JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development invested $30M in region
Projects included Colgate-Palmolive expansion in Guernsey County, cracker plant in Belmont County
The Daily Jeffersonian
Ohio Southeast Economic Development and JobsOhio, the state’s private economic development corporation, investigated more than $30 million in southeastern Ohio during 2020.
The investments included projects in Guernsey and Belmont counties.
The investments through JobsOhio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development are designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in the state.
Locally, JobsOhio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development were involved with a $1.2 million investment by Colgate-Palmolive in machinery and equipment to expand its hand soap production, and a $20 million grant for preparation at a proposed cracker plant site in Belmont County.