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Buckeye Hills Career Center is set to offer a new program in the fall, Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Systems (ARMS).  ARMS will be offered to high school students that will focus on robotics, programmable logic controllers (PLC), CNC machining, welding, hydraulics, and pneumatics.  “In the modern workplace today, everybody competes against each other. Coorporate offices send […]

GALLIPOLIS — Ohio Valley Bank has announced the closing of a deal to purchase vacant property on Second Avenue in Gallipolis along the park front.  The property appears to be one, but is actually two lots that were owned by the Gallia County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) and sold in an effort to further develop

MIDDLEPORT — Just over a year ago Hobson Yard in Middleport stood silent as trains were idled, doors were locked, and there were no employees. The outlook for the historic switching station, and line itself, was grim.  That changed in August of 2016 when Watco Transportation Services, LLC., one of the largest short line rail

COLUMBUS — Gallia County Economic Development’s Aerial Marketing Video has been selected as runner-up in the “Economic Development Marketing: Small Community Category” at the Ohio Economic Development Association’s (OEDA) Annual Excellence Awards at the 2017 Annual Summit, held Oct. 18-20 at the Columbus Renaissance Downtown. “We are very pleased the Ohio Economic Development Association recognized

The Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG) recently won top honors at the Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA) Annual Excellence Awards in the ‘Economic Development Marketing – Large Community’ category.  The winning project video featured Gallia County’s river sites as it gives viewers an opportunity to take a peak into the development of APEG’s ‘River

A brand new Pre-Engineering Associate of Technical Studies offered at the University of Rio Grande/ Rio Grande Community College. Studies in the degree focus on building a strong background in Math, Physics, and Chemistry in preparation for entry into a bachelor’s degree engineering program. It is a cost-effective solution for students who wish to expand

AT&T Ohio announced Tuesday afternoon a new program is going to spread high-speed internet into more rural areas throughout Gallia County.  This is a result of collaboration between efforts led in part by Ohio State Representative Ryan Smith and AT&T to promote rural Ohio and give local residents a competitive edge in the economy.  “Obviously

Gallia County has been selected to receive a Site Readiness Grant from the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG). The grant will cost share for a preliminary engineering study of water and sewer infrastructure at a 90 acre site near the Dan Evans Industrial Park.  The industrial site, owned by the Community Improvement Corporation of

The Gallia County Commissioners have announced that up to $200,000 in competitive grant funds are available for Round 2 of funding through the Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation (SOACDF) for projects in the SOACDF’s region.   Eligible companies may apply for up to 35% of total project costs up to $200,000 based upon number

GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Economic Development (GCED) has been awarded two economic development grants totaling $14,500 from AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power.  GCED received a $10,000 grant from AEP Ohio’s Local Economic Assistance Program (LEAP). LEAP provides funding to help local communities grow with a focus on retention and expansion of manufacturing