May 3, 2021
Don’t look now, but the Mahoning Valley could face a severe identity crisis come the 2022 congressional elections.
As a result of 2020 U.S. Census data released last week, Ohio will lose one of its 16 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. That’s because the new Census figures show our population grew only 2.3 percent since 2010, far less than the 7.4 percent average growth nationwide. That means each of the congressional districts will need to be drawn now to accommodate 787,000 residents, or about 66,226 more constituents than a typical district today.
All of this threatens not only preservation of the state’s 13th Congressional District in which Mahoning and Trumbull counties are dominant forces, it also threatens cohesive representation of the Valley typically viewed as Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.
May 2, 2021
Don’t look now, but the Mahoning Valley could face a severe identity crisis come the 2022 congressional elections.
As a result of 2020 U.S. Census data released last week, Ohio will lose one of its 16 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. That’s because the new Census figures show the Buckeye State’s population grew only 2.3 percent since 2010, far less than the 7.4 percent average growth nationwide. That means each of the congressional districts will need to be drawn to now accommodate 787,000 residents, or about 66,226 more constituents than a typical district today.
All of this threatens not only preservation of the state’s 13th Congressional District in which Mahoning and Trumbull counties are dominant forces, it also threatens cohesive representation of the Valley typically viewed as Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.
Apr 28, 2021
Public officials, development experts, as well as business and organizational leaders from around the southern part of the state will convene at Ohio University in Athens next month, that for a conference designed to foster collaboration and share innovation in Ohio s Appalachian region. Infrastructure-related topics, such as transportation, along with workforce innovations, clean water initiatives and broadband development will all be a part of the three-day session. The conference will feature more than 20 speakers from the Appalachian Drinking Water Initiative, Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP), Meigs Industrial Park, Muskingum County Industrial Business Park, Ohio Development Services Agency, Ohio Means Jobs, Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, and Youngstown SMART2 Network from the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, among others.
Ninth annual Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference to foster collaboration and share innovation Published: April 26, 2021 Author: Hardika Singh
The ninth annual Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference will gather public officials, economic development experts, and business and organizational leaders virtually May 11 to May 13 to foster collaboration and share innovation in Appalachian Ohio.
Sponsored by Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs Economic Development Administration University Center, the conference will focus on infrastructure-related topics, particularly transportation, site development, workforce innovations, clean water initiatives and broadband development in the region. Sessions will take place between noon and 2 p.m. each day.
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