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Jackson – Grandview Builders, Inc. and the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership hosted a groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon for its speculative building project at the Salt Creek Industrial Park. The project will be supported by a $360,000 JobsOhio Grant through the Ohio Site Inventory Program. Project partners in attendance included JobsOhio, OhioSE, the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership, Jackson – Grandview Builders, the Jackson County Commissioners, and Ohio Department of Development. “The new speculative property at Salt Creek Industrial Park will close a gap for much-needed industrial and office space in Jackson County,” said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef. “This building will have ideal access to rail and highway infrastructure and room for future growth, making it highly attractive for businesses seeking to establish new operations that will bring more jobs to Southern Ohio.” The 30,000 square-foot building has an additional 2,000 square-foot modern office space and is expandable up to 60,000 square-feet (64,000 total if you include 2,000 for each side’s office) on 5.86 acres, with an additional 38 acres remaining for development. In total, over $3.6 million is being invested into the site. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJMkvYnq #WeAreOhioSE #SoutheastOhio #EconomicDevelopment #SpecBuilding #Development #Groundbreaking

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 23?Ohio counties as primary disaster counties with an additional 16 counties classified as contiguous, due to extreme drought conditions. Primary counties eligible in Ohio are:?Athens, Belmont, Fairfield, Fayette, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Vinton, and Washington Counties. Contiguous counties also eligible in Ohio are:?Adams, Brown, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Franklin, Greene, Lawrence, Licking, Scioto, Tuscarawas, and Union Counties. Farmers in these?counties can now apply for emergency loans from the federal government. These programs are available to both new and existing users of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g5ycdDYG

?? Pinnacle Warehousing Solutions, LLC (“Pinnacle”), in collaboration with JobsOhio, OhioSE, and Noble County, proudly announces a significant commitment to invest over $1.3 million to expand its operations in Noble County. Trinity Real Estate USA, LLC (“Trinity”) and Pinnacle together deliver comprehensive warehousing and distribution services, including regional transportation from the source to their ISO-certified warehousing and repackaging plant for global distribution. “Pinnacle and Trinity’s decision to invest once again in Ohio brings not just 13 new jobs but also breathes new life into a long-vacant building in Noble County,” said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef. “Ohio’s strategic location, robust infrastructure, and top-tier talent give Pinnacle a clear competitive edge to efficiently serve its growing global customer base.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXZTau2a #WeAreOhioSE #SoutheastOhio #EconomicDevelopment #EconDev #NobleCounty #JobCreation

Southeast Ohio's greatest asset is our skilled and dedicated workforce. ?? Our workers don’t just meet expectations – they exceed them. We are grateful every day for the role they play in creating prosperity for our region.

?? Plastic Compounders, Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, OhioSE, and the Cambridge Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation, today announced an investment of $500,000 to expand its production facility in Cambridge, Ohio, creating five new jobs. Plastic Compounders recycles post-industrial regrind into pellets and compounds the pellets into a wide range of commodity and engineering resins for several markets, including packaging, horticulture, toys, and housewares. The expansion will add an eighth extrusion line to the company’s operations. “Our sincere thanks to JobsOhio, OhioSE, and the Cambridge Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation for their invaluable support,” said Scott Eubanks, Vice President of Plastic Compounders. “This grant allows Plastic Compounders to grow our operations, create jobs, and continue to serve our community and customers effectively.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHEtbwWM #WeAreOhioSE #SoutheastOhio #EconomicDevelopment #EconDev

"A year before I saw Moundsville, my brother had told me how Portsmouth used to be known as ‘Peerless City’, and I had no idea. Then I watched the film, told John Miller, ‘Now let’s do one for Portsmouth’, and David Bernabo came on as a director for our documentary, Peerless City. I almost immediately knew what I wanted to do: look at the past, present, and future of Portsmouth through the lens of the city’s two nicknames, ‘Peerless City’ and ‘Comeback City’, and its slogan, ‘Where Southern Hospitality Begins.’ Portsmouth was built on the banks of the Ohio River, brimming with industry and opportunity, and surrounded by the natural beauty of the foothills of Appalachia—a ‘peerless city’. Businesses adopted the name: Peerless City Motors, Peerless City Baking Powder, and even a Peerless City Skating Rink. But in 1937, Portsmouth experienced a flood that devastated the city and it began to decline. Then, in the 1960s, Frank Gerlach was the mayor of Portsmouth and he felt the city needed a new slogan. He suggested, ‘Where southern hospitality begins’ and in 1965, it was officially adopted. On one hand, it made sense because the city is the last stop in Ohio along US 23 as it heads into Kentucky, a most definitely southern state. But not a lot of people engaged with it because we’re in Ohio, most definitely *not* a southern state, so it’s a bit of a strange slogan to have, right? Portsmouth, like many other cities, continued to experience economic decline and the population dwindled. We had a lot of parachute journalists who came here, labeled Portsmouth as Ground Zero for the opioid epidemic, and never quite got it right. So a handful of the people who stayed wanted to change the narrative and started a group called Friends of Portsmouth. They began doing events to tell the world that Portsmouth was coming back, and people started using the unofficial nickname of ‘Comeback City’. So the central question of the documentary became: what role do these nicknames and slogans serve in crafting the identity of Portsmouth? I wanted to show Portsmouth to itself and to the world, so I spent two months looking at it with documentary eyes…and falling in love with my hometown again. There was a moment where David and I were having dinner at a brewery that’s in the film. We walked outside after and heard music, so we started walking towards where it was coming from. The sun was setting over the bridge, and the music was someone playing a trumpet near the motorcycle club. When I told my mom about it, and I don’t remember the guy’s real name, my mom said, ‘Oh, that’s Kenny. Don’t you know him? That’s how Kenny praises God, with his trumpet.’ That’s how you fall in love with your hometown." - Amanda Page, MFA, Scioto Literary ?? Portsmouth, Scioto County #WeAreOhioSE ?? Read Amanda's full story at: https://lnkd.in/dsuBAYMr

?? This flat, 56-acre site is just outside Winchester, Ohio, and is located right along the four-lane James A Rhodes Appalachian Highway (OH 32).?All due diligence is complete for the site. Water, electric, sewer, and fiber utilities are all present on this industrial site. ? Along US 32 ? 56 Acres ? Flat topography Learn more about this available site: https://lnkd.in/eCneRmiE #WeAreOhioSE #SiteOhio #ReadySite

?? Congratulations to Pap's Hilltop Distillery for winning 2 silver medals at the 2024 USA Spirits Rating Competition in San Francisco! Earlier this year, the distillery received a JobsOhio Small Business Grant to support its expansion in Bainbridge, Ohio. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ezm3yTKG #WeAreOhioSE

Herrs Food Inc President Troy Gunden was in Jackson this morning to tour progress of their new extruded snacks project along with Sam Brady of Jackson County Economic Development Partnership, Jackson Mayor Randy Evans, and OhioSE Project Manager Gloria Blauvelt. Once completed, the extruded snacks plant will initially employ 75 people focusing on the production of cheese curls. #WeAreOhioSE

Congratulations to Zanesville, Ohio for being named the Second Most Charming Small Town in America! ?? We know how special the City of Zanesville is, and are happy to see the community being recognized on a national level! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eGeCCZmm #WeAreOhioSE