Study: Regional Economic Measures Improving, But Work Remains | February 11, 2019

CLEVELAND — In its 2019 Growth & Opportunity Scorecard for northeastern Ohio, the Fund for Our Economic Future reports that while some metrics are rising, there’s still work to be done in the Mahoning Valley. Compared to 2018 the Youngstown metropolitan area saw 0.5% growth in the number of companies in 2018 – better than […]

CLEVELAND -- In its 2019 Growth & Opportunity Scorecard for northeastern Ohio, the Fund for Our Economic Future reports that while some metrics are rising, there’s still work to be done in the Mahoning Valley. Compared to 2018 the Youngstown metropolitan area saw 0.5% growth in the number of companies...

Chambers List Available Jobs for Displaced GM Workers | February 8, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber is partnering with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Greater Akron Chamber, Medina County Economic Development Corp. and the Shenango Valley and Lawrence County chambers in Pennsylvania to build a list of companies that are willing to offer work opportunities to displaced workers from General Motors Lordstown, Magna Seating and […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber is partnering with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Greater Akron Chamber, Medina County Economic Development Corp. and the Shenango Valley and Lawrence County chambers in Pennsylvania to build a list of companies that are willing to offer work opportunities to displaced workers from General...

Craft Beer Brews Transformation In Small Towns | February 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — For as long as mail carriers, accountants and psychiatrists needed a place to gather for a pint, pubs and taverns have provided a haven “where everybody knows your name.” Today that haven is often the taproom of craft breweries established by young entrepreneurs whose ingenuity and determination is bringing new vibrancy that’s […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- For as long as mail carriers, accountants and psychiatrists needed a place to gather for a pint, pubs and taverns have provided a haven “where everybody knows your name.” Today that haven is often the taproom of craft breweries established by young entrepreneurs whose ingenuity and determination...

Eastgate Gets Grant to Develop Planning Tools | February 1, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sara Daugherty was frustrated with planning tools that didn’t account for communities with declining populations like the Mahoning Valley. Now the economic development program manager for the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments is designing one. Eastgate, the metropolitan planning organization for Mahoning, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties, recently received an $8,135 grant from […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sara Daugherty was frustrated with planning tools that didn’t account for communities with declining populations like the Mahoning Valley. Now the economic development program manager for the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments is designing one. Eastgate, the metropolitan planning organization for Mahoning, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties, recently...

Plenty of Projects Underway in the Shenango Valley | January 30, 2019

HERMITAGE, Pa. – Penn-Northwest Development Corp. is in discussions with an e-commerce company interested in establishing a million-square-foot distribution center, an official with the economic development agency said Tuesday morning. Gary Dovey, vice president of business development for Penn-Northwest, shared little more in terms of details about the project at the Shenango Valley Chamber of […]

HERMITAGE, Pa. – Penn-Northwest Development Corp. is in discussions with an e-commerce company interested in establishing a million-square-foot distribution center, an official with the economic development agency said Tuesday morning. Gary Dovey, vice president of business development for Penn-Northwest, shared little more in terms of details about the project at...

Dignan Named Chairman of Ohio Metro Chambers | January 30, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – James Dignan, president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, has been named chairman of the Ohio Metro Chambers Coalition. With a combined membership of more than 25,000 businesses, the coalition is comprised of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the chambers of commerce of the state’s eight largest metropolitan areas: Akron, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – James Dignan, president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, has been named chairman of the Ohio Metro Chambers Coalition. With a combined membership of more than 25,000 businesses, the coalition is comprised of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the chambers of commerce of the state’s...

Youngstown Tool & Die Gets Tax Credit for $12M Project | January 29, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown Tool & Die LLC will decide in the next couple of months whether to move forward with a proposed $12 million project here, a company official said Monday. On the table for Youngstown Tool & Die is the construction of a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at the Salt Springs Industrial Park. The […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown Tool & Die LLC will decide in the next couple of months whether to move forward with a proposed $12 million project here, a company official said Monday. On the table for Youngstown Tool & Die is the construction of a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at the...

CCPA Signs MOU with Development Department | January 29, 2019

LISBON, Ohio – The Columbiana County Port Authority is one step closer to becoming a “one-stop shop” in assisting the economic development needs for both private businesses and governmental entities in the county, said its executive director, Penny Traina. The port authority entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Columbiana County Development Department, which […]

LISBON, Ohio – The Columbiana County Port Authority is one step closer to becoming a “one-stop shop” in assisting the economic development needs for both private businesses and governmental entities in the county, said its executive director, Penny Traina. The port authority entered into a memorandum of understanding with the...

Missile Defense Advocate to Visit Camp Garfield in March | January 26, 2019

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – The founder of an advocacy group that supports the development of missile defense systems for the United States and its allies is expected to tour Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in March, officials say. Riki Ellis, founder and chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, based in Alexandria, Va., […]

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – The founder of an advocacy group that supports the development of missile defense systems for the United States and its allies is expected to tour Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in March, officials say. Riki Ellis, founder and chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy...

Teachers Show Support for Drive It Home Campaign | January 25, 2019

LORDSTOWN, Ohio – It wasn’t that long ago that Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers were part of a campaign to save a plant from closure after executives announced the company was “taking decisive action to curtail uncompetitive” manufacturing done there. The year was 2015. The company was Alcoa Corp. The city was […]

LORDSTOWN, Ohio – It wasn’t that long ago that Randi Weingarten and the American Federation of Teachers were part of a campaign to save a plant from closure after executives announced the company was “taking decisive action to curtail uncompetitive” manufacturing done there. The year was 2015. The company was...