Dublin City Council's Sept. 28 meeting follows economic-development agreements with Northwest Bank, InnoSource and Wexner Medical Center

Dublin City Council held its most recent regular meeting Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at 5555 Perimeter Drive. The agenda and a meeting stream are available through the city’s meeting materials, and the official council schedule also links to video, action items and minutes as they become available. The meeting followed the Sept. 14 regular meeting and executive session, making Sept. 28 the point where residents could see the city’s recent growth decisions move forward in public. Dublin’s economic-development page highlights a cluster of council-approved agreements — Northwest Bank, InnoSource, John W. Danforth Company, Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, and Hidaka USA — giving residents a concrete reason to track what the council took up.

Northwest Bank is a bank relocating its corporate headquarters to Dublin’s Bridge Street District, occupying 75,000 square feet of Class A office space at the Bridge North mixed-use development by The Daimler Group and Indus Hotels, with plans to open the new headquarters in 2029. InnoSource is a human resources and staffing firm that already operates in Dublin and is expanding its local office. John W. Danforth Company is a mechanical contractor specializing in mechanical contracting, engineered building systems and energy solutions; it already operates on Shier Rings Road and plans to relocate to another Dublin facility. Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center is expanding its health and wellness campus in Dublin’s West Innovation District, adjacent to its existing Outpatient Care Dublin facility. Hidaka USA is a Dublin sheet metal fabrication company founded in 1989 that began operations in the city in June 1991 on 22 acres and, over more than three decades, has expanded five times and diversified beyond automotive prototypes into rail and specialized production.

Northwest Bank plans to grow its Dublin headquarters workforce to about 300 employees by 2034, more than doubling its current headquarters staff as it moves from the Easton area of Columbus. Northwest Bank’s agreement includes a performance-based incentive equal to 15% of net new employee payroll withholdings between 2030 and 2034, capped at $460,000, plus a $50,000 location grant tied to a 15-year lease and occupancy permit. InnoSource plans to increase its Dublin headcount by 30% by Dec. 31, 2031, bringing anticipated Dublin employment to more than 100 positions, under a five-year, 10% performance incentive on income-tax withholdings from 2027 through 2031 capped at $100,000, plus a $50,000 retention grant. The Danforth package is projected to retain about 125 existing jobs and create roughly 100 new positions by 2033, an 80% increase to about 225 total positions, and to generate about $1.9 million in additional income-tax withholding revenue over seven years. Danforth’s incentive is a two-phase income-tax withholding incentive — 15% for two years, then 10% for five years — capped at $353,000, plus a $50,000 location grant, contingent on at least a 10-year lease and occupancy in Dublin. Under the amended Wexner Medical Center agreement, Ohio State will purchase about 16.3 acres of city-owned land along University Boulevard for about $2.93 million and commit to construct a specialized medical building of at least 150,000 square feet. The Wexner Medical Center amendment ties back to the original 2019 economic development agreement that launched the broader 34-acre health and wellness campus vision in the West Innovation District.

Northwest Bank Chief Commercial Banking Officer Louis J. Torchio said, “Dublin’s collaborative approach to supporting businesses makes it an ideal location for Northwest Bank’s future headquarters. This move supports our long-term growth strategy, strengthens our ability to attract top talent, and positions us for continued success.” Dublin City Manager Megan O’Callaghan said, “Welcoming Northwest Bank to Dublin is an exciting milestone for our community and for the continued evolution of the Bridge Street District. This investment reflects the kind of growth we’ve worked to foster by partnering with developers, investing in infrastructure and creating places where businesses and people can thrive.” InnoSource CEO Chad Delligatti said, “This investment represents the next chapter for InnoSource and gives us a headquarters designed to support our growth, attract great people and continue expanding the value we deliver to our clients.”

The agreements are built around income-tax withholding incentives, meaning the city’s stated dollar figures are caps on what companies can earn back, not guaranteed payments, and the public benefit depends on jobs actually being created and occupied in Dublin. The city’s own materials tie each deal to conditions — a 15-year lease and occupancy permit for Northwest Bank, an executed lease of at least seven years and a certificate of occupancy by June 1 with occupancy by Oct. 31, 2027 for InnoSource, and at least a 10-year lease for Danforth — so the promises are staged years into the future. The headline job targets stretch far out — Northwest Bank’s 300 employees by 2034, InnoSource’s 30% growth by Dec. 31, 2031, and Danforth’s roughly 100 new positions by 2033 — leaving residents with no near-term answer on when those paychecks will actually land in the neighborhood. The published agreements do not state what the new jobs will pay or who will fill them, so the open question for residents is whether approved becomes good jobs for people who already live here rather than positions filled by new arrivals. The Wexner Medical Center deal is framed around a land purchase and a 150,000-square-foot building, but the city’s materials do not attach a job count or wage figure to the expansion, leaving the employment payoff unstated.

A Sept. 22 update on Dublin’s economic-development page highlights Hidaka USA’s next chapter in Dublin, profiling a company that has already put down roots rather than a new arrival. Hidaka USA’s own company materials identify its founder, Yoshihiro Hidaka, as president and CEO, and emphasize new beginnings and long-term growth in Dublin. A company that has stayed in Dublin for more than three decades and expanded five times choosing another step forward signals that the corridor and its workforce can support repeat investment, not just one-time arrivals.

Residents who could not attend the Sept. 28 meeting can still review the agenda and meeting stream through the city’s meeting materials. The city’s official council schedule links to agendas, video, action items and minutes as they become available, so residents can still track what was decided. What to watch for as the deals move from council action toward real hiring is whether the city attaches concrete numbers — jobs, wages, and timelines — to each agreement, rather than only the headline company names and incentive caps.