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Four Southeast Ohio Communities Chosen for Prepared Communities Program

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), in partnership with Bricker and Eckler LLP, today announced four communities in Southeast Ohio have been selected to participate in the Prepared Communities Program. Participating communities include Chillicothe in Ross County, Logan in Hocking County, Ironton in Lawrence County, and Athens in Athens County. Facilitated by  Bricker and Eckler LLP, […]

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Appalachian Partnership, Ohio Southeast, and Appalachian Growth Capital Host Annual Meeting, Announce Award Winners

Appalachian Partnership, Inc., (API), Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Appalachian Growth Capital (AGC) held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 9th, at the Ohio University Inn and Conference Center, sharing the impact made across Southeast Ohio in 2021 and celebrating the accomplishments of local economic development partners and regional businesses. API serves as the […]

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Shirley K’s Growing its Manufacturing Operation in Muskingum County

Shirley K’s, LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, today announced it is investing $65,000 in its machinery and equipment to support growth into new markets. Renée Coll and Rob Zachrich bought Shirley K’s in 2020. The business had been focused on manufacturing thermoformed plastic storage […]

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Opportunity Appalachia Accepting Applications

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Opportunity Appalachia hosted a webinar on Friday, February 25 to launch a second, expanded phase of Opportunity Appalachia. As the lead partner in Ohio, OhioSE invites all interested community and economic development leaders, local elected officials, developers, and business owners to learn about the opportunity to obtain technical assistance […]

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Daniels Industrial Services Expanding at New Location in Muskingum County

Daniels Industrial Services,in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, today announced it is investing more than $2.2 million for a new facility and operating equipment in Falls Township in Muskingum County. Established in 2014, Daniels Industrial Services is an industrial mechanical contractor. Services include machining, fabricating, welding, […]

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Opportunity Appalachia Announces Launch in Ohio

Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and Opportunity Appalachia will host a launch webinar on Friday, February 25 from 10:00-11:30 AM (EST) to launch a second, expanded phase of Opportunity Appalachia. As the lead partner in Ohio, OhioSE invites all interested community and economic development leaders, local elected officials, developers, and business owners to learn about […]

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Welcome to the Silicon Heartland

As I am sure you have all heard, Intel Corporation announced January 21st that it will build one of the largest microchip plants in the world in New Albany, Licking County. The plant will be a $20 billion investment – the largest private investment in Ohio’s history. Intel will create 3,000 direct jobs paying an average of […]

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Building a Strong Foundation in Southeast Ohio

JobsOhio just announced record project and job creation results for 2021. As the regional JobsOhio network partner, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) also experienced near record results. We assisted 46 company expansions and new locations in 2021. Those companies will create 1,340 new, quality jobs and invest over $352 million in fixed assets.   These milestones are […]

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Engineered Profiles, LLC, Announces Expansion into Lawrence County, Ohio

Engineered Profiles, LLC, an industry leader in custom plastic extrusion solutions, announced expansion plans with the addition of a production facility in Lawrence County, Ohio. The company will invest $4 million to retrofit the former DOW Chemical Styrofoam plant located in Ironton, Ohio, a part of the Southern Ohio Industrial District. Their investment will include […]

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Oil & Gas Investment in Southeast Ohio

Cleveland State University recently updated its semi-annual Shale Investment Dashboard.  The report shows that from 2011 to through 2020, $92.9 billion dollars has been spent in Ohio tied to the upstream (leasing and drilling), midstream (pipelines and processing) and downstream (power plants and petrochemical manufacturing) developments across Ohio.   For 10 years, the Utica Shale, more […]

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