LOGAN – Amanda Manufacturing opened it’s doors for a tour recently to show off it’s factory expansion that’s not only helping its customers but also its employees. Amanda Manufacturing, formerly known as Amanda Bent Bolt, is a metal-forming company that’s been a fixture in Logan for more than 35 years. It is located at 1120 […]
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Please stop helping
Dear Reporter, Please stop helping. Please stop parachuting into our community and making wild claims based on lazy journalism, shoddy research, and at best, questionable data. Please stop “helping.” I have had enough. I’ve had enough of reporters, both national and international, spending a few hours in our community, “diagnosing our issues,” leaving, and then […]
SOPA awarded $300,000 for brownfield cleanup
The Southern Ohio Port Authority (SOPA) has been selected for grant funding in the amount of $300,000 as part of a program offered through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in effort to cleanup former industrial sites. Portsmouth was one of 172 communities to receive 279 grants totaling $56.8 million in EPA Brownfields funding through the […]
New development director set to bring passion to post
CHILLICOTHE – When the Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio and Ross County Community Improvement Corporation decided to better coordinate their efforts under the banner of Chillicothe Ross County Development Partners, they were looking for someone with passion to serve as the partnership’s development director. After sifting through 21 applicants for the position, conducting phone […]
Investment, expansion announced for Leesburg facility
LEESBURG – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, June 6 to celebrate the transfer and completion of PartyLite manufacturing operations from Batavia, Ill. to Leesburg as part of last May’s merger between PartyLite and Candle-lite Companies, creating Luminex Home Décor & Fragrance, based in Cincinnati.In the past 12 months, Luminex Home Décor & Fragrance has invested […]
Milo’s Whole World Gourmet Buys Brownwood Farms
Will Open Additional Michigan Office Athens, Ohio-based Milo’s Whole World Gourmet purchased Brownwood Farms, a food manufacturer with double the sales of Milo’s, according to local news reports. Milo’s also plans to build a new facility to accommodate expanded production. Milo’s, which sells specialty pasta sauces, salad dressings, savory jams and bruschetta toppings under the […]
Coshocton lawmakers welcome medical marijuana cultivation, set moratorium on dispensaries
COSHOCTON – The owner of one Ohio company said she intends to apply for a license to grow medical marijuana in Coshocton, following action by Coshocton City Council this week. Kimberly Farmer said her Dayton-based firm will apply with the Ohio Department of Commerce for a license to operate a Level I medical marijuana cultivating […]
HarbisonWalker breaks ground in South Point, Ohio
SOUTH POINT, OH (WCHS/WVAH) — HarbisonWalker International broke ground on its high tech monolithic refractory plant Thursday marking the beginning of a 30 million dollar investment into South Point, Ohio. HarbisonWalker CEO Steve Delo said the site will make high grade refractory products that allow other manufacturers to mold molten steel, glass, or rock. “I love […]
Powering the future of LHS students
LOGAN – The Logan High School science department has recently expanded its capabilities with new equipment and experiences through funds received through two grants this year. Now, students taking Advanced Placement Chemistry, AP Physics, or AP Environmental Science will be able to complete labs using new spectrophotometers, thermal imagers and kilowatts. The high school first […]
Road projects announced
A project two years in the making is about to come to fruition. The funding has been set for the Reconstruction of Pershing Avenue in the Highland Bend area of Portsmouth. The purpose of the project is to improve Pershing Avenue for truck traffic. Funding for the reconstruction of Pershing Avenue heading into Rocla Industries […]
