JOMAC Ltd, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Carroll County Economic Development, today announced an investment of over $290,000 to expand their services and create six new jobs in Carroll County, Ohio. Established in 1998, JOMAC Ltd. Is an Ohio-based company that designs, manufactures, and constructs aluminum truck bodies and cranes […]
“My family and I had just moved from the south into a very rural area of Millfield, a former coal mining town in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio. I’m indigenous Mexican and Filipino, and at the time, racial tension in the country was increasing — especially towards Mexicans. As I watched everything transpire in […]
Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) announced today Gloria Blauvelt as its new Project Analyst, effective Monday, May 16, 2022. Before joining OhioSE, Blauvelt worked in the leadership development and policy advocacy sector as well as in local government in Central Texas, leading initiatives to improve the quality of life for residents. Born in Mexico, she […]
Opportunity Appalachia and State Lead for Ohio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), today announced the selection of 34 projects to participate in a program to bring jobs, business support, and investment to Central Appalachia. The selected projects propose to create over 1,700 jobs and attract over $177 million in financing to develop manufacturing facilities; downtown […]
“I grew up in a rural area in Belmont County, in a town called Bridgeport, Ohio, on the east-central side of Ohio along the Ohio River. We’re under an hour from Pittsburgh and it’s a tri-state area. There’s Ohio, a little sliver of West Virginia, and then Pennsylvania. I went to Ohio State, so I […]
The international event will highlight local efforts to increase the quality of life in every community over the course of May 9 to May 13, 2022 Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) marks the week of May 9 to May 13, 2022, as the next Economic Development Week. During this week, communities across North America will […]
“Steve Hammond: I’m an insurance agent. I have my own insurance business. Melissa is a middle school teacher. I worked in the paper industry for about 20-25 years. With the ups and downs in that industry, and the buyouts and the mergers and takeovers In 2013, I got caught up in a salary headcount reduction. […]
“I grew up in Jackson, Ohio, and like many of my peers, I wanted to move away and never, ever come back. I headed to Ohio University in Athens and graduated with a degree in advertising management. Shortly after, I married my high school sweetheart, and we relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to begin our professional […]
“Back in 1990, folks here were frustrated because although we were one of the poorest communities or micro-regions in Southeast Ohio, we hardly ever saw any dollars come down to our level to help out. So, we decided we needed our own organization to begin talking about the future instead of just being the poster […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced details of their proposal to make a long-overdue, comprehensive investment in the Appalachian region of Ohio. The $500 million investment would support local initiatives to revitalize downtown districts, enhance quality of life, and help rebuild the economies of Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties. “The story […]
