The Prosperity Plan planning phase concluded in April 2019, and the plan was rolled out in June at our first-ever Annual Meetings, but the work is far from complete. We are just getting started. Team Leads meet quarterly to provide updates. The progress reported at the first Team Lead Meeting on August 23rd is noted […]
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Moving the Region Forward Together
A Letter to the Region from APEG President, Mike Jacoby As President of APEG, I realize the economy and standard of living in southern, eastern and southeastern Ohio needs to be better. The economic disparity between our region and the rest of the state happened over decades, and the path to parity is not […]
Rocky Brands Announces Official Groundbreaking for Distribution Center Expansion in Hocking County
PRESS RELEASE: NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Rocky Brands is undergoing a 94,000 square foot expansion of its Hocking County distribution center in Logan, Ohio. The current distribution center covers nearly 192,000 square feet. A groundbreaking for the event will be held on Monday, August 19 at 10 a.m. In addition, Rocky Brands is planning for additional job […]
AMG Vanadium Groundbreaking in EastPointe Business Park
Earlier today AMG Vanadium broke ground for its new Muskingum County spent catalyst recycling plant, located in EastPointe Business Park, just east of Zanesville, Ohio. Joining Company leaders at the event were representatives from federal, state and local offices along with a number of regional business and civic leaders, and AMG customers. AMG Vanadium’s president, […]
Ohio incentives helped bring two companies to Muskingum County
ZANESVILLE — Ohio’s Job Creation Tax Credit Program was one factor in two different companies’ recent decisions to bring new facilities to the area. As reported in a brief in Tuesday’s Times-Recorder, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday the approval of assistance for two projects in the county — AMG Vanadium and United Candle in Norwich. […]
United Candle Company Begins Large Manufacturing Operation in Ohio
ZANESVILLE, OHIO, July 29, 2019 – USA Tealights, LLC, a 20-year old candle manufacturer located in Avenel, New Jersey, has recently formed a new company, United Candle Company LLC, and will begin doing business in Ohio. Major customers include well-known brand name retailers, independent retailers and wholesalers, as well as a private label division that […]
JobsOhio/APEG Partner with Washington County Career Center
Ensuring Southeastern Ohio is both economically competitive and attractive to prospective industrial or manufacturing companies requires a steady and available pool of highly-trained technicians in industrial maintenance. The Washington County Career Center, Adult Technical Training, in partnership with JobsOhio and its regional network partner Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG), have identified opportunities to support […]
State Launches Business Tool, Calls for Businesses to Help Shape In-Demand Jobs List
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— InnovateOhio and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation today announced the launch of a new survey tool for Ohio businesses to gather feedback ahead of the creation of the state’s new In-Demand Jobs List. Lt. Governor Jon Husted serves as the Director of both initiatives. “Ohio’s In-Demand Jobs List is one of the […]
First-ever Annual Meetings in Region: an Overview
API (Appalachian Partnership Inc.) and APEG held first-ever annual meetings in the region on June 25th and 26th in two separate locations, at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center (Cambridge) and Sunroom at the Brick (Frankfort, near Chillicothe) respectively. Both events were well received and attended with almost two hundred fifty participating collectively. While the two […]
$30M JobsOhio grant could kickstart proposed $5B ethane cracker plant
JobsOhio is contributing $30 million to a Belmont County ethane cracker plant project that could be one of the largest investments in Appalachia’s recent history. But even the prospective joint venture behind the enormous project still can’t formally say it’s committed to the project. The grant, one of the largest single incentives ever put forth […]
