Jim Martin

1 week ago | goerie.com | Jim Martin

A FedEx shipping center at 117 W. 17th St. in Erie will close its doors in June as part of a companywide effort to streamline operations. FedEx, which also operates other facilities in Erie County, will continue to provide service to all parts of the county, the company said in a statement. "As part of our previously announced network transformation strategy, the FedEx facility on West 17th Street in Erie will close in June," the company said in a statement.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Keith Matheny |Jim Martin |Jeanine Santucci

The recycled materials industry, a net exporter, is watching Trump's escalating tariff moves with concern. Keith Matheny Jim Martin Jeanine SantucciUSA TODAY NETWORKAn escalating global trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's impositions of tariffs has the recycled materials industry on edge. It's possible tariffs could increase demand for domestic recycled steel.

3 weeks ago | goerie.com | Jim Martin

International Recycling Group Inc. has canceled its plans to develop a $300 million plastics recycling plant in Erie. That plant, which was to built on 25 acres of the former Hammermill Paper Co. site, was the recipient of a combined $9 million investment from Erie Insurance and the Erie-based Plastek Group. A $182 million conditional loan guarantee announced last summer by the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office seemed like the catalyst that company would need to complete fundraising.

3 weeks ago | goerie.com | Jim Martin

Jake Rouch, vice president of economic development for the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, has been selected by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to participate in its premiere business leadership program. Rouch will take part in the 11th cohort of the Business Leads Fellowship Program. What's the purpose of the program?

1 month ago | goerie.com | Jim Martin

NewBin, the plastics collecting affiliate of International Recycling Group (IRG), has paused operations due to funding uncertainties. The loan is intended to support the construction of a new plastics recycling facility in Erie, Pennsylvania. As Erie-based International Recycling Group awaits word on the status of a conditional loan guarantee, its newBin affiliate has suspended collection of plastics for recycling.