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 […]
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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 […]
Industry Award
The impact of one business on a community is often compared to a drop of water in a puddle as it ripples out. In the case of MIBA Sinter, in Morgan County, the ripples started small when the MIBA Bearings business came to town, in 2004, by obtaining a small bearings plant just north of […]
Boiler changes offer new beginning at Glatfelter
CHILLICOTHE — When Chillicothe’s paper mill employees reported to work on April 4, 2006, they arrived to find new flags flying on the property, members of their new corporate management team on site and a new sense of optimism as Pennsylvania-based Glatfelter assumed the reins of the mill from NewPage. “The feedback has been extremely positive,” […]
Mill Street factory announces plan to reopen, anticipates 60 jobs
The dormant Athens Mold & Machine tire mold manufacturing company on Mill Street in Athens will reopen its doors this year, with plans to bring 60 new jobs over the next three years, a press release announced last week. The decision to reopen after several years of closure is due to a recent re-shoring of […]
