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Agracel Unveils Rail Affiliate, Partnership
May 25, 2021
Agracel Unveils Rail Affiliate, Partnership Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Effingham, Ill.-based Agracel Rail has formed South Point & Ohio Railroad to lease, operate and manage The Point Industrial Park’s (pictured) rail services.
Agracel Rail Holdings, a new affiliate of industrial development services provider Agracel, Inc., has teamed with Lawrence Economic Development Corp. (LEDC) to revamp The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Ohio.
Effingham, Ill.-based Agracel Rail formed South Point & Ohio Railroad (SPOR) to lease, operate and manage The Point’s rail services and invest in safety improvements and track upgrades. It will market several hundred acres of industrial park sites, and work with LEDC, OhioSE and JobsOhio to attract and retain manufacturing jobs in the region.
WILGUS, Ohio â The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners has been able to expand broadband services to the Wilgus area, according to Commission President DeAnna Holliday.
The board and the Lawrence Economic Development Corp. have been working to bring high-speed internet for at least a year, Holliday said.
JB Nets, a Gallia County company, has been given a lease to use a tower in the Wilgus to extend broadband services, she said.
Officials currently are working on ways to expand broadband to the Kitts Hill and Waterloo areas, Holliday said.
During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, it was apparent many school age children within the communities would be without quality internet service, thus making it difficult to perform at home learning, Holliday said.
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