ZANESVILLE, OHIO, July 29, 2019 – USA Tealights, LLC, a 20-year old candle manufacturer located in Avenel, New Jersey, has recently formed a new company, United Candle Company LLC, and will begin doing business in Ohio. Major customers include well-known brand name retailers, independent retailers and wholesalers, as well as a private label division that […]
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JobsOhio/APEG Partner with Washington County Career Center
Ensuring Southeastern Ohio is both economically competitive and attractive to prospective industrial or manufacturing companies requires a steady and available pool of highly-trained technicians in industrial maintenance. The Washington County Career Center, Adult Technical Training, in partnership with JobsOhio and its regional network partner Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG), have identified opportunities to support […]
State Launches Business Tool, Calls for Businesses to Help Shape In-Demand Jobs List
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— InnovateOhio and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation today announced the launch of a new survey tool for Ohio businesses to gather feedback ahead of the creation of the state’s new In-Demand Jobs List. Lt. Governor Jon Husted serves as the Director of both initiatives. “Ohio’s In-Demand Jobs List is one of the […]
First-ever Annual Meetings in Region: an Overview
API (Appalachian Partnership Inc.) and APEG held first-ever annual meetings in the region on June 25th and 26th in two separate locations, at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center (Cambridge) and Sunroom at the Brick (Frankfort, near Chillicothe) respectively. Both events were well received and attended with almost two hundred fifty participating collectively. While the two […]
$30M JobsOhio grant could kickstart proposed $5B ethane cracker plant
JobsOhio is contributing $30 million to a Belmont County ethane cracker plant project that could be one of the largest investments in Appalachia’s recent history. But even the prospective joint venture behind the enormous project still can’t formally say it’s committed to the project. The grant, one of the largest single incentives ever put forth […]
AMG Vanadium Building New Plant in Muskingum County
New Eastpointe Business Park facility will add at least 100 new Southeast Ohio jobs AMG Vanadium, the world’s leading provider of resid spent catalyst recycling and metal reclamation services, has purchased a site for its second spent catalyst recycling facility in Muskingum County’s Eastpointe Business Park. The facility will create approximately 100 new production and management […]
Global Cooling announces job growth, seals deal with JobsOhio
Global Cooling plans to add more than 30 jobs at its facility in Theisen Industrial Park over the next two to three years, the company announced Friday. The industrial park is near The Plains, but has an Athens address. On Thursday, an agreement was executed with JobsOhio for the nonprofit economic development organization to provide […]
APEG to Hold First-ever Annual Meeting
Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG) and our partner organization, Appalachian Partnership Inc. (API), are holding their first-ever ANNUAL MEETING next month. We plan to reflect, celebrate successes, recognize partners and present the final Regional Economic Development Prosperity Plan that’s in the final stages of development. Two meetings are scheduled–one in the north and another […]
New advocacy group formed to promote commerce along the Ohio River
PRESS RELEASE: Columbus (May 6, 2019) On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, a group of various stakeholders from industry, industry trade associations, port authorities, MPOs, RPOs and other Ohio River stakeholders met to form the Ohio River Coalition of Ohio (ORCO). A signing ceremony was held at ODOT’s office in Columbus, Ohio where members of the […]
Kenworth Chillicothe Plant Initiates $140 Million, 120,000 Square-Foot Expansion
Construction Begins on New Paint Facility CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, April 24, 2019 – Kenworth Truck Company held a groundbreaking ceremony today to officially announce the start of construction on a state-of-the-art $140 million, 120,000 square-foot paint facility addition to its Class 8 truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. Kenworth will construct the new, environmentally friendly facility, […]
