NELSONVILLE — A Nelsonville company with plans to add dozens of new jobs is continuing its expansion thanks to sizable grant funding publicized this week. QuickLoadz, a company that produces high-tech trailers for moving shipping containers, has moved from a small building in Nelsonville to the Bill Theisen Industrial Park. The company is continuing to […]
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Greenfield Products Increases Full Time Employees to Highest Number Ever
Greenfield, Ohio: October 28, 2019 –– Greenfield Products, longtime Highland County company and proud ‘Made in the USA’ manufacturer recently announced a company expansion that will enable them to go above fifty full time employees (FTE). Established in 1959, they have always had operations in Highland County. The company has a line of marine products […]
QuickLoadz Expanding in Athens County
Nelsonville, Ohio; October 28, 2019: Quick Loadz Container System (QuickLoadz), a rapidly growing manufacturer of patented truck beds and trailers that automatically load and unload shipping containers, announced today its expansion into the Bill Theisen Industrial Park in Athens County. The announcement was made in London as QuickLoadz celebrated its graduation from the London Stock […]
Riffle Machine Works expanding again with multimillion-dollar project
CHILLICOTHE – Riffle Machine Works is moving forward with another expansion, nearly four years after its last multimillion-dollar project. Tammy Eallonardo, economic development director with Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development, joined two Riffle officials Monday at a Ross County Commissioners meeting to discuss the latest project. Commissioners Dwight Garrett, Doug Corcoran and Steve Neal […]
APEG Named Lead Partner in Opportunity Appalachia
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 […]
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, […]
