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Entrepreneurs urge pause on sale of county incubator, cite national‑security and jobs risks
Summary
More than a dozen incubator tenants and founders urged Hamilton County to pause a proposed sale or relocation of the county‑run business incubator at 100 Cherokee Boulevard, citing potential harm to manufacturing startups, defense contractors and existing tenants. Speakers recommended alternatives including an energy‑service performance contract and a pause to develop a relocation plan.
Dozens of entrepreneurs, incubator tenants and business advocates used the regular‑meeting public‑comment period on April 15 to press the Hamilton County Commission to pause plans to sell or relocate the county‑run business incubator at 100 Cherokee Boulevard (the BDC).
Colina Goldsworthy, COO of Proof Programs, said the incubator generated regional economic impact and warned that tenants had been told of the proposed sale with little notice: “We are asking you to please pause the sale of…
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