Coshocton Tomorrow
VOLUME I
ISSUE: I I
January 2008
Upcoming events in Coshocton
PORT AUTHORITY & CHAMBER TO
CO-HOST BREAKFASTS IN '08
• Jan 25—MOVMC Meeting
• Jan 30—ED Breakfast
• Feb 8—–Farm Credit Services
For more information, go to
www.coshoctonportauthority.com
Call 1-740-622-7005
email:
Port Authority Executive Director
[email protected]
Or
Executive Assistant
[email protected]
The community's monthly
economic development
breakfasts, traditionally
organized and hosted by
the Coshocton County
Chamber of Commerce,
will be co-sponsored by
the Chamber and the
Coshocton Port Authority
in 2008. Each organization will take turns arranging for keynote speakers
with the port authority assuming that role in January
and March with the chamber being responsible for
the speaker every other
month.
Our March keynote speaker
is Mr. Dan Wiley, Vice
President of Organic
Technologies in Coshocton.
The January keynote
speaker is Mrs. Lisa Duvall,
director of Gov. Strickland's
Regional Economic Development Office in Cambridge.
The breakfasts are held the last
Wednesday of each month at
7:30 a.m. at the Coshocton
Town & Country Club, 925
Cambridge Road, Coshocton.
February Speaker, Dan
Spain, Proposed Project
For Reservations or questions
call 740-622-7005.
MARKETING EFFORT LAUNCHED
Inside this issue:
New P.A. Board Member
2
Columbus—Pittsburgh
Corridor Committee
2
New Business
2
JII Building Purchased
By Organic Technologies
3
CNC Training Available
In Coshocton
3
Contact Information
4
Memorable Quotes
4
Thanks to financial contributions from American Electric Power and the Montgomery
Foundation, the port authority is launching a three tier, direct mail marketing campaign to
food processing and beverage production related companies. Coshocton and Knox
Counties are partnering to promote assets in both communities which should be of
interest to these types of companies.
Coshocton has an estimated 11 million gallons of daily excess municipal water while
Mount Vernon has a licensed, former Nestle baby formula manufacturing facility available
for new occupants. Hasseman Marketing of Coshocton is scheduled to launch the
campaign in mid-January with it concluding in early February.
The port authority also hopes to partner with Licking, Knox, and Muskingum Counties to
initiate an expanded four-county promotion effort that will pitch the common assets of
those communities including rail, highway, workforce, and other features. The effort is
expected to cost $50,000 with $35,000 having already been raised in Licking and
Muskingum Counties. The Coshocton Port Authority recently appealed to financial
institutions in Coshocton County hoping to receive financial support.
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Fun Fact
The only sport
played on the
moon?
Golf—Alan
Shepard hit a golf
ball on Feb 6,
1971
COSHOCTON TOMORROW
CROWN DEPARTS BOARD, SIMPSON STEPS IN
Coshocton resident and Coshocton Grain Company CEO, Rhoda Crown
completed a four-year term as a member of the port authority's board of directors last month. Rhoda's leadership was very valuable to the organization
and her contributions are well documented. She had occupied one of two
seats which are appointed by the mayor of Coshocton and confirmed by city
council. Mayor Steve Mercer has nominated Mr. Robert Simpson to fill the
vacancy and his appointment is pending confirmation by Coshocton City
Council. Mr. Simpson has been active in the chamber of
commerce's community development council.
COLUMBUS - PITTSBURGH CORRIDOR COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
Executive Director T.J. Justice is presently serving in an interim role to co-chair the recently established Columbus Pittsburgh Corridor Steering Committee which includes two individuals being appointed by county commissioners in
Franklin, Licking, Muskingum, Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Harrison, and Belmont Counties. Justice, who resides in West
Lafayette, and American Electric Power representative Paul Prater of Coshocton have been appointed by the Coshocton
County Commissioners to serve on the committee.
Prater and Justice joined Senator Joy Padgett, Senator Jason Wilson, and Congressman Zach Space's district director
in a meeting with Gov. Strickland chief of staff John Haseley last month in the Statehouse regarding the corridor. Each
of the remaining four sections between Columbus and Steubenville, including the two lane stretch of Ohio 16 in Coshocton and Muskingum Counties, have had development activities come to a halt. The group asked Haseley to resume development of each section so that the engineering can be completed when construction funds become available.
Haseley was engaged in the matter and promised to come back with a response after looking into the matter.
The corridor committee most recently met in January at the Hampton Inn located on U.S. 36 at I-77 in Newcomerstown.
PORT AUTHORITY WEBSITE
Don’t forget to check out the Port Authority’s new website—
Keep up on all the latest economic development news as it
happens- www.coshoctonportauthority.com
NEW BUSINESS
The Coshocton Port Authority welcomes Farm Credit Services which returns to Coshocton
at its new location next to Family Video on S. Second Street between Chestnut and Main
Street. An open house will be held on February 8, 2008.
The public is invited.
ORGANIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC PURCHASES JII BUILDING
Organic Technologies, Inc., a locally owned manufacturer
of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, has executed a
purchase agreement to acquire the former JII Publications
building at 545 Walnut Street in Coshocton. Empty since
2004, it appears the downtown area structure is on the
verge of being revitalized.
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Mr. Dan Wiley, Vice-President of Organic Technologies, is
scheduled to speak at the March economic development
breakfast. He will provide an overview of the company's
recent growth and its plans for utilization of the former
JII Publications building. The breakfast meeting begins
at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30 at the Coshocton
Town & Country Club, 925 Cambridge Road, Coshocton.
Reservations are required and may be made by contacting
the Chamber of Commerce at (740)-622-5411.
NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK— PROPERTY AVAILABLE AT WEST LAFAYETTE
West Lafayette – Up to 205 acres of privately owned land near West Lafayette is now available for economic development. This
land meets all the criteria including the availability of municipal water and sewer, gas, electric, and high speed internet service. It’s
flat with no trees or other natural resources that drive costs up to build a plant on” said T.J. The proximity to I-77 and U.S. 36 is an
enormous advantage. For more information on this property and other availability call T.J. Justice at 740-622-7005. The Port
Authority is also exploring properties in the city of Coshocton and Tuscarawas Township for potential ownership or marketing.
CNC TRAINING COMES TO COSHOCTON
With the advancement of new technology, the need for
higher skilled workers in manufacturing has become a
necessity for company growth and advancement. The
manufacturing industry will see the need for this
higher skilled workforce to remain competitive and
thrive economically. A higher skilled workforce is a
benefit for economic development and potential new
industry locating in Coshocton.
The WC Career Center
has invested over $100K in CNC Training Equipment to
train CNC (Computer Numeric Controllers) Operators and
Programmers to answer this search of higher skilled
workers. Operators are trained in as little as 5
weeks and programmers 7 weeks. Your company no longer
has to send employees out of the area, or away from
their job to get the needed CNC training. Call 1-800648-3695 to discuss CNC training opportunities. The
Mid-Ohio Valley Maintenance Council will get a first
hand look at this equipment at the next Mid-Ohio
Valley Maintenance Council Meeting on January 25th.
This special meeting co-hosted by Coshocton County
Port Authority, will be held at the Coshocton Armory
on Airport Road at 3:00 p.m. and is open to all new
Maintenance Council Members. The Maintenance Council
members will also be discussing, in detail maintenance
training classes available in Coshocton beginning
February 2008. If you are not already a member of the
Mid-Ohio Valley Maintenance Council, call 1-800-6483695 or 740-704-2187 for details. There are no
membership fees to become a member of the MOVMC and no
meetings to attend.
In-
“A Look Back”
Top 10 Catch Phrases
Many things are said, and quoted, in 25 years. Some become catchphrases. Others we'd like to forget. And some words capture the
essence of a news event, a phenomenon, or a time. Take a look at
this list of the Top 10 most memorable quotes of the last 25 years.
How many do you remember and repeat often?
.
5
"Read my lips: no new taxes."
George H.W. Bush, Aug. 18, 1988, accepting the GOP presidential nomination in New Orleans. A tax hike later in his
presidency was a factor in his loss for re-election.
6
"Obviously a major malfunction."
Steve Nesbitt, NASA public affairs officer, Jan. 28, 1986,
shortly after the space shuttle Challenger exploded.
1
7
Todd Beamer, Sept. 11, 2001, just before he and other passengers
attacked terrorists controlling United Flight 93, which crashed in a
Pennsylvania field. The White House may have been the target. ‘
unduly escalated asset values?"
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Dec. 5, 1996,
interpreted as a warning that stocks were too high. Markets
plunged briefly the
"Let's roll."
2
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
President Reagan, June 12, 1987, appealing to the Soviet leader to
remove the Berlin Wall that divided East and West German sectors.
It fell in 1989.
3
"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, Sept. 27, 1995, arguing that a
glove used as murder evidence in the O.J. Simpson trial was too
small.
4
"You've got mail!"
America Online, 1989. The voice, which still greets users, is El Edwards, the husband of an AOL customer service representative.
"How do we know when irrational exuberance has
8
You can't handle the truth!"
Actor Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan Jessup in the 1992 film A
Few Good Men.
9
"I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of
mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen, debating Republican Dan Quayle in Omaha on Oct. 5, 1988.
10
"Just say no."
Nancy Reagan's anti-drug campaign slogan, 1983.
Contact Us:
106 S Fourth St
Coshocton, Ohio 43725
740-622-7005
T.J. Justice
Executive Director
[email protected]
Cherry Sweat
Executive Assistant
[email protected]