JSW Steel USA Plans to Invest at Least $119.4 Million to Bring New Jobs and Technology to Jefferson County Plant

JSW Steel USA (JSW) plans to create 26 new jobs and invest at least $119.4 million at its Mingo Junction steel plant for upgrades to better serve growing markets in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, company, federal, state, and local officials announced today. “JSW Steel’s continued investment in Mingo Junction demonstrates the company’s confidence […]

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Hillsboro Announces $1M Investment in Downtown Project

A downtown Hillsboro revitalization project, designed to foster small business and economic development growth, is a step closer to reality. The Hillsboro Business Complex, LLC in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the city of Hillsboro, today announced a $1,038,000 investment to redevelop three adjacent buildings in the historic section of downtown […]

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PureCycle’s Flagship Polypropylene Purification Plant Reaches Mechanical Completion

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. announced it has reached mechanical completion of its first polypropylene purification plant in Ironton, Ohio. PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT), today, announced it has reached mechanical completion of its first polypropylene (“PP”) purification plant in Ironton, OH (the “Ironton Facility”), and submitted documentation to Leidos Engineering, LLC (“Leidos”), the site’s independent construction […]

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JobsOhio Inclusion Grants Support Local, Small Businesses

Southeastern Ohio businesses were given a powerful new tool that is paying dividends across our region thanks to JobsOhio. JobsOhio, Ohio’s private economic development corporation, rolled out the Inclusion Grant program in 2020 to help existing Ohio businesses invest in and grow their operations. Through the program, scores of locally-owned small businesses in Appalachia have […]

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Lightship Foundation Hosting Bootcamp in Athens

Lightship Foundation unveiled plans to expand its Lightship Bootcamp program by hosting six three-day boot camps throughout Ohio in 2023 to provide mentorship, specialized curriculum, and networking for underrepresented entrepreneurs seeking to grow their businesses within the state. Lightship has scheduled a boot camp for April 25-27 in Athens, Ohio, for entrepreneurs and innovators in […]

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Hometown Apparel & Screen Printing, LLC Expanding Ross County Operation

Hometown Apparel & Screen Printing, LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Greater Chillicothe and Ross County Development, today announced plans to expand its operations in Chillicothe, Ross County. Founded in 2016, Hometown Apparel & Screen Printing is a manufacturer of apparel products based in Chillicothe. Hometown Apparel produces and […]

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Top Projects Recognized at Annual API/OhioSE Summit

Appalachian Partnership, Inc., and Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) recognized the best of the best during their 2023 Annual Summit held inside the Baker Center on the campus of Ohio University. OhioSE, the JobsOhio network partner serving 25 rural counties in southern, eastern, and southeastern Ohio, had a near-record year in 2022, recording 46 project […]

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Pegasus Industries, LLC Growing Operation in Ross County

Pegasus Industries, LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Greater Chillicothe and Ross County Development, today announced plans to continue growing its operations in Chillicothe, Ross County. Founded in 1998, Pegasus Industries, LLC is an automotive supplier and contract manufacturer specializing in Class VII heavy-duty truck parts. Headquartered in Kentucky, […]

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OhioSE Communities Honored by Site Selection Magazine

Investment, new jobs, new construction. That’s what experts measure as they rank the top micropolitans in the U.S. Site Selection magazine, the leading publication in corporate real estate and facility planning, recently announced its 2022 Governor’s Cup results. The OhioSE region, comprised of the 25 Ohio Appalachian designated counties, gave a strong performance with four […]

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Logan Glass Technologies Bringing New Life to Hocking County Plant

Logan Glass Technologies, LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeastern Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Hocking County Community Improvement Corporation, today announced plans to bring new life to a glass factory in Logan. Logan Glass Technologies will invest $2.25 million, almost all of which will go for machinery and equipment, to retrofit the Savant/GE Lighting […]

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