We look into the future…Licking County, Ohio’s ideal future as it prepares to welcome two massive Intel semiconductor manufacturing plants - and much more growth. With Intel’s arrival imminent, parts of Licking County, Ohio will be unrecognizable 25 years from now.

Can its planners and leaders provide the right mix of housing…control and manage sprawl…maintain green space…and create transit solutions that go beyond just more pavement for more cars?   

With the help of today’s speakers, we envision what Licking County’s “Ideal Intel Future” looks like. 

The panelists are: 

Jamie Greene, Principal, planning NEXT  

Rick Platt, President & CEO, Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority 

Jennifer Roberts, Executive Director, The Thomas J. Evans Foundation, and FRAMEWORK Convener  

The host is Benjamin Lanka, Business Editor, The Columbus Dispatch  

This forum was sponsored by Bricker & Eckler, Huntington, and The City of New Albany, and was supported by The Columbus Dispatch and The Grange Insurance Audubon Center. The forum livestream was supported by The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation and The Columbus Dispatch.

This forum was recorded before a live audience on February 22, 2023.