Stark Development Corporation looks at Child Care through the lens of workforce growth. Matching grants to groups and centers in Dickinson has provided parents of young children options by adding capacity of child care availability.

Stark Development Corporation provides membership to the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association to help in the effort to improve the corridor's current, standard two-lane, formatting into a super two highway. The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway will stimulate transportation opportunities in a 100+ mile area on either side of the highway by improving trade efficiency, adding economic growth opportunities, and improving overall highway safety.

Stark Development Corporation has provided assistance through PACE and Flex PACE loan funding to advance Steffes Corporation. They have expanded their operation from a small manufacturer in 1940 into a primary sector manufacturer today. Steffes has also become known as a creative and innovative design company, manufacturing a variety of steel
fabrication products.

The Community Development Program is geared towards improving and promoting the creation and expansion of our commercial and retail sectors throughout communities in Stark County, further emphasizing our mission of creating a better place to live, work, and grow. This program is offered directly through the Stark Development Corporation office and subject to approval of the SDC Board of Directors. Suitable projects may be eligible for a matching forgivable loan of project funds up to a maximum of $25,000.