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 […]
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Ridge Corp. expands locally – move expected to bring 40-50 jobs to area
FRAZEYSBURG — Ridge Corp. has moved to a new Frazeysburg location, which will bring 40 to 50 skilled jobs into the area. The corporation, which produces lining systems for the trailer and truck industry, purchased an old Longaberger building on15.54 acres of land along Raiders Road for $1.4 million to expand its manufacturing endeavors. The deal […]
Ormet Is Looking to Sell Smelter
HANNIBAL – Several months after shuttering its local plant and almost one full year since it filed for bankruptcy, Ormet Corp. has announced the smelter plant and surrounding property – including land on which natural gas currently is being produced – is up for sale. The company, in noting the plant’s assets for a potential […]
Ohio University’s economic benefit in 2012: $1.5B
LANCASTER — According to a recent economic impact study of Ohio University, the university had a $1.5 billion economic impact on Ohio in 2012… Read more […]
Rocky Brands raises profile with upscale shoe company
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Rocky Brands, the Nelsonville footwear company, has completed its purchase of Creative Recreation, a Los Angeles-based footwear wholesaler best known for its crossover between athletic sneakers and dress shoes. Read more …. […]
JobsOhio revitalization fund helps historic Chillicothe building
It’s official: Adena, Chesler Group commit to restoring Carlisle Building After nearly 11 years and numerous stops and starts, the Carlisle Building — a downtown landmark since 1885 — will be renovated and occupied by Adena Health System. Mark Shuter, Adena’s president and CEO, and Michael Chesler, the president of the Chesler Group, signed the […]
APEG testifies about need for Appalachian set-aside from Severance Tax.
Good afternoon Chairman Beck and members of the committee. My name is John Molinaro. I am the President and CEO of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG), the JobsOhio partner for southeast Ohio. We provide economic development and Manufacturing Extension services in 28 Appalachian Ohio counties, including most of the counties with Utica and […]
Murray Growing As National Coal Player
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Once the $3.5 billion deal to acquire five Consol Energy mines in West Virginia is complete, likely by the end of this year, Murray Energy will join Peabody Energy, Arch Coal, Alpha Natural Resources and Cloud Peak Energy as one of the top five coal producers in the nation, according to coal […]
$1.7 million Grant Awarded
Nelsonville, Ohio — Economic development in Appalachian Ohio got a boost in the form of a $1.7 million Make it in America Challenge grant announced yesterday (October 22, 2013). One of only 10 awards made, the monies will be invested in incumbent worker training for the region’s metal fabrication, polymers and chemicals industries, and in […]
Harrison Hub ‘Turns the Valves’
SCIO The Harrison Hub hosted a “Turn the Valves” ceremonial opening Monday afternoon, attended by Ohio?Gov. John Kasich, State Sen. Lou Gentile, various Harrison, Columbiana, and Carroll county elected officials, and leaders of Utica East Ohio Buckeye. UEO is a combination of three companies: Access Midstream, M3 Midstream, and EV Energy Partners. The Harrison Hub […]
