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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 personnel, office and administrative support staff, health care practitioners and food service/res...

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 by Bryan Coblentz from Winesburg Pallet about the proposed expansion of the furniture manufacturing f...

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 packaging, pill bottles and so forth," said Holmes County Economic Development Director Mark Leininger. "...

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 or reducing their workforce, we had companies that were hiring,” said Mark Leininger, executive di...