Welcome to the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corporation!
 
MISSION, PURPOSE & HISTORY
MISSION
To revitalize the Central Business District through the zealous pursuit and promotion of the downtown development activities.

PURPOSE
To promote jobs and activity in Downtown Youngstown…
  • through the encouragement and support of commercial, retail, and residential activities;
  • through the creation of an Arts & Entertainment District;
  • through the creation and promotion of a safe and clean downtown environment;
  • through the development of promotional and public relations.

HISTORY

The Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corporation, (YCACIC), was created April 25, 1988, under the provisions of Title XVII, Chapter 1702 of the Revised Code of the State of Ohio.

The YCACIC is a private, non-profit economic development organization with the primary purpose of promoting the revitalization of the Central Business District of Youngstown, Ohio.
Over the years, the YCACIC has acted as owner/developer for the renovation of the former Elks Building into the Morley Center for the Arts, the construction of the George V. Voinovich Government Center, the Mahoning County Children Services Board Building, and the Seventh District Court of Appeals. The YCACIC is also developing the Taft Technology Center, an extension of the Youngstown Business Incubator.

The YCACIC is operated exclusively for the charitable purposes under Section 501 c (3) of the Internal Revenue Code with the primary purpose of advancing, encouraging, and promoting the industrial, economic, commercial, retail, and civic development of the Central Business District of Downtown Youngstown.
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