Bringing Opportunity Zone investment to Central Appalachian coal-impacted communities, creating new jobs and businesses that support sustainable growth. Appalachian Community Capital today announced receipt of a $1,000,000 technical assistance grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to help bring Opportunity Zone investment into Central Appalachian communities in Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. APEG is a lead […]
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Griffeth & Son Trucking expanding in Carroll County
CARROLLTON, OHIO – Griffeth & Son Trucking, a family owned business founded in 1987, soon will be operating from a new location and will create 40 new jobs in Carroll County. The company, which was primarily focused on transporting coal when first organized, is purchasing the former Heritage Plastics building, 861 N. Lisbon St., Carrollton. […]
Chillicothe Manufacturer Receives Fluor-BWXT Economic Development Grant for Expansion
Chillicothe, Ohio – Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth along with the Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio (JEDISO) recently provided an economic development grant to Douglas Industries of Chillicothe. Douglas Industries, originally founded in 1984 as Task Machine Fabrication, used the $17,636 grant to invest in a new state-of-the-art lathe to support the needs of local paper-industry […]
ACEDC and Project Rise co-host Manufacturing Day program for Athens County students
Program includes company visits, manufacturing panel and Q&A September 30, 2019 – Athens, OH – The Athens County Economic Development Council (ACEDC) and Project Rise: Athens Meigs ESC are offering high school students from all Athens County districts an opportunity to partake in National Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 4th. Participating schools will tour several […]
Meridian Plant Property in Jackson Progressing
The ongoing remediation project to clean up a portion of the former Meridian Plant property in Jackson is progressing well and should be completed before the end of the year with the objective of making the site ready for a jobs-creating tenant. Jackson County Economic Development Partnership (JCEDP) Executive Director Sam Brady presided with an […]
Appalachian Regional Commission Names Tiffany Swigert as Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellow
Tiffany Swigert, the Executive Director of the Coshocton Port Authority to Represent Ohio in Intensive Regional Leadership Development Program September 25, 2019, Coshocton, Ohio – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) named Tiffany Swigert, the Executive Director of the Coshocton Port Authority to participate in the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. As a Fellow, […]
Appalachian Partnership Announces New Ohio Wood Products Website
Nelsonville, OH – “Wood works here.” With those simple words, the Appalachian Partnership, Inc. (API) is pleased to announce the official launch of the new website for Ohio Wood Products. Designed to be Ohio’s foremost wood products resource, OhioWoodProducts.com is a single hub where distinct sectors of the hardwood industry can easily connect. At the heart […]
For its 30th anniversary, YSK Corporation remembers its roots
CHILLICOTHE – Tucked behind the large Kenworth facility is a small, Japanese-owned company where employees have forged their own community for the past 30 years. YSK Corporation, a car part production facility, has been operating in Chillicothe since 1989. And this year, for the 30th anniversary, staff are going back to their roots to celebrate […]
Appalachian Growth Capital Receives CDFI Certification
Small businesses in the Appalachian counties of Ohio have a new tool to help them obtain affordable financing. Appalachian Growth Capital LLC (AGC), headquartered in Nelsonville, Ohio, announced that it has been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the US Treasury. AGC’s mission is to help build prosperity in Appalachian Ohio by […]
Home of Future Thinking 2019
Do your economic development duties extend to lots more than business attraction and expansion? Are you working on revitalizing your downtown or making your city a place that attracts and retains young people? Do you want to learn from strategies successfully employed in other communities? For the past two years, API and APEG have hosted groups […]
