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Regional Chamber Celebrates Family-Owned Businesses

POLAND, Ohio – Thirty years later, attorney Brian Coulter still remembers the name of the local business – Graft Electric – that was splashed across his Little League team uniform, as well as the business names of the other teams he competed against. “But it wasn’t just baseball – it was daily life,” Coulter said. […]

Archive building work begins

Work on the new Columbiana County Archive Building at the former site of the Department of Job and Family Services at the corner of East Chestnut and North Jefferson streets in Lisbon has started. Core borings were taken to analyze the soil composition prior to construction. The $6.9 million facility will be a two-story, 24,600-square-foot, […]

Inside Multifamily Giant Greystar’s Modular Construction Strategy

Many in the U.S. construction industry have long dreamed of achieving a scaled-up modular building system, which is more common in Europe and Japan. Modular construction for housing offers clear benefits, but numerous challenges like varied building codes and local factory shortages have hindered its widespread adoption.

Mathews picks designer for new gym

VIENNA — The Mathews Local School District has taken another step in one of its biggest projects. The board approved selecting C. Tucker Cope and Associates as the design-builder for a $1.9 million gymnasium at Mathews Elementary School, formerly known as Baker Elementary. The resolution states that several firms submitted proposals that included pricing information […]

Greystar nears debut of its first modular US apartment project

Pennsylvania development shows promise of method delivering 40% faster construction times By Jon Leckie CoStar News November 11, 2024 | 5:40 P.M. The largest U.S. apartment owner is set to open its first multifamily project built with modular structural pieces completed in its Pennsylvania-based factory as it looks to develop a system to counter the rising […]

Greystar Announces Groundbreaking of LTD. Spring Run, The Company’s First Modular Development

Modern Living Solutions Modular Apartments Coming off Assembly Line and Hiring in Knox, PA Coraopolis, PA – August 15, 2023 – Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of real estate, including rental housing, logistics, and life sciences, today announced the groundbreaking of Ltd. Spring Run, the first […]

Work on new NS field office is underway

EAST PALESTINE — Ever since the Feb. 3 train derailment, Norfolk Southern has pledged to maintain a permanent presence in the village. The railroad took a step forward in August by acquiring the former Brittain Motors building at 428 N. Market St. to establish a Norfolk Southern Field Office. Renovations on that building are currently […]

Columbiana HS amateur radio program praised

COLUMBIANA — Radio signals from the Columbiana High School have touched down all around the country and are reaching around the globe through the Clipper Amateur Radio station, K8LPS. Over the last few years interest in the start up STEM program has grown and only recently students were able to begin sending their signals from […]

Columbiana Port Authority Plans ‘Spec’ Building in Leetonia

LISBON, Ohio — The Columbiana County Port Authority Board of Directors is moving forward with plans to construct a 60,000-square-foot speculative building at its industrial park in Leetonia. This week, the board approved seeking funding for the project’s estimated $2.9 million construction cost. A resolution was passed that grants either Executive Director Penny Traina or […]