ASCENA TO GROW AND EXPAND IN LICKING COUNTY

Ascena Retail Group, Incorporated expects to create 225 full-time positions, generating $6.7 million in additional annual payroll and retaining $10.2 million in existing payroll as a result of the company's expansion project in Etna Township (Licking County). Ascena Retail Group, Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of apparel for women and tween girls, operating through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices, Dressbarn, and Catherines brands. The Southwest Licking Local School District, the Licking County Commissioners and the State of Ohio approved a 60 percent, 10-year Job Creation Tax Credit for this project.