Initiatives
Each initiative on this site reflects a different way Antioch is working to move from a commuter city to a place where residents can find quality jobs close to home.
Together, they form an interconnected portfolio: strengthening small businesses, organizing commercial corridors, improving how the City spends its dollars, growing local career pathways, activating underused industrial land, and positioning Antioch as a hub for clean technology.
Use this page to explore each initiative in more depth.
Co-design session with program partners
Antioch Business Collaborative
A city-led network of eight partner organizations providing free advising, training, and access to capital for Antioch’s small businesses and nonprofits. This initiative builds the “root system” of the local economy by making sure entrepreneurs can find the right support at the right time.
Business Associations
A set of efforts to help business owners move from operating in isolation to organizing by corridor and industry. Through emerging associations and collaborative projects, local businesses, nonprofits, and the City are building shared voice, shared initiatives, and stronger commercial districts.
Industrial Zones
A place-based initiative to unlock Antioch’s underused heavy industrial land for employment-generating uses. Through a regional Brownfields Coalition Assessment grant and targeted marketing, this work aims to prepare key sites along the Eastern Waterfront for advanced manufacturing, clean technology, and other high-quality employers.
Clean Tech Hub
A long-term strategy to position Antioch as a competitive location for clean energy and green infrastructure companies. Building on Antioch’s location, affordability, and Green Empowerment Zone designation, this initiative identifies ideal firm types, outlines a clean tech attraction playbook, and forges partnerships to grow a just, climate-resilient local economy.