So you want to open a restaurant?
Saw this thread in a subreddit of my old hometown. The thread was asking what permits needed to be obtained in order to start a restaurant. (YES YOU NEED PERMITS […]
**Update**What’s good for our neighbor is good for us
Buckberg discusses effect of electric vehicles on economy Hino Motors, the Japanese Truck Manufacturer, who first came to Wood County back in 2007, is expanding, and doing so in a […]
Why we would support Economic Development Planning in Belpre?
Our Board of Directors will vote next week whether or not to co-sponsor the financing and creation of an Belpre Economic Development Plan. The question I have been asked most […]
As if on queue, we have a speculative utility case on our hands
Letter to Marietta City Council Re 7N Prjt 8-7-19 A project that was theorized back in 2015 or 16, went dormant, and suddenly became the recipient of a significant grant […]
We don’t do spec in Washington County. So now what?
Lately i’ve been grappling with the realities of the environment in which I live and work. For the last two years I’ve tried to lead and push our community in […]
Using JEDD’s to build new Industrial Sites for Development
Montrose Group does a great job of showcasing what communities in the state are doing in regarding to successful economic development. For those aspiring to move our community to point […]
Revisiting the 2004 Washington County Comprehensive Plan
When I moved back to the area and started asking what kind of plans we had going, I received quite a bit of push back from those who had planning […]
APEG API Annual Meeting Tuesday June 25th-Reserve your tickets now
On behalf of Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG) and our partner organization, Appalachian Partnership Inc. (API), I’d like to personally invite you to our first-ever ANNUAL MEETING next month. We’ll reflect, celebrate successes, recognize […]
Strawberry Fields……What was expected vs. What we got
When you don’t take yourself seriously, why should anyone else? Some outside groups know we lack the apparatuses to enforce our own standards and in knowing this, they can get […]
Development Potential Hindered by Sewer Fears
There’s no simple way to put it other than to just say it, the City of Marietta and surrounding community’s ability to help existing companies expand and to attract new […]