2014 - 11:01

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RFP will be released by end

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RFP will be released by end of June 2014. with a late July or August deadline and then October approval.

preliminary response from the

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preliminary response from the JEN is that package foo and snacks, including food processing technology, is not a fit for the ESP program. Too many lifestyle businesses.