Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative

Name

Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative

Legal name

Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative

Website

https://sodidevelopment.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Symbiosis & Byproduct Exchange Platforms (EUAIANAG)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Industrial site redevelopment
• Workforce development programs
• Industrial real estate
• Community reuse organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Waverly

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Surplus Auction Program: SODI manages the DOE surplus goods program for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, making property available during a 21-day period to local businesses and non-profits that create/retain jobs in the four-county region. Items are offered first for Private Sale, then Non-Profit Sale, and finally Public Sale.
2. Recycling Proceeds Grants: SODI awards grants to regional projects from recycling proceeds generated through clean scrap metals from the DOE facility. Example: $150,000 grant to Jackson County for airport terminal project.
3. Property Redevelopment: SODI receives land parcels from DOE for economic development and reindustrialization, facilitating commercial/industrial development that generates local economic growth and job creation in the four-county region.
4. Federal/State Grant Funding: SODI operates through grants including the Nuclear Hub Planning grant from the Ohio Department of Development, and DOE Office of Environmental Management funding for cleanup and reuse activities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) is a nonprofit Community Reuse Organization (CRO) that manages the re-industrialization, economic development, and workforce transition for the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) site in Piketon, Ohio. Its core offerings include the redevelopment and lease/sale of the 3,777-acre PORTS Mega Site with its industrial infrastructure (power, water, rail, gas, fiber), DOE surplus auction administration, workforce development programs connecting job seekers with employers, and the PORTS Recruitment & Career Center.

Product overview

Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (SODI) is an economic development organization, not a product-based technology company. It offers a suite of interconnected services focused on the re-industrialization of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) site and broader regional economic diversification. The core offerings include: Re-Industrialization Services (managing DOE site cleanup and land transfer for redevelopment), the PORTS Mega Site (marketing industrial land for lease/sale with utility infrastructure), Economic Development Support (incentives and partner coordination), Surplus Auction (transferring DOE surplus materials), Workforce Development Programs (job seeker-employer connections), and the PORTS Recruitment & Career Center (workforce hub for PORTS-related employment). These services are designed to work together to replace jobs lost from the closure of the uranium enrichment facility and to diversify the regional economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Re-Industrialization Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 212,884 people within 25-mile radius, 37.4% with post-high school education, Median age 40.8 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Jackson County CommissionersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2013Recipient of $150,000 grant from SODI recycling proceeds for James A. Rhodes Airport terminal enhancement project. Funded by clean scrap metals recycling from DOE former facility.
• US DOE Portsmouth/Paducah Project OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency managing cleanup and property transfer at Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. SODI is the designated Community Reuse Organization (CRO) receiving land parcels for economic development. Partnership enables site redevelopment and job creation in the region.
• Ohio University - Voinovich School of Leadership and Public AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted 15-month public outreach study (2010-2011) to determine community future-use preferences for PORTS site. Partnered on PORTSfuture Program funding for community engagement. Ongoing data-driven analysis for viable industry targeting.
• Ohio Environmental Protection AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner overseeing environmental cleanup and property transfer approvals. Ensures properties meet redevelopment standards before transfer to SODI.
• JobsOhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio's private nonprofit economic development organization driving job creation and capital investment. Provides statewide business attraction, retention, and expansion services supporting SODI's recruitment efforts.
• Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJobsOhio regional partner for 25-county Southeast and Southern Ohio region. Acts as single point of entry for economic development activities, working with site selectors and existing companies for growth.
• Ohio Development Services AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing development services, incentives, and programs supporting economic growth in the region.
• AEP OhiomajorTechnology or IntegrationElectric utility provider for PORTS site with infrastructure serving heavy industrial users. Site has access to 765kV/345kV/138kV transmission lines.
• Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner12-county marketing entity and local conduit for ARC and EDA funding, with revolving loan fund capabilities supporting regional economic development.
• Pike County Community and Economic DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal county economic development office supporting business growth and recruitment efforts in Pike County.
• Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio (JEDISO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic development organization serving Southern Ohio communities.
• Workforce Development Board Area 1 (WBA1)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates PORTS Recruitment & Career Center primarily funded and serving Pike, Scioto, Adams, Brown, Ross, and Jackson Counties. SODI provides additional financial support for facilities, equipment, and promotional materials.
• Centrus Energy Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuclear energy company operating at PORTS site. Member of Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee leading workforce development initiatives for PORTS-related employment.
• Southern Ohio Cleanup Company (SOCCo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental cleanup company operating at PORTS site. Member of Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee.
• Oklo Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvanced nuclear reactor company developing projects at PORTS. Member of Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee.
• Mission Conversion Services AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConversion services provider at PORTS site. Member of Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee.
• SB EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy company developing projects at or adjacent to PORTS. Member of Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee.
• Ohio State University South Centers - Small Business Development CentermajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides no-cost business consulting, training, research, and technical assistance to prospective, new, and second-stage business owners in the region.
• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides services dedicated to productivity, growth, and global competitiveness of Ohio manufacturers through Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tri-City Industrial Development Council (TRIDEC): Economic development organization supporting the Hanford nuclear site region in Washington state, focused on cleanup-driven reindustrialization and federal site transition - directly comparable to SODI's mission and structure.
• Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET): CRO for the East Tennessee Technology Park (former K-25 uranium enrichment site) in Oak Ridge - the most direct organizational peer to SODI, performing the identical DOE-designated CRO function of receiving property transfers and marketing former nuclear site land for industrial redevelopment.
• Paducah Area Community Reuse Organization (PACRO): Sister CRO for the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant managed under the same DOE Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office as SODI. Performs analogous surplus property transfer, economic development, and workforce coordination functions for the parallel Kentucky site.
• Columbia River Economic Development Council: Regional economic development organization serving the Vancouver/Portland area adjacent to the Hanford nuclear site - comparable nonprofit CRO-adjacent model performing workforce development, site marketing, and federal partnership functions for a nuclear-impacted region.
• Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation: Community development organization supporting economic diversification around Los Alamos National Laboratory, performing parallel functions of managing land/property transition, employer attraction, and workforce development tied to a federal nuclear weapons complex site.
• East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC): Nonprofit economic development organization supporting DOE Oak Ridge complex cleanup and redevelopment - analogous to SODI's mission at Piketon, working with similar nuclear/energy tenants and federal partners in a comparable post-Cold War site transition context.

Broad incumbents

• JobsOhio: Ohio's private nonprofit economic development corporation driving job creation and capital investment statewide; a direct partner of SODI that operates at a broader statewide scale, performing overlapping site selection, incentive coordination, and employer attraction functions.
• Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG): JobsOhio's regional partner covering 25 counties in Southeast/Southern Ohio including SODI's four-county region - acts as single point of entry for economic development and shares the same employer attraction and workforce pipeline mandate at a larger regional scale.

Emerging players

• Centrus Energy Corp. Current PORTS tenant operating uranium enrichment and a member of SODI's Nuclear Hub Planning steering committee - not a CRO itself but a strategic nuclear industry participant whose continued on-site investment directly drives SODI's redevelopment value.
• Oklo Inc. Advanced nuclear reactor developer evaluating and engaged at the PORTS site as a steering committee member - represents the type of next-generation nuclear tenant whose siting decisions materially shape SODI's redevelopment trajectory and long-term value.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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