When it comes to art, the last thing that comes to mind for some, would be shoelaces. But Kelly Babcock of EBEE design has helped to revitalize an industry that’s been a staple of Portsmouth’s economy for over 100 years. By redesigning the SoleChoice factory catalog, Babcock was able to attract new business to the […]
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Former R.E. Burger Plant’s Smokestack Comes Down Without a Hitch in Belmont County
DILLES BOTTOM — A sequence of detonations sent the 854-foot-tall stack at the former FirstEnergy Corp. R.E. Burger plant tumbling to the ground Friday morning in a process that demolition contractor Jim Redyke called “perfect.” The president and CEO of PTT Global Chemical America called the stack removal an important step in his company’s efforts to […]
Ohio Valley Lures Manufacturers With Rock-Bottom Natural Gas Prices
A group of business leaders in a small corner of Ohio and West Virginia are laying down a big claim: They have the cheapest natural gas in the industrialized world. This part of Appalachia has become the country’s driver of gas production as improved drilling techniques have cracked gas-rich shale formations. The Ohio Valley from Pittsburgh to […]
Kraft is ‘good fit for the community’
COSHOCTON – When the inaugural Appalachian Bacon Nation festival came to town in 2014, it attracted locals and out-of-town visitors to check out the unique event and indulge a favorite food. Organizers used the opportunity as a way to showcase what it means to the community to have Kraft in Coshocton. In turn, Kraft employees […]
10th shell building ready at The Point industrial park
SOUTH POINT, Ohio – The adage “build it and they will come” certainly applies to what has been going on in the past dozen years at The Point, a South Point industrial park. The tenth shell building at the industrial park is ready for occupancy and more than 600 people are working in the buildings […]
Corvac happy to be here
Corvac Composites was officially welcomed to the state and to Greenfield on Thursday in a grand opening ceremony held at the Greenfield facility on North Washington Street. The invitation-only event saw state officials and their representatives, local officials, representatives of area businesses and organizations, contractors and vendors, and Corvac officials and employees. A ribbon-cutting ceremony […]
Ohio’s ‘Shale Crescent’ to tout low natural-gas costs to recruit businesses
Southeast Ohio leaders and others in shale country hope to attract large manufacturers and other businesses to their area to take advantage of what they call the lowest natural-gas prices in the industrialized world. A campaign called “Shale Crescent USA” was launched Thursday to begin recruiting business to a region along the Ohio River that […]
Ohio Officials Use Geography as Downstream Selling Point
“Location, location, location” has long been a mantra in real estate, but comments from officials with a stake in growing Ohio’s economy suggest the phrase nicely sums up the Buckeye State’s appeal to the downstream oil and gas industry as well. “Ohio is a great place to be and JobsOhio and our partners will continue […]
Molinaro Joins SBA Council
SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration Diverse new membership appointed to examine obstacles facing small businesses; recommend policy changes to bolster SBA programs and services WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), recently convened a meeting of the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) Advisory Board. Created in 2011, the […]
These Americans are fighting to bring manufacturing jobs back
The presidential candidates talk a lot about how they’ll bring jobs back and restore the nation’s once-mighty manufacturing sector. Jason Kester has been trying to do that every day for more than three years. As executive director of the Southern Ohio Port Authority, Kester is charged with spurring economic development in Scioto County, Ohio. The […]
