Mahoning County Land Bank

09/15/2026

➡️ Partnership Spotlight: Delivering on the Promise of Property

Smith Township Trustee Scott Schowalter and Zoning Inspector Peggy Christy, along with Goshen Township Trustee Shawn Messler, share how partnering with the Mahoning County Land Bank has helped their rural communities identify and address dilapidated and abandoned homes.

Watch the interview to learn how these partnerships are helping remove long-standing nuisance properties, address major tax delinquencies and clean up properties across the townships.

Smith Township Trustee Scott Schowalter and Zoning Inspector Peggy ...

09/08/2026

“In the economic development space, we’re more of a partner in many ways. A critical partner that’s going to fill in a piece of something that’s missing so that projects can advance. It might be a particular grant, or it might be the acquisition of a particular property…”

Listen as Debora Flora shares where she sees the Mahoning County Land Bank headed, as well as her goals for helping lead the state association.

08/31/2026

➡️ Partnership Spotlight: Delivering on the Promise of Property

City of Struthers Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller reflects on a partnership with the Mahoning County Land Bank and how that collaboration has helped make infill housing development possible.

Watch the interview to learn how working together has helped Struthers address blight, create opportunities for new housing and bring new homes to a landlocked community.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdsMXAoGxO8

Struthers Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller reflects on her years of s...

08/28/2026

As president of the state association of land banks, Debora Flora of the Mahoning County Land Bank plans to advocate for those organizations while sharing the Mahoning Valley’s full story, the The Business Journal - Youngstown Publishing Co. reported today. Check out the story here:
https://businessjournaldaily.com/flora-brings-valley-perspective-to-state-land-bank-leadership-role/

08/26/2026

📽 Denise Dick and Michael Moliterno of The Business Journal - Youngstown Publishing Co. sat down with our executive director, Debora Flora, to discuss how we’re working alongside colleagues across Ohio to lead, share and collaborate on best practices in land banking.

➡ Stay tuned for the story!

08/24/2026

Congratulations to our executive director, Debora Flora, on her recent appointment as board president of the Ohio Land Bank Association! She looks forward to leading land banking efforts across the state, alongside an outstanding board of colleagues.

Read more here ➡️ https://mahoninglandbank.com/ohio-land-bank-association-names-debora-flora-board-president/

🔊 We're also very excited to share that the Mahoning County Land Bank will join Trumbull, Columbiana and Ashtabula County land banks to host the association's annual conference in April 2027 — bringing land banks from 71 counties and developers from across the state to the valley! More information to follow soon!

Trumbull County Land Bank
Columbiana County Land Bank
Ashtabula County Land Bank

08/18/2026

Thanks to all of our local media outlets for the great coverage of our latest project in Sebring last week.

We appreciate the support in spreading the word about this important work and what it means for the community.

Read more about the project and find links to the local news coverage here:

https://mahoninglandbank.com/land-bank-sebring-partner-to-clear-former-manufacturing-site-for-redevelopment/

08/14/2026

Great news out of Sebring today. Work is under way to bring this large property, the former home of Pressweld and Strong Enamel Works, back to productive use. We're excited about this partnership among the Land Bank, the Village of Sebring, the state of Ohio and the Mahoning County commissioners. Read more in today's Business Journal: https://businessjournaldaily.com/long-vacant-industrial-site-in-sebring-demolished/

A long-vacant industrial site in Sebring is being cleared, paving the way for future manufacturing or industrial development.

08/10/2026

➡️ Partnership Spotlight: Delivering on the Promise of Property

Sophia Buggs of Lady Buggs Pharm shares how her partnership with the Mahoning County Land Bank helped turn her vision into reality — first as a business owner and, more recently, as a landowner. Hear how this opportunity has supported the growth of her business and deepened her investment in the community.

More than a decade ago, Sophia Buggs requested to lease nine parcel...