Shawnee State University Development Foundation has received a $200,000 commitment from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation, to fund SSU’s Innovation Accelerator Project. The first installment of $100,000 was presented today. The Innovation Accelerator Project aims to renovate buildings in downtown Portsmouth, Ohio, to become the center for economic growth and development for the community. […]
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Students in Jackson County, Ohio tour factory during manufacturing camp
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) — Kids put on hair nets and earplugs before heading to the assembly line Monday, but not for work. A group of students from four schools in Jackson County toured a factory in Jackson during day one of a three day manufacturing camp. 8th and 9th graders toured Bellisio Foods and […]
Plastics recycler to lease former Dow site in Lawrence Co.
HAVERHILL, Ohio – A Chicago-based company, using a patented process developed by Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble, announced plans Thursday to build a $120 million plastics recycling business at the former Dow Chemical site in Lawrence County. PureCycle Technologies of Chicago will leas a 101,000-square-foot building that Dow gave to the Lawrence Economic Development Corp. last […]
John Glenn Park breaks ground
LOGAN — Forty miles southeast of Columbus in the secluded and tranquil woods of the Hocking Hills State Park, community members recently broke ground on a project that has everyone’s sights on the sky. Ohio’s Hocking Hills, known for its lack of light pollution and resulting clear night sky views, has long been a mecca […]
Changing the narrative
Locals seek to change Wikipedia page “If you don’t take time to define yourself, you’re vulnerable to the definition that others give you.” Shawnee State University sociology professor Sean Dunne realizes how influential the narrative of a small town is to outsiders as well as individuals residing in that town. With a quick Google search, […]
Skowrunski celebrates successes with Coshocton Port Authority
COSHOCTON – Dorothy Skowrunski joined the Coshocton Port Authority in 2010 as interim executive director, but ended up staying for more than six years. She, however, announced her resignation in February and the Port Authority Board recently approved the hiring of Tiffany Swigert as the executive director of the Coshocton Port Authority. Swigert will begin […]
Port Authority has a new home
WINTERSVILLE — The Jefferson County Port Authority board of directors Friday afternoon agreed to sign a 12-month lease with the Jefferson County Commissioners to move the economic development agency to The Towers building by Sept. 1. The Authority currently maintains offices and holds its monthly meeting at the Jefferson County Airport. “The Authority directors and […]
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority gets new director
MARIETTA — The Southeastern Ohio Port Authority will see new leadership with the appointment of a Warren High School and Marietta College graduate to take over for retiring executive director Jim Black. Andy Kuhn, 34, is a 2001 graduate of Warren High School and has a bachelors degree from Marietta College and a masters degree […]
Economic plan for Belpre unveiled
BELPRE — About 50 community members attended a special meeting Thursday to hear about a proposed strategic plan for economic development for Belpre. The plan was developed by Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, which investigated strategies to enhance economic development for the City of Belpre, as requested by the Belpre Area […]
Students explore jobs in manufacturing
Jeff Starkey, an automotive and diesel program instructor at Washington State Community College, shows various parts of the lab to campers at Ely Chapman Tuesday. A group of 16 sixth- and seventh-grade campers at the Ely Chapman Education Foundation explored the halls of Washington State Community College Tuesday as part of a week-long manufacturing camp. […]
