SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration Diverse new membership appointed to examine obstacles facing small businesses; recommend policy changes to bolster SBA programs and services WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), recently convened a meeting of the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) Advisory Board. Created in 2011, the […]
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These Americans are fighting to bring manufacturing jobs back
The presidential candidates talk a lot about how they’ll bring jobs back and restore the nation’s once-mighty manufacturing sector. Jason Kester has been trying to do that every day for more than three years. As executive director of the Southern Ohio Port Authority, Kester is charged with spurring economic development in Scioto County, Ohio. The […]
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The impact of one business on a community is often compared to a drop of water in a puddle as it ripples out. In the case of MIBA Sinter, in Morgan County, the ripples started small when the MIBA Bearings business came to town, in 2004, by obtaining a small bearings plant just north of […]
Boiler changes offer new beginning at Glatfelter
CHILLICOTHE — When Chillicothe’s paper mill employees reported to work on April 4, 2006, they arrived to find new flags flying on the property, members of their new corporate management team on site and a new sense of optimism as Pennsylvania-based Glatfelter assumed the reins of the mill from NewPage. “The feedback has been extremely positive,” […]
Mill Street factory announces plan to reopen, anticipates 60 jobs
The dormant Athens Mold & Machine tire mold manufacturing company on Mill Street in Athens will reopen its doors this year, with plans to bring 60 new jobs over the next three years, a press release announced last week. The decision to reopen after several years of closure is due to a recent re-shoring of […]
One Year Later, Demolition Ongoing To Make Room For Ethane Cracker in Dilles Bottom
DILLES BOTTOM – A year ago Friday, Belmont County officials announced PTT Global Chemical’s intention to build a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker on the site of the former FirstEnergy R.E. Burger power plant. Today, contractors working for FirstEnergy Corp. are demolishing the shuttered power plant to make room for the massive petrochemical complex, which would […]
AWF expands, becomes anchor point
Appalachian Wood Floors (AWF) of Portsmouth recently announced an expansion of their facility. The expansion corresponds with the Americas Best Communities (ABC) Community Revitalization Plan. AWF was recently awarded a JobsOhio Revitalization grant to rehabilitate the former Schaefer Super Market’s building on 8th Street in Portsmouth. AWF announced its intention to return the building to […]
Speyside barrels begin new era in Jackson
Salt, coal, iron ore, automobile parts, kitchen cabinets, and frozen food have all helped to define Jackson County’s long industrial/manufacturing history. However, within just a few weeks, another product will be added to the list when bourbon barrels start rolling out from a revitalized and reborn Jackson plant. Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc. expects to begin […]
JobsOhio joins largest-ever U.S. Business Delegation to 2016 Hannover Messe in Germany
COLUMBUS, OH — (Marketwired) — 04/14/16 — JobsOhio today announced it is part of the largest-ever U.S. delegation to Hannover Messe, the world’s foremost trade fair for industrial technology taking place April 25-29, in Hannover, Germany. For the first time in the fair’s history, the United States will be the Partner Country. This status provides the […]
Next hot spot for virtual reality tech could be southern Ohio
Portsmouth-based Yost Labs Inc. has raised $1 million and expects sales to double this year for its motion-capturing sensors that are so fast they reduce the lag time that causes motion sickness in virtual reality. Leaders envision creating a virtual reality technology hub bringing jobs to southern Ohio. This southern Ohio company’s real-time motion-capturing sensors soon will […]
