The APEG region was honored in two of the seven categories of awards presented at the Ohio Economic Development Association’s (OEDA) Annual Summit in October. Each year the summit presents Annual Excellence Awards for outstanding accomplishments of individuals and organizations in economic and workforce development. APEG won in the category of Large Community Excellence in Economic […]
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Spotlight On Women
Over 400 attend Manufacturing Day at Vertiv There was a Manufacturing Day event held at Vertiv in Ironton on Thursday. The focus this year was on women in manufacturing and the keynote speaker was Carolyn Mendel, the plant manager of General Mills in Wellston. The company makes Totino’s pizza and pizza rolls. She talked about […]
PTT Global Signs Cracker MOU with JobsOhio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – PTT Global Chemical has signed a memorandum of understanding with JobsOhio, an indication that the Thailand-based petrochemicals giant hasn’t walked away from its plans to build a $6 billion ethane cracker plant in Belmont County. According to a release posted on the company’s website, PTTGC America’s president and CEO, Toasaporn Boonyapipat, signed […]
Wastren Advantage, Inc. Named One of America’s Safest Companies
PIKETON, OH — Wastren Advantage, Inc. is one of 13 companies on the list of America’s Safest Companies (ASC), selected by EHS Today, a national environmental, health and safety magazine. The editors of the magazine focused on the “ownership of safety” at the more than 100 companies nationwide that applied for the “America’s Safest” designation. […]
Ohio’s Utica Natural Gas Helps Lead The Shale Revolution
Thanks to the Utica and even part of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale plays, Ohio is now one of our of major natural gas producing states. Despite low prices in the $3.00 range, producers in the Utica have added 10 rigs since early-March to now total 29. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports that 2Q gas production hit 4.3 Bcf/d, up […]
Ethane storage hub could mean jobs for Appalachia
CANONSBURG, Pa. –West Virginia University researchers believe a Marcellus and Utica shale ethane storage hub could help create $36 billion in investment and more than 100,000 permanent jobs. Brian Anderson, a WVU Energy Institute director, on Tuesday said drillers throughout the region are producing about 460,000 barrels of ethane per day — almost three times […]
Stimson Avenue roundabout will reduce traffic congestion
As Ohio University students moved in last week, many of them used a new roundabout on Stimson Avenue to get to their dorms and apartments. The roundabout, part of a $2.2 million project that improved McKinley and Stimson avenues, was completed in July and will have traffic calming effects on Stimson Avenue, City Planner Paul […]
Guernsey County official: Local companies ‘healthy’
The economy in Guernsey County continues to fare well despite a slight bump in unemployment reported in June, a local development official reported Wednesday. Although no new industries have started up recently, a number of local companies have been or will be expanding their facilities, said Norm Blanchard, executive director of the Cambridge-Guernsey County Community […]
AEP Foundation presents gift to further SSU’s Innovation Accelerator
Shawnee State University Development Foundation has received a $200,000 commitment from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation, to fund SSU’s Innovation Accelerator Project. The first installment of $100,000 was presented today. The Innovation Accelerator Project aims to renovate buildings in downtown Portsmouth, Ohio, to become the center for economic growth and development for the community. […]
Students in Jackson County, Ohio tour factory during manufacturing camp
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) — Kids put on hair nets and earplugs before heading to the assembly line Monday, but not for work. A group of students from four schools in Jackson County toured a factory in Jackson during day one of a three day manufacturing camp. 8th and 9th graders toured Bellisio Foods and […]
