Attracting a new company to build or locate in the Appalachian Partnership region most often starts with a detailed list of questions about land. “Site selectors request dozens of data points we need to have at our fingertips,” said Mike Jacoby, vice president for APEG business development. “Information about available utilities is usually a starting […]
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Kerry Makes Drinks Enjoyed by All Ages
When you punch a straw into a kid’s juice box you’re breaking the seal on an aseptic product, one that may have been made at the Kerry facility in Byesville, Ohio. The Guernsey County plant, which has been making juice since 1984, uses cutting edge aseptics technology to produce juice, fruit smoothie base and non-alcoholic […]
2017.1 News from the Partnership
Adams Seaman MACA Plastics, a Winchester-based supplier of automotive components, instrumentation, electronics and medical devices, purchased a vacant 9,000-square-foot building to use as additional warehouse and storage space to meet demands of their growing business. Athens Athens Little Fish Brewing Company installed solar panels at the brewery using a $50,000 loan from the Athens County […]
Soft Landing in Appalachian Ohio
Foreign Direct Investment Option As APEG works to attract new business into the region’s counties, international industries are increasing part of the effort. Although some foreign investment lands with a huge splash like the recently completed $1 billion purchase of Bellisio Fine Foods (including the Jackson production facility) by Thailand’s mega-giant Charoen Pokphand Foods, others […]
Funds Available to Fill Loan “Gaps”
Getting sufficient capital for a business expansion can be a challenge but for 10 southeastern Ohio counties “gap funds” from the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA) may be the answer. Using federal and state resources, OMEGA offers private, for-profit companies loan funds that work in conjunction with traditional bank financing to supplement the bank’s financing […]
Shark Tank Success!
Rene Wallace and business partner Dale King, both of Portsmouth, pitched their Doc Spartan brand of handmade skin and beard products on ABC Television’s Shark Tank in February and walked away with a $75,000 investment from one of the show’s business panelists. Wallace, married and mother of three young children, met King, a former Army […]
Portsmouth in National Top 10 Ranking
The City of Portsmouth was recently announced as one of the Top 10 Best Micropolitan Communities in the United States per Site Selection Magazine’s 2016 rankings. The competition is based on the number of qualified economic development projects in areas with 10,000 to 50,000 population. Portsmouth’s six qualified projects tied them with eight other cities […]
APEG News Around the Counties
Ross County’s ED Leader Retires Active operations of the Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio (EDASO) began when founding CEO Christopher Manegold arrived in July 2006. During a 40-year career, Chris previously directed local chambers and economic development organizations in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Casper, Wyoming. A Cincinnati native, Chris received a B.A. in Political […]
UPDATE: Carbon finishing plant expected to bring 200 jobs to Ironton
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) — Around 200 jobs are expected to be created by a new plant coming to Ironton, according to Dr. Bill Dingus, executive director of the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation. Dingus says the announcement is a sign of the rise in industrial development in the Tri-State. “It’s interesting because we’ve gone for […]
Nelsonville School Commons is one meticulous historical renovation project
NELSONVILLE — When walking into one of the 33 apartments under construction at Nelsonville School Commons — a $9.6 million project that is turning the former Nelsonville Senior High and Junior High buildings into affordable housing units — one thing stands out. It is how careful project developer The Woda Group Inc. is being about […]
