{"id":23573,"date":"2024-02-26T18:32:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=23573"},"modified":"2024-07-30T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:05:34","slug":"ark-transportation-announces-plans-to-make-strongsville-its-global-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/news\/ark-transportation-announces-plans-to-make-strongsville-its-global-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ark Transportation Announces Plans to Make Strongsville its Global Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consolidation will add 103 new positions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arktransportation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ark Transportation, Ltd.<\/a>, a family-owned logistics and transportation company providing customers with high quality freight solutions, has announced plans to consolidate its family of companies into a single location at 13000 Darice Parkway in the City of Strongsville. The <a href=\"https:\/\/development.ohio.gov\/\">Ohio Department of Development (ODOD)<\/a> approved the project for tax credit assistance during its Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting today. This opportunity will create 103 new positions in the state and retain 36 current jobs. The project is also supported with a City of Strongsville Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has experienced significant growth over the past few years servicing domestic and international businesses. Ark Transportation needed to locate in a facility that will accommodate continued growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, Ark Transportation has been in Northeast Ohio and we value the business opportunities and prime location for regional, national and international shipping and logistics.&nbsp; As our business continues to grow, we are grateful to Team NEO, JobsOhio and the City of Strongsville for their support as we make Strongsville our new global headquarters,\u201d said Andrew Hurst, CEO of Ark Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A team consisting of members of the City of Strongsville, ODOD, JobsOhio, Team NEO, and Aerozone Alliance provided the company with insights to keep Ark Transportation in the Northeast Ohio Region, its home since 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe City of Strongsville welcomes Ark Transportation into our business community,\u201d commented Mayor Thomas Perciak, City of Strongsville. \u201cThe investment the company is making within the City will create new job opportunities for area residents while further strengthening Strongsville\u2019s business base.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith our infrastructure and trained workers, Northeast Ohio is an ideal location to move goods efficiently,\u201d added Team NEO Chief Executive Officer Bill Koehler. \u201dAlong with our local partners, ODOD, and JobsOhio we look forward to working with Ark Transportation to ensure their continued growth in the State of Ohio.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ark Transportation, Ltd.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Ark Transportation is a leading provider of logistics and transportation services for many different industries including: trade show, manufacturing, custom fabrication, energy, and more. Ark provides our customers with excellent and efficient services to move their freight and products around the globe. Ark\u2019s growth has come from our relentless dedication to our customers and solutions and having fun while we do it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arktransportation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.arktransportation.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Team NEO<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Team NEO is a private, nonprofit economic development organization accelerating business growth and job creation throughout the 18 counties of the Northeast Ohio Region. As the designated JobsOhio Network Partner, we align and amplify local economic development efforts in the region\u2019s 18-counties; we conduct research and data analysis to inform local conversations and influence solutions; we market the Northeast Ohio Region; and we work to increase access to jobs, education and training for the region\u2019s 4.3 million people. We do this to build a more vibrant regional economy; one that is more talented, equitable, competitive, innovative, resilient, and prosperous. For more information, visit northeastohioregion.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About JobsOhio<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findyourohio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find Your Ohio<\/a>. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: <a href=\"https:\/\/daytonregion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dayton Development Coalition<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiose.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio Southeast Economic Development<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/columbusregion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Columbus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/redicincinnati.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REDI Cincinnati<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rgp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regional Growth Partnership<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/teamneo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team NEO<\/a>. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobsohio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.jobsohio.com<\/a>. Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/JobsOhio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JobsOhio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JobsOhio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Aerozone Alliance<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aerozone Alliance represents an unprecedented partnership between private sector businesses, local and federal governments, municipalities, entrepreneurs and innovators, nonprofits, and community developers working collaboratively to build a world-class innovation district in Northeast Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17198,"template":"","categories":[8,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23573","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-logistics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23574,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23573\/revisions\/23574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}