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ABOUT US
Welcome to Reveille, a provider of custom planning, design, and economic development services. Since 1998, Reveille has evolved into a consortium of professionals that practice in fields geared toward making our planned and built environments more sustainable, prosperous, and enjoyable.
We Bring Your Plan to Life…
The near century of combined experience aids tremendously in minimizing the plans we develop from “sitting on the shelf”. We tactfully recommend only the most effective and cost-effective implementation tools for your officials to pursue. Beyond the completion of the Plan, our team helps a community strategize on how to best pursue various funding sources and partnerships to begin the implementation portion of the Plan. Our Team has assisted clients and communities secure over $100 Million in grants/loans and partnerships to bring projects to life.
Vast Experience in the Public Forum…
Our Team has countless hours of interviewing and surveying the most world’s most diverse audiences. We understand the importance of understanding the environs we plan. Not only will we survey your community, but we’ll embrace every level of human activity in your community, from attending community events to public meetings. This level of interaction is absolutely needed for an innovative plan to be adopted and implemented.
We’ve built our success stories one client at a time, and we truly believe wholeheartedly that “less is more.”
LEADERSHIP
Glenn Grisdale AICP, GISP
Principal | Planning | Economic Development
In the last 20 years, Glenn has been immersed in almost every aspect of community development, from developing plans for large suburban counties and assisting Fortune 500 companies with economic incentives to developing zoning resolutions for small rural townships, and everything in between. A decorated combat veteran, Glenn is a member of several boards and organizations including the American Institute of Certified Planners, The GIS Certification Institute, and the International Economic Development Council.
He is currently the economic development consultant for a variety of cities in Ohio. His unconventional approach to planning and embracing the public has been touted by many as a fresh new perspective that’s much needed in the profession. He holds two degrees, including a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Bowling Green University and is triple certified in planning, GIS, and economic development finance.
Tom Lemon AICP
Principal | Planning
Tom has over 30 years of experience in planning and zoning the public realm, most recently as the former director of the Toledo Lucas County Plan Commissions serving a population of 450,000. At Reveille, Tom’s leadership is responsible for technical assistance for a variety of planning and community/economic development services that Reveille provides to local governments, including assistance in developing comprehensive plans and zoning.
Tom assists organizations and other entities in facilitating their land use plans and initiatives, and currently works for the American Planning Association. Tom previously served as an instructor for the Michigan State University and University of Toledo urban planning programs. He holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) from The Ohio State University, and a Bachelor’s degree in business from Michigan State University.
Ben Kenny
Principal | Planning
Over the last 34 years, Ben Kenny has witnessed almost every aspect of the community development field—from directing a rural, four county Council of Governments to spearheading a small town planning process at WSOS CAC called “Project Good START” that was implemented in over 50 rural communities in five states. Ben has authored or co-authored numerous land use, comprehensive, downtown revitalization, and economic development plans at the county, municipality, and township level, helped local governments obtain federal and state funding for projects ranging from industrial park infrastructure to a career education center, and helped create and operate five county- and city-wide business revolving loan funds.
Ben received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Kenyon College, and a Master’s of City and Regional Planning degree from The Ohio State University. He is currently serving or has served on boards of the Ohio Finance Fund, Huron County Economic Development Council, Downtown Fremont (Ohio), and Enrichment Services of Huron County.
Tom Blaha
Principal | Economic Development
Tom’s leadership is critical is providing guidance to many of Reveille’s clients in the economic development realm. Tom has over 30 years of applied economic development experience. As the executive director of the Wood County Economic Development Commission, he was responsible for attracting more than $3 billion in private sector industrial investment, creating or retaining more than 7,000 jobs in a rural county with a population of 120,000. These accomplishments were recognized by the Ohio Development Association with their prestigious “Red Carnation Award,” and by Moody’s Investors’ Services through elevating the county bond rating from A to AA. He has worked closely with the Ohio Governor’s Office, Ohio Department of Development, and Ohio regional economic development groups in trade missions to: Canada, Japan, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
Tom holds two degrees, including a Master’s degree in economics and geography. He is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute and is a member of several national economic development organizations. He is the past president of NORED, a 10-county regional economic development group, and most recently assisted Fulton County, Ohio in the formation of the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation.
JD Orr
Principal Designer | Visual Preference Expert
JD’s 40 years of design experience provides the Reveille Team with community branding, design concepts, design refinement studies, and sketch rendering studies that transform ideas into visualized, implementable projects. Making ideas visual is a vital component in promoting innovative land usage and development today, as well as helpful in building general public consensus.
Jim is a former 12-year Director of Design-North America for General Motors assigned to the Corvette design staff and a graduate of Center for Creative Design located in Detroit, Michigan. He is also the founder of the International Center for Creativity affiliated with Cedarville University and the Advanced Formations Design Group, located in Columbus, Ohio.
Services
Planning
We not only work at your pace to develop user-friendly planning solutions, we’ll hopefully arm you in a manner that makes your community-and those involved with the community planning process-self-sufficient enough to handle future planning tasks. Our solutions delve further than the normal “boilerplate” you’re likely to get from an engineering firm whose primary mission is to generate engineering fees.
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Visioning
As a public official today, do you fully understand the needs and wants of your constituency? A good visioning process and community survey can provide the community- and public and private officials- with a decisive process and tool by which to act upon. Rather than act upon perceived interests, Reveille’s visioning methods and surveys will tell you exactly what your resident’s feel about a variety of things, from growth and revitalization to what type and level of services they’d feel strongly about supporting.
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Economic Development
Our staff can assist in developing a good marketing package to help expand your community’s economic base. In most cases, the battle is easy, especially when all the business you’ll probably need is already there. Retention and expansion is paramount today. Often your community can create new employment opportunities by nurturing existing businesses in the area using our “Economic Development Begins at Home” philosophy.
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Design
You dream big, but others can’t quite see your vision clearly… Let Reveille handle the visual communications that will make your target audience “get it”. We can send your message out across a wide variety of traditional and cutting edge media. Our dedicated resources have the talent and drive to realize your goals from the initial pitch to the final implementation of the plans. Image is everything and everyone expects that professional polish to drive ideas home in a world of heavy competition and demanding customization.
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Recent Projects
A few examples of some recent projects at Reveille. We take pride in all the work we do.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Planning
CITY OF PERRYSBURG
Economic Development
SIDNEY
Comprehensive Planning
SYLVANIA TOWNSHIP
Comprehensive Planning
MORE WORK BY REVEILLE
Take a look through our past projects to see how Reveille has helped others over the years.
Testimonials
Bob Anderson
City Administrator | City of Northwood
“We’ve used Reveille to accomplish many great things, from landing an employer with a $30MM payroll to tearing down and revitalizing the former Woodville Mall site. You will be hard-pressed to find a more well-rounded planning and economic development firm.”
Bridgette Kabat
City Administrator | City of Perrysburg
“We’ve been using Reveille for economic development services for the past 14 years and they’ve saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars in staff costs.”
Loudan Klein
Executive Director | Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission
“Reveille’s Land Use and Development Plan will play a vital role in accommodating the growth coming our way from Columbus.”
James R. Seiwert
Global Director, Grants & Incentives | Owens, Illinois
“Reveille helped us get the vital incentives we needed to make our Research and Development project possible.”
Jonathan Ferbrache PLA, CPESC
Resource Specialist | Fairfield County Soil & Water Conservation District
“The Land Use Plan that Reveille developed with Fairfield County will be the primary guide in allowing our office to help balance the preservation of prime farmland resources with our needs for development.”
Rebecca Corrigan
Administrator | Olmsted Township
“I have worked with Reveille over the last 15 years with several communities and have found they consistently bring high quality people and ideas to the table. They understand the realities and challenges of local government.”
Chad Lulfs PE, PS
Public Works Director | City of Napoleon
“We’ve used Reveille for our last three master plans, saving us tens of thousands of dollars in not having to reinvent the wheel.”
Joe Sebes
Economic Development Director | City of Parma Heights
“Reveille’s effective public outreach methods were vital to the success of our Corridor Master Plan for Pearl Road.“
John King
Vice Chairman | Sylvania Township Zoning Commission
“The Land Use Plan that Reveille just completed is so much better than our last plan. It’s a more user friendly working reference, with great visuals. It will definitely help all of us on the zoning commission in making zoning recommendations that impact the future of our community.“
CONTACT US
“Reveille is your project’s own personal wake up call to action. Experience what a difference starting out with Reveille will make on any sized task.”
Info@reveille.me
419.353.7372
130 South Main Street
Suite 302
Bowling Green, OH 43402
