Columbiana County Economic Development Consortium

01/17/2025

We are pleased to announce that the Conversations with Columbiana County Podcast has been named to Feedspot's Top 70 Economic Development Podcasts list.

As a matter of fact, we came in at #4!!

These cold winter days may be a good time to catch up on our show and learn more about what is happening in Columbiana County.

A podcast about Columbiana County, Ohio. With special emphasis on government, business, and economic development.

12/18/2024

https://www.buzzsprout.com/361019/episodes/16302096

After twelve years as Columbiana County Commissioner (and 23 years as Unity Township Trustee), Tim Weigle is retiring from public service. But not before he stops in to chat!Tim tells us a bit about his work as a township trustee, how that transit...

04/26/2024

Columbiana County's GIS Coordinator, Gabe Durrant, swings by to tell us about the use of GIS, drones, and ground penetrating radar in Columbiana County.

County GIS Coordinator, Gabe Durrant, swings by to tell us about what GIS is (spoiler: it stands for geographic information system), how it is used in the county, and who can and should use it.Gabe also tells us about the county's aerial drone pro...

04/05/2024

The latest episode of the Conversations with Columbiana County Podcast is available.

Haedan Panezott joins us to discuss the Land Bank.

Haedan Panezott joins us to discuss many of the projects he accomplished as the Executive Director of the Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corporation (a/k/a the Land Bank). Haedan recently stepped down from that role to focus on an ever-...

01/29/2023

The latest episode of the Conversations with Columbiana County podcast is now available.

Columbiana County native, Kathy Schulz, join us to discuss her recently published book, The Underground Railroad in Ohio.Kathy tells us what the Underground Railroad was (and what it wasn't!!). We learn why Ohio was truly at the heart of the Under...

09/26/2022

The Columbiana County Office of Economic Development recently asked Dr. Thomas Maraffa to review Ohio's CRA program, with an emphasis on use by the communities of our County, especially the City of Columbiana.
Dr. Maraffa presented his findings to a number of local officials last week. To see the power point of that presentation, please go to our website: https://oed.columbianacodev.org

04/07/2022

Coming April 13th at the SOD Center in Salem (440 Pennsylvania Avenue, Salem, Ohio), CCPA, in conjunction with Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition and Sustainable Opportunity Development Center, inc., will be hosting a Hiring Event with 30+ employers, regional training organizations, and workforce development organizations.
Employers will represent a variety of fields, including healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. We hope to see you there!

02/07/2022

https://businessjournaldaily.com/columbiana-port-authority-secures-more-than-1m-in-grants-to-start-2022/?utm_source=Youngstown+Publishing+Company&utm_campaign=330e0b632d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_10_8_2020_10_1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d70048470c-330e0b632d-383893451

LISBON, Ohio -- Securing and administering grants remains a focus of the Columbiana County Port Authority, and after administrating grants totaling nearly $3.6 million last year, it is starting 2022 on the same course.

01/18/2022

01/14/2022

Requesting Commercial and Residential Properties for Demolition.

Do you own, or do you know of, any commercial or residential property in the county that needs to be torn down?

The property must be vacant and blighted. The owner may maintain ownership, but must provide the Land Bank with the right to enter onto the property and do the tear down and all related activities.

For more information, please contact Haedan Panezott, Land Bank Executive Director at (234) 517-1407 or [email protected] no later than Monday, January 24th.

08/09/2021

The second part of our two-part interview with Wes Vins, Health Commissioner of Columbiana County General Health District, is now available.

Wes tells us about the COVID-19 pandemic, explains some of the science, and details all aspects of the response from the local, state, and national perspective.

Wes Vins, the Health Commissioner of the Columbiana County General Health District joins us for this episode.In this interview (part 2 of 2), Wes tells us about the COVID pandemic, explains some of the science, and details all aspects of the respo...

07/27/2021

Our first podcast of the year has finally been published.

We interview Wes Vins, Health Commissioner at the Columbiana County General Health District, in our return to the podcast.

Please excuse the poor audio quality in the opening minutes of the episode.

Wes Vins, the Health Commissioner of the Columbiana County General Health District joins us for this episode.In this interview (part 1 of 2), we learn a bit about Wes, the history of public health, and some of the specific activities of the Columb...