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Shale Supply Chain Jobs to Grow 45% by 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A sizable and growing portion of the economic benefits from unconventional oil and gas development in the United States is being felt by a diverse group of industries that support oil and gas producers, according to a new study by IHS, a Colorado-based provider of business information and analytics.
Drilling Interest Again Rises in Columbiana County
Wednesday, September 24, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Oil and gas exploration in Columbiana County is gaining renewed momentum in the wake of positive production results from this area of the Utica shale.
Two weeks after the Ohio Department of Natural Resources released second quarter production numbers that showed favorable output from wells in Columbiana County, two energy companies appear to be stepping up interest there.
Too Many Hotel Rooms Built in Marcellus Play?
Monday, September 22, 2014UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region led to a rapid increase in both the number of hotels and hotel industry jobs, but Penn State researchers report that the faltering occupancy rate may signal that there are now too many hotel rooms.
Shale Gas Royalties Flowing in Columbiana County
Saturday, September 20, 2014LISBON, Ohio -- Bob Crosser thought working 42 years as an Ohio Edison troubleshooter was enough, so in 2011 he chose to retire and spend his time tending the horses he raises on a farm along U.S. Route 30 here.
But a recent turn of fortune might also have factored in his decision.