Housing Assessment Identifies Challenges in the Valley

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Mahoning Valley doesn’t have enough housing in a variety of options and at a variety of prices to meet residents’ needs.
That’s according to a housing needs assessment of Mahoning and Trumbull counties by the Greater Ohio Policy Center, which was contracted for the work by Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
“We’re seeing similar conditions to what other communities are seeing across the country,” said Justin Mondok, Eastgate director of planning and development. READ MORE

Industry 4.0 at Brookfield High School

BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Industry 4.0 lab at Brookfield High School bears more similarities to a manufacturing plant than a traditional classroom.
Junior Ryland Mihalcin is taking the elective for the 10th time.
“It’s really fun,” he explains as he pauses from working with the robotic dog in the lab. “This is the one class I look forward to. I enjoy being here.”
It’s different from a traditional classroom and Ryland can problem solve at his own pace. READ MORE

Assessment Reveals Barriers to Employment in the Valley

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A community needs assessment confirms what business and workforce organizations long believed about the barriers keeping many Mahoning Valley residents from work.
Now the effort to address those barriers begins.
Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, which is partnering with the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, conducted the community needs assessment over the past few months. READ MORE


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Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition Welcomes New Members

The coalition, which promotes career development and training for the region’s manufacturing workforce, now includes 15 manufacturers and related organizations. READ MORE


Flying HIGH Partners With Livi Steel

Flying HIGH Inc.’s Professional Development Center welding students are gaining hands-on experience as they work on a structural steel project for Livi Steel, Inc. READ MORE


Mapping Out How to Welcome Immigrants to the Valley’s Workforce

Jorge Carreño Valladolid, the owner of Margherita’s Grille in Girard, came to the United States in 2003. He started working at a Warren restaurant as a dishwasher and worked his way up, learning English in his free time. READ MORE


New Duplexes Part of ‘Ongoing, Sustained Effort’ in Youngstown

Two new duplexes on Glenwood Avenue are available for rent through the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation. READ MORE


YSU STEM Expo Matches Students with Local Employers

About 120 engineering firms, manufacturers and others seeking the area’s top young talent know the Youngstown State University STEM Expo is the place to find it. READ MORE


Our Mission:

The operations of large and midsize companies like Ultium Cells in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys means more higher-level manufacturing jobs. The same is true across the small-business community as companies expand and create jobs.

But the region lacks the workers to fill these jobs. So, efforts have turned to repopulation, bringing former residents back, enticing new residents to relocate here and persuading young people to stay here.