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Grupo Bimbo to Build a New Facility in Muskingum County

Mexico-based food company Grupo Bimbo, in partnership with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, and the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), today received Ohio Tax Credit Authority approval for a new production facility at the National Road Business Park east of Zanesville, creating 320 new jobs. “The investment being made […]

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Green Fox Plastics Announces $7.2M Investment in Holmes County

Green Fox Plastics, part of the Little Cottage Company, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Holmes County Economic Development Council, today announced an investment of over $7.2 million to construct a new facility in Millersburg, Ohio, creating 12 new jobs. Established in 2020, Green Fox Plastics is an Ohio-based, family-owned […]

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Cheryl Greene

“I grew up near here, a Hillsboro address but I went to Peebles High School. Once I left college, I ended up living in Columbus for three years and was the Assistant Manager of a condominium complex. There I met my future husband, who also happened to be a graduate of Peebles and is a […]

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Community of Zanesville Announces $1.1M Investment in Downtown Project

A downtown Zanesville revitalization project designed to foster small business growth and economic development is one step closer to reality. The Downtown Exchange LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, and the City of Zanesville, today announced an investment of over $1.1 million to redevelop a building […]

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Jason Brooks

“The business started in Columbus, Ohio with my great-grandfather and his brother. They were working at a shoe factory until it went bankrupt during the Great Depression. Footwear was what they knew and grew up with, but ended up with nothing. Then they heard about this old shoe factory in Nelsonville, Ohio that had closed […]

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Pixelle Specialty Solutions Announces Expansion in Chillicothe

Pixelle Chillicothe to Restart Paper Machine #24 Pixelle Specialty Solutions, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, and Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development, today announced an investment of over $21 million in upgrades and repairs to the #24 paper machine at the Chilpaco facility. As the largest and fastest-growing manufacturer of specialty papers […]

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Mitchell Ryan Galliher

“We were both working at The Ohio Grille when the previous owners approached us about buying the place. We were thinking that this was probably just a pipe dream. My business partner, Tyler Barrett, has had a very deep love of food for as long as I’ve known him. He’s a culinary genius, in my […]

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H&H Industries Announces Expansion in Oak Hill, Ohio

H&H Industries, in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), and the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership (JCEDP), today announced an investment of $233,000 to expand their production capacity, creating five new jobs in Jackson County. Family-owned and operated since 1972, H&H Industries is a global leader in off-the-road tire manufacturing, retreading, and rebuilding. […]

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Athens County Port Authority Holds Groundbreaking Event for Building Project

The Athens County Port Authority hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 9, for its speculative building project at the Bill Theisen Industrial Park and celebrated the $5 million grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The building will be 60,000 SF, expandable up to 120,000 SF, and will house light manufacturing and biotech […]

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Natalie and Justin Brown

“MPR Supply Chain is located in Bellaire at Ohio River Mile Marker 92.5. This one hasn’t been named yet, although it’s a highly trafficked area. We’re not the only game in town, there’s a lot of waterway transportation, and there is quite a bit of a coal industry still in the area, too. Natalie is […]

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