Automotive companies in Northwest Ohio created more than 1,600 new jobs with capital investment exceeding $1.4 billion last year. That trend has continued into 2017 with hundreds of new jobs and millions more in investment. photo credit Joe Wilssens Photography Understanding the significance this industry plays regionally, the Regional Growth Partnership strategically identifies ongoing [...]
Toledo might be seeing increased traffic coming out of Chicago following their newspaper’s amazing review of the Glass City. Writing for the Chicago Tribune, travel writer Alan Solomon highlighted numerous attractions and restaurants in Toledo during his three-day visit here in August. Like many before, Solomon respectfully describes his surprise at the level of prominence [...]
A surge in business development activity across Northwest Ohio resulted in a sizeable spike for new jobs and investment during the third quarter. Businesses in the 17-county region of Northwest Ohio created 1,184 new jobs over the three-month period, while investing well over $1 billion. These third-quarter metrics for Northwest Ohio were recently released by [...]
A major manufacturing company in Northwest Ohio has announced significant expansion plans for its Williams County-facility. 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics stated its intention to double production capacity through a $15.5 million investment which is expected to create at least 100 new jobs. The company will construct a 140,000 square-foot plant to go alongside its existing [...]
Three new projects in Northwest Ohio are expected to create more than 300 new jobs with investments exceeding $650 million. Apio, Inc., an industry leading producer of fresh-cut vegetables, will invest $28 million for a new cold storage facility at its plant in Bowling Green. This expansion project will create 150 new jobs. Cliffs Natural [...]
One of Northwest Ohio’s major employers recently announced a significant investment bringing new jobs and production to the region. Menard, Inc., a leading home improvement center, has begun construction of a new facility at its Williams County location. The company will invest $28 million to build a production line to manufacture interior and exterior pre-hung [...]
With strong support from JobsOhio, local economic development partners and a committed private sector, the Regional Growth Partnership’s international development efforts continue to generate positive returns. Second-quarter activity with the RGP’s international arm has helped develop a pipeline which carries the potential of 7,000 new jobs for this region and billions in capital investment. [...]
As the lead marketing arm for Northwest Ohio, the Regional Growth Partnership has been engaged with a proactive campaign selling and promoting five certified sites for the food/beverage industry. The latest tool to support these marketing efforts is the development and launch of a microsite focused on the enhanced assets of these sites, which includes [...]
Businesses invested more than $110 million into Northwest Ohio operations in the second quarter of 2017, continuing an upward trajectory for the region. These companies added 522 new jobs during that same period. “The RGP and our regional partners have aggressively marketed and communicated the key business advantages of Northwest Ohio to our target audiences,” [...]
The Regional Growth Partnership has just seen three years of record growth and president Dean Monske joins Jerry to explain why development efforts are going so well for his privately-funded organization (and that's one of the keys to its success). Toledo News Now, News, Weather, Sports, Toledo, OH