“In 2009, my wife and I built a cabin in Glouster, near Burr Oak State Park, while I was working for a company in Columbus. We’ve had friends down here for years, so we saw and heard about the decline caused by the departure of the coal industry. After another company I worked for sold, […]
“I was riding my motorcycle home from work when a car blasted in front of me. I slowed down, but not in enough time: there was a work van there and I went into a slide, caught my leg on the bumper, and went flying through the street. My leg was crushed and broken in […]
“Years ago, my grandmother had a stroke and woke up in the hospital with her mind intact, but was completely unable to speak. I got firsthand experience with the tools available to help people in those situations, and kept asking like, ‘Wait, that can’t be it? There’s got to be something better available, right? We […]
“Music and art didn’t seem like the most realistic career path, so I studied biology. I got through school okay, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue down that career path, so I took a break, stayed here in Steubenville, and got a job working at Nelson’s. I also had a small group […]
“My father was an entrepreneur in Cleveland. He was a union drywall taper contractor, so I grew up with a sanding pole in my hands. Sometimes when you’re the son of the boss, somebody holds your hand and shoves a silver spoon somewhere, but that’s not really how it worked in my world. It was […]
“I grew up near here, a Hillsboro address but I went to Peebles High School. Once I left college, I ended up living in Columbus for three years and was the Assistant Manager of a condominium complex. There I met my future husband, who also happened to be a graduate of Peebles and is a […]
“The business started in Columbus, Ohio with my great-grandfather and his brother. They were working at a shoe factory until it went bankrupt during the Great Depression. Footwear was what they knew and grew up with, but ended up with nothing. Then they heard about this old shoe factory in Nelsonville, Ohio that had closed […]
“We were both working at The Ohio Grille when the previous owners approached us about buying the place. We were thinking that this was probably just a pipe dream. My business partner, Tyler Barrett, has had a very deep love of food for as long as I’ve known him. He’s a culinary genius, in my […]
“MPR Supply Chain is located in Bellaire at Ohio River Mile Marker 92.5. This one hasn’t been named yet, although it’s a highly trafficked area. We’re not the only game in town, there’s a lot of waterway transportation, and there is quite a bit of a coal industry still in the area, too. Natalie is […]
“Bellisio Foods was founded by a gentleman by the name of Jeno Paulucci in 1990. His family immigrated here from Italy and he was raised in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1932, he started a grocery store out of his home, selling his mom’s meals. She was known for her cooking skills…real Italian food! As the years […]
