Akron-Canton Airport
Link: Akron-Canton Airport Website
| Canton's closest passenger airport, a short ten minutes from downtown. It also includes the Foreign Trade Zone.
The Akron-Canton Regional Airport is one of the nation's fastest-growing airports, experiencing a 15% increase in passenger travel from 2007 to 2008. Despite their growth, they remain one of the fastest, easiest, and most affordable airports to travel from in the region.
With direct flights to and from major American cities like Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, and Fort Lauderdale, and connecting flights to international destinations across the globe, Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is the easiest way to reach Canton when driving is not an option. |
Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Link: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Website
| An advocate for businesses (both current and future), the Chamber can help your company with community exposure, business leads, legislative work, networking, relocation assistance, and more! |
Canton Small Business Development Center
Link: Canton Small Business Development Center Website
| Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Ohio Department of Development, this program will help individuals start, sustain, and grow their businesses. |
Clean Ohio Fund (Brownfield Redevelopment)
Link: Clean Ohio Fund Website
| The Clean Ohio Fund restores, protects, and connects Ohio's important natural and urban places by preserving green space and farmland, improving outdoor recreation, and cleaning up brownfields to encourage redevelopment and revitalize communities. |
Fund for Our Economic Future
Link: Fund for Our Economic Future Website
| The Fund for Our Economic Future unites philanthropy in Northeast Ohio to strengthen the region's economic competitiveness through grantmaking, research, and civic engagement. |
JumpStart
Link: JumpStart Website
| JumpStart funds high-growth businesses and ideas, works with their founders to develop the businesses into venture-ready entities and simultaneously celebrates Northeast Ohio's early-stage company successes. |
Northeast Ohio Trade and Economic Consortium (NEOTEC) (Foreign Trade Zone 181)
Link: Northeast Ohio Trade and Economic Consortium Website
| The Northeast Ohio Trade and Economic Consortium (NEOTEC) is an economic development partnership formed to promote trade, business growth and economic opportunities throughout Northeast Ohio. NEOTEC manages Foreign Trade Zone 181 and conducts regional economic development activities on behalf of the 10-county Joint Office of Economic Development (JOED). |
Ohio Department of Development
Link: Ohio Department of Development Website
| Engaged every day in marketing, deal-making, innovating, investing, and collaborating, the Ohio Department of Development works at the speed of business to accelerate and support the teamwork that is absolutely necessary for success by providing financial, informational, and technical assistance to those making an investment in Ohio's future. |
Stark County Association of Realtors
Link: Stark County Association of Realtors Website
| Find the perfect home for new employees or find the right commercial property to expand your business in Canton. |
Stark County Regional Planning Commission
Link: Stark County Regional Planning Commission Website
| The mission of the Stark County Regional Planning Commission (SCRPC) is to provide a flexible framework for representatives of local governments to work cooperatively in areas which will have a positive effect on Stark County; to plan for and guide growth and development; and to participate in programs which provide for the physical, social, and economic needs of the County's present and future residents. |