MCCONNELSVILLE — During its four years of local production, Miba Sinter USA has been met with so much success, it has doubled the size of its production facility, and expects to create 100 high-paying jobs within the next three years. Miba Sinter, a faction of the Austrian-based Miba Group, produces high-precision automobile parts used in […]
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Utica East Ohio Midstream Plant to Process 1 Billion Cu Ft/Day
KENSINGTON, Ohio – More than 1,700 construction workers built the now operational $900 million Utica East Ohio natural gas processing complex that spans Harrison, Carroll and Columbiana counties. Officials will now expand the plant to process more than 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to address the needs of frackers such as […]
InSite Evaluation a ‘Great Opportunity’
A recent visit by InSite Consulting represents, according to Highland County Commissioner Shane Wilkin, a “great opportunity” for the entire county. InSite is a South Carolina company which specializes in economic development, site selection, and real estate services. As a part of a program sponsored by AEP, known as the Community Economic Development Academy (CEDA), […]
The Energy Challenge – FREE WEBINAR
Energy costs are a top company expense and reducing energy costs happens through negotiating power rates and implementing energy efficiency measures. However, addressing the cost of energy is a complex process. Negotiating with utility companies on your own is a risky venture, and the state government provides an important array of loans and tax credits […]
Plant Might Have Buyer
Only 10 people on the job at Yorkville facility. YORKVILLE – An unidentified party may be close to buying the idled Ohio Cold Rolling Co. plant in Yorkville, one of several former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel plants sold following RG Steel’s 2012 bankruptcy. Ohio Cold Rolling Co. President Jim Tennant announced the potential deal during a visit […]
JobsOhio president visits OU
According to John Minor, president and chief investment officer of JobsOhio, Ohio University’s integrated efforts toward economic development align well with the approach of JobsOhio. On March 20, Minor and John Molinaro, president of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth, visited Ohio University’s Athens campus, meeting with President Roderick J. McDavis, Steven Golding, vice president […]
Economic Development Academy Shares Insider Perspective
Nelsonville – How to attract new industry was the topic of a recent one-day seminar attended by more than 50 economic development professionals from Appalachian Ohio. A team of site consultants who work nationwide with dozens of companies each year to locate new businesses and industries provided their perspective of what it takes to compete […]
Agriculture Under Secretary Announces Grant to Benefit Ohio Food Hub
NELSONVILLE, Ohio, March 20, 2014 – Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien visited Athens County, Ohio, today to announce a grant award of more than $198,000 to help Rural Action and the Southeast Ohio Food Hub Network expand the distribution of locally grown foods. VIEW FULL PDF Here. For more information, contact: Heather Hartley, USDA Ohio […]
New Wayne Manufacturing Expands to South Zanesville
ZANESVILLE — New Wayne Manufacturing, a company based in Duncan Falls focusing on commercial and industrial steel fabrication, will soon expand to the village of South Zanesville in its mission to modernize the business, adding four jobs along the way. Chief Finance Officer Mike Paul said the business needs to build a new manufacturing building as there is none around […]
Miba to Strengthen Operations in Morgan County
PRESS RELEASE At a recent Ohio Tax Authority meeting, Miba Energy Holding, LLC, was approved for a Job Creation Tax Credit based on the company’s commitment to establish a service center in North America that will house back office support (accounting, IT and purchasing) for all its American business units. The service center will be […]
