Starting a Conversation In his remarks at the 2015 State of the Region Conference, John Molinaro, president and CEO of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth, introduced the topic of workplace marijuana testing as a consideration for keeping qualified workers on the job. His excerpted comments follow. Many of the tests commonly used for drugs […]
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Molinaro Shapes Rural Agenda
In late March, a small group of national and international rural policy leaders met in Washington to discuss what is working best in America to build rural economies. The participants represented agencies charged with rural development including some from beyond U.S. borders. Of the 15 participants, only John Molinaro, president and CEO of APEG, currently […]
Molinaro Attends Rural Council
$10 Billion Initiative Announced at White House John Molinaro was on a mission when he went to the White House over the summer. The president of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth wanted to let folks in Washington know that while things aren’t perfect, there’s plenty of positive economic development news in Appalachian Ohio. Molinaro, […]
FWD:Energy receives research subsidy from the Department of Energy
FWD:Energy Inc., Zanesville, Ohio, has been awarded a research subsidy of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for use at federal laboratories to advance its technology to turn scrap tires into a key ingredient for lithium-ion batteries called Green Battery Carbon. The awarded funds are provided through the DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot […]
Students learn about manufacturing careers
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — In 1970, more than 50 percent of a product’s retail price went toward paying the wages of those who manufactured it. Today, only 10 percent of that same item’s cost supports the labor used to produce it, economic development officials said Thursday. That means far fewer workers are able to manufacture more […]
Rocky Brands gets military contract
Nelsonville-based Rocky Brands announced Thursday that it has been awarded a contract to produce hot-weather combat boots for the U.S. military. The one-year contract, which includes four additional one-year options, limits the annual amount for boots to $20 million, according to the company, which said an annual amount of about $16 million is anticipated. Rocky […]
Another 1,000-megawatt gas-fired plant in works for Ohio
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: An out-of-state company plans to build a natural-gas-fired power plant in eastern Ohio. Houston-based EmberClear Corp. plans to build a $900 million, 1,000-megawatt plant on 60 acres in Harrison County in the village of Cadiz, a hotspot in the Utica shale oil and gas play. “The abundant natural gas […]
Work starts on new Chillicothe industrial park
CHILLICOTHE — In what’s becoming a more common site in Ross County over the past 12 to 15 months, earth-moving equipment was spotted hard at work in site preparation activities Wednesday — this time on an 18-acre parcel of land on River Road that developers hope will be filled with new job activity by this time next year. […]
Bellisio Foods, Meredith magazine introduce EatingWell frozen entrées
Bellisio Foods, Minneapolis, and Meredith Corp., New York, joined forces to introduce EatingWell frozen entrées. The EatingWell line includes Cherry Port Pork, Indian Inspired Chicken, Vermont Cheddar Mac & Cheese and Korean Inspired Beef. Each meal starts with one cup of vegetables, 13 or more grams of protein, chicken, beef or pork raised without antibiotics and whole grains. Unique […]
Barrels rolling at Speyside Plant
New wooden barrels are rolling off the assembly line in large numbers at the Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Plant in Jackson and it appears this is only the beginning of a very positive economic development story for the local area. The new plant, which is located in the same building as the former Merillat Plant at […]
