In Just 2 Years, Chesapeake Invests $3.3B in Utica
Saturday, December 22, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Chesapeake Energy Corp. reports that it has invested about $3.3 billion in drilling operations and leasehold acquisitions throughout eastern Ohio in the two years since the company drilled its first well in the Utica shale.
Ashtabula Growth Partnership Names Officers
Saturday, December 22, 2012JEFFERSON, Ohio – Scott Strayer of Cristal will serve as president of the Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County for 2012-2013, the partnership announced thisweek.
The committee also named Jeff Jenks of Truckmen Corp. as vice-president, Martin Kuula of First Energy Corp. as secretary and Craig Parker of Wenpro as treasurer.
Iron City Wood Products Adopts New Logo, Website
Saturday, December 22, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- As it relocates from its address in Campbell to the Ross Industrial Park on Albert Street, Iron City Wood Products has created a new brand identity and website, Tina Yanssens announced Thursday.
Sharon Regional Names Smith Chief Quality Officer
Saturday, December 22, 2012SHARON, Pa. -- Sharon Regional Health System has named Amy Smith its chief quality officer. She has direct responsibility for patient safety, service quality, organizational performance improvement, medical staff performance improvement, and clinical standards and practices.
New Well Permits Issued to Hilcorp, Chesapeake
Friday, December 21, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Hilcorp Energy Corp. has been awarded a new permit to continue developing a well site in Mahoning County while six new permits have been issued to Chesapeake Exploration LLC to drill new horizontal wells in Carroll and Harrison counties, according to data posted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
A plug back and horizontal permit last week was issued to Houston-based Hilcorp for a site it selected in Poland Township near the Carbon Limestone Landfill for a new oil and gas well, ODNR records show.
Penn National Begins Site Prep for Race Course
Friday, December 21, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Bulldozers, excavators and other digging and site preparation equipment were staged Thursday by Independence Excavating at the front of the former Centerpointe Business Park property where Penn National Gaming Co. plans to build its Austintown racetrack.
Youngstown OKs 99-Year Lease for V&M Star
Friday, December 21, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Board of Control formally entered into a lease agreement Thursday with V&M Star for the property where it has built its new pipe mill.
New York Investors Buy Belmont Plaza for $6.2M
Friday, December 21, 2012LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Belmont Plaza in Liberty Township has been sold for $6.2 million to a New York investment group, nearly five times its purchase price at auction in 2000.
Alan Friedkin, broker with Friedkin Realty LLC, said he partnered with Chicago firm Marcus & Millichap on the deal. The new owners are Daniel Frija and Yaacov Oanono of Brooklyn, N.Y., according to Trumbull County property records.
Eastern Gateway Among Fastest Growing Colleges
Friday, December 21, 2012STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Eastern Gateway Community College is listed among the top 5% fastest growing community colleges in the nation by Community College Week. From fall 2010 to fall 2011, Eastern Gateway’s enrollment increased 10.5%, placing it 54th on the list of more than 1,200 community colleges.
The publication covers community, technical and junior colleges.
In bucking the trend of downward enrollment across the nation and state, Eastern Gateway’s student count places the college in the minority of institutions reporting strong enrollment growth.
Kresge Building Gets Historic Preservation Tax Credits
Friday, December 21, 2012COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Kresge Building in downtown Warren is one of 23 projects across Ohio to share in $35.9 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Funds will be used to transform the building for use by the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center.
Statewide, owners and applicants plan to rehabilitate 45 historic buildings in nine communities. The projects are expected to leverage more than $252 million in private investments.