Community Development

Outside resources

SmallBizU eLearning University - The OSU South Centers Small Business Development Center and your local Chamber of Commerce have partnered to provide a new resource to assist area businesses.

SmallBizU is the first online academy created especially for small businesses and entrepreneurs. It is the largest collection of entrepreneurial training resources available on the internet.

For more information contact

Kelly O'Bryant at (740-289-3727 ext 235 or obryant.6@osu.edu

Land Use

 Vision/Mission Statement for Comprehensive Land Use Plan-

" A Community that preserves its agricultural & historical heritage and provides for economic and industrial growth through sound infrastructure, diversified affordable housing, up-to-date schools, and modern social, cultural, and recreational facilities while respecting our natural resources."

LEAD COMMISSION REPORTS:  If you would like a copy of the Land, Educational and Development Committee report please call us at 740-335-1150.

Infrastructure Subcommittee Report  

Help Land Use Commission of Fayette County

Special Events

Connections to Web Sites

The Ohio State University Related Links

Extension Community Development
http://www.comdev.ohio-state.edu/
Data Center
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~dataunit

State Government
Connect Ohio
http://www.connectohio.com
State of Ohio Front Page
http://www.state.oh.us
Ohio Department of Development
http://www.odod.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research
http://www.odod.ohio.gov/osr/dataline.htm

Legislative Information
Legislative Information Service
http://www.lis.state.oh.us

Data and Demograhics Information
US Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
http://www.accra.org
National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass/
National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.ed.gov/NCES/
US Geological Society
http://www.usgs.gov/
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
Department of Commerce Economic Statistics
http://www.doc.gov/bureaus/econ.htm 

Miscellaneous Resources
US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/
Center for Rural America
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~fra/
Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org/
American Planning Association (APA)
http://www.planning.org/
Sustainability
http://www.subjectmatters.com/indicators/
University of Minnesota's Economic Development Policy Program
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/Centers/SLP/edweb/home.htm
Business Retention & Expansion International
http://www.brei.org/
Kellogg Foundation
http://www.unl.edu/kellogg/index.html
Indiana Economic Development Academy
http://www.bsu.edu/IEDA/

Rural Development Centers
North Central Center for Rural Development
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/RuralDev.html
Norteast Center for Rural Development
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/casconf/nercrd/nercrd.html
South Rural Development Center
http://ext.msstate.edu/srdc/
Western Rural Development Center
http://osu.orst.edu/dept/WRDC/