“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 […]
Noble County and Crock Construction, in partnership with JobsOhio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), today announced an investment of over $4.8 million to develop an industrial park one mile east of I-77 near Caldwell, Ohio, designed to attract logistics, light manufacturing, and oil and gas support industries in the region. The project includes the […]
This Earth Day, Kocher Foods International, takes a huge leap into the battle against climate change, by opening Regenerative Mills, a $250,000 flour mill, in an effort to drive market expansion of regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is an environmentally friendly growing practice that leads to increased soil fertility, increased water retention and lower carbon emissions, […]
“We both grew up in West Virginia, right across the Ohio River. Being so close to the border, people travel back and forth from West Virginia or to Ohio often. You make friends or you have family close by. Larry went into the Navy and was stationed in Virginia Beach for 10 years. Candice went […]
On the Mantle, LLC dba W.Britain Toys in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development today announced an investment of over $226,000 to add manufacturing capabilities to the company’s operations in Chillicothe, OH, creating eight new jobs. “Like most businesses in this country, the unforeseen complications of […]
