JobsOhio has introduced a new online search tool for locating commercial real estate sites. The private economic development organization is touting SiteOhio as a way for companies to “find the perfect site.” SiteOhio is a way for companies to search for available expansion sites. The search function, available here, identifies project sites ready for immediate […]
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Warren Taylor to Give Keynote Speech at CWRU Food Week
Few success stories start with a glass of milk. Even fewer with kefir, the oldest cultured milk product known to man. It’s a tart and yeasty cross between buttermilk and yogurt, a favorite of Warren Taylor, founder of Snowville Creamery, a small dairy production plant in Pomeroy, Ohio. He hoists a glass of the homemade […]
New Power Plant Slated for Former Ormet Site in Monroe County
HANNIBAL — A new natural gas-fueled power plant is being developed at the former site of Ormet Aluminum Corp. in Monroe County. Ormet closed its facility in 2013 due to high electricity costs at the time and the inability of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to grant the rate relief the company said was […]
Inaugural award goes to local plant for its ideas
CHILLICOTHE – Ideas have always been a hallmark of productivity, and when those ideas come from and are implemented by those on the front lines in the workplace, it can be seen as something special. It certainly was seen that way by corporate officials with Commercial Vehicles Group Inc. (CVG) Tuesday as they visited their […]
Industrial parks busy in Belmont County
BARNESVILLE — Belmont County’s industrial parks are centers of activity, and the influx of oil and gas interests has meant a rise in occupancy as businesses are drawn to those locations. Port Authority Director Larry Merry pointed out many areas and many of the communities in Belmont County have developed industrial parks and have extended […]
Why I’m Moving Home
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In recent months, I’ve frequently found myself in places hit hard by manufacturing job losses, speaking to people affected in various ways. Sometimes, the conversation turns to the conflict people feel between the love of their home and the desire to leave in search of better work. It’s a conflict I know […]
Something’s brewing in Jackson
As of late February, Jackson is now home to its very own craft beer brewery and tap room. Sixth Sense Brewing Company officially opened its doors Feb. 24 at 175 E. Main Street, just next door to Arch & Eddie’s. There’s a good reason why the new brewery and tap room is in such close […]
HWI announces South Point Plant
$30 million facility should be finished by next year. Read the full story here. From The Tribune | March 27, 2017 […]
Eastern Ohio leads natural gas production
State’s output up 43% in 2016 MOUNT PLEASANT — The sight of two active drilling rigs and multiple pipeline crews working along Ohio 647 northwest of Martins Ferry seems to fit with reports of the Buckeye State growing natural gas production from the Utica Shale by more than 43 percent in 2016. Ohio Department of […]
Despite odds, Ohio coal miners put faith in Trump
FREEPORT — It takes coal miners 25 minutes to travel a cramped, gray-ribbed path from the hillside’s mouth down to its belly. A black wall of coal awaits. Seated on the ground next to a mining machine, Matt Beaver presses the controls of a shoebox-size remote, sending rows of toothed gears to gnash and chew […]
