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Wedgewood Connect Ohio Announces New Facility in Athens County

Wedgewood Connect Ohio, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), the Athens County Economic Development Council, and Ohio Department of Development, today announced an investment of over $5.5 million to establish a new facility in Albany, Ohio, creating 51 new jobs. The investment is being supported by a tax credit from the Ohio […]

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Perry County Manufacturer Announces Expansion

Schmelzer Industries, in conjunction with JobsOhio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), today announced it will invest more than $850,000 in its Perry County facility, creating four new jobs. Founded in 1986, Schmelzer Industries, based in Perry County, is a manufacturer of fiberglass surface veil, which is a thin fabric-like material used in laminated composite […]

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Jackson County Announces $3.6 Million Investment in Salt Creek Industrial Park Spec Building

Jackson – Grandview Builders, Inc. and the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on September 11th, 2024 for its speculative building project at the Salt Creek Industrial Park. The project will be supported by a $360,000 JobsOhio Grant through the Ohio Site Inventory Program. Project partners in attendance included JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast […]

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Dean Ponchak

“I started brewing at home in 2011, five gallons at a time. Friends and family would try the beer and after a while, they started saying, ‘Hey, can you make that again?’ One night, my wife and two of my sons were in our basement having a beer, and the conversation shifted to opening a […]

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Pinnacle Warehousing Solutions Announces Expansion in Noble County

Pinnacle Warehousing Solutions, LLC (“Pinnacle”), in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Noble County, proudly announces a significant commitment to invest over $1.3 million to expand its operations in Noble County. Trinity Real Estate USA, LLC (“Trinity”) and Pinnacle together deliver comprehensive warehousing and distribution services, including regional transportation from the source […]

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Plastic Compounders Announces Expansion in Cambridge, Ohio

Plastic Compounders, Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Cambridge-Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation, today announced an investment of $500,000 to expand its production facility in Cambridge, Ohio, creating five new jobs. Plastic Compounders recycles post-industrial regrind into pellets and compounds the pellets into a wide range of commodity and […]

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McKee Materials Announces New Production Plant in Washington County

McKee Materials, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority (SeOPA), announced an investment of over $980,000 in Washington County, Ohio. With deep family roots in the paving industry, McKee Paving & Sealing was founded in 2013; further expansion into mining of raw materials and operation of hot-mix […]

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Brad Peoples Joins OhioSE Team as Project Manager

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) announced today Brad Peoples as its new Project Manager, effective Thursday, August 1. Peoples’ hire follows the departure of Tom Poorman, who recently announced his retirement after decades of serving in economic development in Southeast Ohio. Peoples is an experienced business development professional with a demonstrated history of project coordination […]

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Ross County Manufacturer Announces Expansion

Maggie’s Farm and Aromatics LLC, a woman-owned company specializing in home body products, announced a significant expansion of its operations in Chillicothe, Ohio. Founded in 2020, the company is based out of the historic Union Block building in downtown Chillicothe and manufactures bath & body, home fragrances, and personal care products for wholesale, supplying over […]

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Amanda Page

“I was reading an article in Belt Magazine and it mentioned a film called Moundsville, a documentary about Moundsville, West Virginia. I watched it and loved it. It was such an interesting portrait of a place. I started talking about it on Twitter, and one of the directors, John Miller, reached out and we began […]

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