Holly Childs

Holly Childs became the City of Cincinnati’s new Economic Development Director in March 2007. Hired as the City’s lead “deal maker,” she is responsible for retaining and recruiting businesses to help expand Cincinnati’s tax base and increase investment in Cincinnati’s neighborhoods.

Her professional affiliations include: the International Economic Development Council, the Corporate Real Estate Network, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the Arizona Association for Economic Development.

Source: http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cmgr/pages/-16227-/

Holly is on the committee for Cincy Character, a group formed by the Urban Land Institute of Cincinnati to promote Form Based Codes

Fifth & Race
As Economic Development Director Childs ( along with City Manager Milton Dohoney ) presented the deal to 3CDC to give them development rights to the Fifth & Race lot.