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To enhance the economic environment in the Washington County, Ohio region through leadership and collaborative, innovative partnerships to retain existing jobs, recruit new companies and redevelop sites in order to provide a growing, vibrant economy.
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Port Authority Announces New Board Member, Officers Slate for 2020
For Immediate Release: MARIETTA, OH- The Southeastern Ohio Port Authority announces the appointment of Dr. Anthony Huffman to its Board of Directors, as well as approval of its slate of officers for 2020. Joining the Board of Directors is Dr. Anthony Huffman, Director of Adult Technical Training at the Washington County Career Center. Dr. Huffman […]
The Next Step
Many of you now know something needs to be done, but what? If we are genuine in pursuit of business expansion we must begin planning and construction of a large scale industrial park. Here is how I suggest we do that. Option 1: Private sector delivers the product. We give full opportunity to the private […]
What’s the problem, whose responsibility, Can they address it?
I ask this because as a project manager of sorts I spend a bulk of my day addressing problems, both ones I inherited and some I created. We are patterned to seek the negative as a defense mechanism, we want to keep the bad away from us………so of course we see the bad most easily. […]