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"The courthouse is a public building, and we wanted to have an opportunity to give people access to see things like the cupola," said Mark Leininger, county economic development director. "This is a unique opportunity. This may be the only time in peoples lives when they can walk up to it and see it. We decided to put together some kind of an event for the public to be able to see what was done." The new cupola and restored Lady Justice statue will be available for viewing in the parking lot, ...

Case Farms celebrates $130 million Winesburg expansion "I had been with a large corporation for 23 years and I wanted to be in business for myself," Shelton said. "I looked at several other businesses, but I wasnt a big enough player. I started on a shoestring, with 114 employees, and about 48 of them were Amish. There used to be a hitching post out front. "Today were projecting to have about 540 employees here. Weve grown tremendously over the years," Shelton continued. "Weve made a substanti...

Holmes County Commissioners entered into another enterprise zone with ProVia with the promise of 50 new jobs over the next three years.

Mullet Cabinets, Fryburg Door plan expansion to put them under one roof Commissioners also open bids for 31-mil road paving project MILLERSBURG — A $1.1 million expansion at a Fryburg business received the OK for an enterprise zone agreement from the Holmes County commissioners on Monday. Mullet Cabinets and Fyburg Door, two businesses operated by Mullets, will consolidate into one at the state Route 241 Fryburg Door facility. The expansion calls for an additional 6,000 square feet at the ...

MILLERSBURG  The workforce of Holmes County is paid comparably to other similar businesses throughout the state. And the good news is, those wages continue to trend upward. Those are two of the findings from a 43-page Wage and Benefit Survey completed for the Holmes County Economic Development Council (HCEDC), according to Executive Director Mark Leininger. Six job classifications were surveyed: production workers, transportation and material moving workers, business and financial operations...

MILLERSBURG — The Holmes County commissioners on Monday approved another enterprise zone agreement, bringing the total to 35 with businesses in the county. Winesburg Pallet Co., 2871 U.S. Route 62, the most recent business to enter into an enterprise zone (EZ) agreement, plans a $3.5 million expansion project that would add 25 jobs. Holmes County Economic Development Council Executive Director Mark Leininger explained the most recent EZ process to the commissioners Monday. "I was contacted b...

MILLERSBURG  Holmes County commissioners Monday approved an enterprise zone agreement with Centor Inc. (formerly Owens-Illinois) in Berlin for expansion and creation of 17 new full-time jobs. The company manufactures prescription containers for medication dispensing, and currently has 205 employees and is looking to expand to property across from its location at 5091 County Road 120. Plans are for 37,000 square feet to produce saline solution packaging. "Centor, makes pharmaceutical packagi...

Sperry & Rice's facility in Holmes County, Ohio, is expected to add 30 jobs in the coming years as a result of the expansion.

Wayne, Holmes unemployment return to pre-pandemic levels Most people are back to work in Wayne and Holmes County following pandemic shutdowns earlier in the year. The unemployment rate for Wayne County in October was 3.6%, exactly where it stood in February before Ohio shut down many businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19. Holmes County has rebounded even better, dropping its unemployment rate to 2.3% in October compared to 3.3% in February. “While others were pulling back, curbing hiring ...