Every once in a while you will hear a country, a politician or a company described as “playing the long game.” Urban Dictionary defines the phrase as “active participation in achieving goals which may take some time.” Other sources add that those playing the long-game may pass over short- or medium-term gains in order to […]
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JobsOhio and APEG at worldwide trade show
What do President Obama, APEG, JobsOhio and 210,000 industrial leaders from around the globe all have in common? We all traveled to Hannover, Germany in April to attend the largest industrial trade show in the world, the Hannover Messe. Why did the President attend? There is no better place in the world to identify and […]
21st Century Buffalo Hunting
Many economic developers describe the art of attracting large domestic and foreign companies as “buffalo hunting.” Some praise the practice saying that bagging the big, migratory beast fills a lot of stewpots and benefits the whole tribe. Others criticize economic development as being too focused on buffalo, rather than on local firms – the rabbits, […]
Why Wood?
It may seem odd that APEG is putting so much effort into our wood products industry. In a world where technologies are introduced daily and whole new industries gear up to produce them, why focus so much attention on wood? After all, people have been making things with wood since we lived in caves! So, […]
Let’s Celebrate Manufacturing!
October is Ohio Manufacturing Month Ten years ago pundits were saying that manufacturing was dead in America, and that we don’t need manufacturing jobs. They were wrong then, and are even more wrong today. That’s great news for Appalachian Ohio. Why do we need manufacturing? Manufacturing is one of three or four industries that economists […]
Workforce Implications for Changes in Marijuana Testing
Starting a Conversation In his remarks at the 2015 State of the Region Conference, John Molinaro, president and CEO of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth, introduced the topic of workplace marijuana testing as a consideration for keeping qualified workers on the job. His excerpted comments follow. Many of the tests commonly used for drugs […]
Molinaro Shapes Rural Agenda
In late March, a small group of national and international rural policy leaders met in Washington to discuss what is working best in America to build rural economies. The participants represented agencies charged with rural development including some from beyond U.S. borders. Of the 15 participants, only John Molinaro, president and CEO of APEG, currently […]
Molinaro Attends Rural Council
$10 Billion Initiative Announced at White House John Molinaro was on a mission when he went to the White House over the summer. The president of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth wanted to let folks in Washington know that while things aren’t perfect, there’s plenty of positive economic development news in Appalachian Ohio. Molinaro, […]
FWD:Energy receives research subsidy from the Department of Energy
FWD:Energy Inc., Zanesville, Ohio, has been awarded a research subsidy of $250,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for use at federal laboratories to advance its technology to turn scrap tires into a key ingredient for lithium-ion batteries called Green Battery Carbon. The awarded funds are provided through the DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot […]
Students learn about manufacturing careers
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — In 1970, more than 50 percent of a product’s retail price went toward paying the wages of those who manufactured it. Today, only 10 percent of that same item’s cost supports the labor used to produce it, economic development officials said Thursday. That means far fewer workers are able to manufacture more […]
