Jim Ross
Development and Opinion Editor at The Herald Dispatch
Journalist, Ohio River blogger, photog, prime number fan, spreadsheet freak, OhioU grad ...
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2 weeks ago |
herald-dispatch.com | Jim Ross
ROME TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A shelter house, new concrete at the river’s edge, a building with a kitchen … and no RVs. The park at the former Lock and Dam 27 near Proctorville, Ohio, could look a lot different in the next 18 months if current plans go through. The park at Lock and Dam 27 is one of four planned for Lawrence County. Others are at Ironton, South Point and Burlington. Keeton manages all 21 projects in 19 Appalachian Ohio counties.
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2 weeks ago |
herald-dispatch.com | Jim Ross
Nucor’s $4 billion steel mill under construction a half-hour north of Huntington is half-finished and on schedule for completion late next year. “While construction on our West Virginia sheet mill will continue through 2026, the team there continues to do a great job of moving the project forward,” Nucor CEO Leon Topalian told investment analysts on a conference call Tuesday morning. “We’re near the midpoint of the construction timeline, and equipment installation is well underway.
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3 weeks ago |
herald-dispatch.com | Jim Ross
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — An idea proposed in 1953 took one crucial step closer to fulfillment Tuesday when ground was formally broken for the final leg of the Ohio 7 bypass around Chesapeake and Proctorville. “We’ll be back here in three years to cut the ribbon,” promised Michael Dombrowski, Ohio Department of Transportation District 9 deputy director.
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3 weeks ago |
portsmouth-dailytimes.com | Jim Ross
CHESAPEAKE — An idea proposed in 1953 took one crucial step closer to fulfillment Tuesday when ground was formally broken for the final leg of the Ohio 7 bypass around Chesapeake and Proctorville. “We’ll be back here in three years to cut the ribbon,” promised Michael Dombrowski, Ohio Department of Transportation District 9 deputy director. kAm#:89E @7 H2J 92D 366? 24BF:C65[ 2?5 EC66D 92G6 366? C6>@G65 2=@?8 E96 e\>:=6 C@FE6 E92E 6IE6?5D 7C@> E96 H6DE6C? 92=7 @7 E96 r96D2A62<6 qJA2DD 36EH66?
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1 month ago |
herald-dispatch.com | Jim Ross
Sometimes annual reports issued by publicly traded companies to their stockholders contain bits of information that people in communities where they operate might find interesting. Here are three that could be of interest to Tri-State residents. The hydrogen-powered locomotive built in Huntington last year received attention in CSX Corp.’s annual report this week. “CSX’s innovation initiatives have extended into alternative fuels and next-generation locomotives,” the annual report said.
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The Jennings Randolph Bridge over the Ohio River is closed because an inspection found "an issue which requires repair." But the WV DOT isn't saying what the issue is, although the bridge could be closed for three weeks. Why the secrecy?
I miss the days when press releases were prepared by former newsroom people. Nowadays whoever writes them seem to practice capitalization and punctuation at random.