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1 week ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Officials with Lake to River Economic Development hailed last week’s $800 million plant announcement by Kimberly-Clark Corp. but assured partners and stakeholders Thursday morning that it is just the beginning for the four-county region.
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1 week ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Plans for exterior upgrades at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s newest building and improvements at Spring Common Park both were approved by the city’s Design Review Committee during its monthly meeting Tuesday. The plans for the former IBM Building, 250 E. Federal St., include upgrades to exterior windows, steel lintels and masonry to match the existing building design and masonry materials intended to restore and preserve the building’s character.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s new $800 million plant in Trumbull County will be designed to manufacture most of the products in its personal care line, a company spokesperson said Friday. The Dallas-based consumer paper products manufacturer announced Thursday that it would move forward with construction of a plant on 560 acres of property it purchased for $9.9 million from the Western Reserve Port Authority in December 2023.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – State and local officials hailed Thursday’s announcement by Kimberly-Clark Corp. that the company plans to move forward on a plant in Trumbull County that is expected to create approximately 500 jobs. The approximately 1 million-square-foot plant will serve 117 million consumers in the Northeast and Midwest regions, according to an infographic from the Dallas-based consumer paper products manufacturer. Construction is expected to begin in May and take two to three years.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
SALEM, Ohio – Jeff Magada, founder and executive director of Flying High Inc., said his organization wants to add value to the various services available to Columbiana County residents who need assistance with overcoming barriers to employment.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The operators of a new maker space say they hope the center will encourage more people to come downtown. The DiscoveryZone.Live Innovation Space is part of Advanced Methods in Innovation, a nonprofit organization based at the Youngstown Business Incubator focused on enhancing education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – or STEM – fields and expanding career exploration and development opportunities in the region.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
HERMITAGE, Pa. – The new development at the site of the former Shenango Valley Mall should be taking shape later this year, a city official said. The plan is for building pads and vertical construction to get under way later this summer or in the fall at what will be known as Hickory Fields, Gary Hinkson, city manager, said Monday. The buildings on the former mall property all have been demolished, and the old asphalt pavement is being removed, he said.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city’s Board of Control hired the law firm that previously assisted with financing for the Stambaugh Building to protect the city’s interests in redevelopment of 20 Federal Place.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Organizers of Youngstown’s first National Community Development Day celebration say the event will spotlight resources offered by the city as well as other area organizations and businesses. The event is being put on by the community development division of the city’s department of community planning and economic development, according to Beverly Hosey, Youngstown community development director.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Journalists and the news outlets they work for must embrace and prioritize digital as a way to deliver and promote content, KRIV-TV evening news anchor Caroline Collins said. The West Middlesex, Pa. native and former WFMJ-TV weekend anchor/multimedia journalist will be the keynote speaker for the Youngstown Press Club’s annual meeting. She will be speaking on “Local Voice, Global Reach: TheDigital Transformation of News” during the Monday evening program.
