Strong workforce said to be key factor for employers More than $40 million in new investments, 420 new jobs created and 875 jobs retained in Highland County since 2011 are a few of the tangible economic development results touted Tuesday by Katy Farber, project manager for the portion of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth […]
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Education Preview: Price It Right: Using Costs to Create Real-World Price Sheets
“Understanding your numbers is the most critical part of your business—if you get that wrong, the rest doesn’t matter,” asserts Jonathan Milo Leal of Milo’s Whole World Gourmet, who will be conducting the popular seminar “Price It Right: Using Costs to Create Real-World Price Sheets,” on Sunday, January 22, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 […]
Wilkin remains board president
The Highland County Board of Commissioners this week held its annual organizational meeting, re-electing its president to the post once again and electing a new vice chair. Commissioner Shane Wilkin was re-elected as president of the board of commissioners, a position he has held every year since 2009. Jeff Duncan was elected as vice chairman […]
SCCTC hosts VEX robotics competition
With the increasing technology industry, there is always a need for engineers, scientists and other technically-minded individuals to lead the way on innovation and invention. Schools across the nation are shifting focus to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) based education to generate interest and grow careers in the industry. On Saturday, students from all […]
Local businesses helped
Recently representatives from Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth site presented checks to two Scioto County business, totaling $50,000 to help cover the costs of recent expansion.The money was awarded to Big Sandy Superstore and Taylor Lumber. The funding was awarded from the Fluor-BWXT Community Commitment Plan. The Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth contracts with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) […]
New physician office holds ribbon-cutting
The Highland County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Everhart-McDonald Physical Medicine to the community with a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. The practice, which opened in the summer of 2016, is located at 1121 Northview Dr. in Hillsboro. A trip to visit friends who live in this part of southern Ohio brought Dr. MaryAnn Everhart-McDonald to Hillsboro to […]
2016 Year In Review
Over the weekend, someone made a comment on social media that essentially said “why don’t our elected officials worry about economic development?” The post made me chuckle and cringe at the same time. I chuckled because our elected officials are working diligently to try to attract and retain jobs. I cringed because maybe we are […]
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority exceeds funding goal
MARIETTA — The Washington County Commissioners on Thursday made good on a promise to approve additional funding for the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority after that agency met a challenge issued by the commission earlier this year. “We appropriated $75,000 for the authority this year, but they had requested $100,000,” said Commissioner David White. He said the […]
Old mill interior gets new look that highlights the ‘old’
Take a drive down West Union Street in Athens along the Hocking River, and you eventually will see a quintessential landmark of Athens County across the river: White’s Mill. Established in 1809, as indicated on the side of the building, White’s Mill is one of the oldest and longest continuously operating businesses in the county. […]
Stadium renovation project wins $25k
Winners for the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grants were announced on Nov. 30. one of which, was the Spartan Municipal Stadium renovation project. The Spartan Stadium project proposed by Shawnee State University Professor of Sociology, Dr. Sean Dunne, made it in to the top 200 projects during the competitive nation-wide search. From there, the project […]
