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Wednesday, September 23, 2026Updated September 23, 2026 · 8:33 AM ET

The Butler Brief

Opening, building & growing

Follow confirmed changes and official project sources across our three counties.

GROUNDBREAKING REPORTED

County dispatch and coroner facility ↗

Butler County reports a groundbreaking for a roughly 40,000-square-foot facility in Hamilton to house 911 dispatch and coroner services. The announcement describes a nearly $35 million project. An opening date is not stated in the reviewed announcement.

Butler County

COMPLETED

The Square renovation ↗

West Chester reported its $2.5 million renovation complete in May 2026, followed by a June grand opening.

CURRENT OPERATOR

Liberty Center cinema ↗

The former Cobb / CMX theater is now listed by B&B as Liberty Township 15. See the operator’s page for current amenities and showtimes.

Hamilton County

EXPANSION ANNOUNCED

KDM Signs expansion · Evendale ↗

A September 2, 2026 Ohio House announcement reports a state tax credit for an expansion expected to create 121 full-time equivalent jobs. These are announced future positions, not a completed hiring count.

Warren County

BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED

P&G Mason Business & Innovation Center ↗

Mason’s January 2026 permit report lists a $9 million connector and expansion project for laboratories and factory space at 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, permitted January 14. A permit does not establish a completion date.

CAMPUS UPDATE

Legacy Park tennis & golf campus ↗

The City of Mason unveiled the Legacy Park name on July 13, 2026, bringing the Cincinnati Open tennis campus and Grizzly Golf Course under one campus identity.

COUNTY BUSINESS DESK

Business growth ↗

County economic development information and contacts for business expansions and new investment.

PLANNING DESK

Planning & zoning ↗

Use county planning documents to distinguish proposals, approvals and active construction.

Businesses closing

No new closure announcement has been independently confirmed for this update. This is not a claim that no businesses are closing.

Ohio WARN notices ↗

WARN covers qualifying workforce reductions, not every shop or restaurant closure. Send a business’s own announcement to the editor.

How the counties are changing

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By The Butler Brief · Published September 23, 2026