JB Nets Expanding Broadband Services with Help from OVRDC Revolving Loan Funds

JB Nets Expanding Broadband Services with Help from OVRDC Revolving Loan Funds Local internet provider company JB Nets has been in business since 2002, serving mostly Gallia County, but their service footprint is expanding with a recent ribbon-cutting to celebrate their…

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Regional Transportation Project List Solicitation Period Now Open

For the next two months, OVRDC is asking for counties, cities, villages, and non-profits to add your future transportation projects to the regional priority project list. Every two years, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement…

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RTPO – Surface Transportation Block Grant – Application Period Now Open

  The last day to submit a grant application to the Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Program is December 16, 2022, before 3:00 p.m. For more information on the program, click here, or contact Stephanie…

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Appalachian Community Grant Program Information Session at Shawnee State University

The Governor’s Office of Appalachia will host Information Sessions in each of the Local Development Districts (LDD) to share guidelines for the new Appalachian Community Grant Program. Who?         Governor’s Office of Appalachia (GOA) What?       Appalachian Community Grant Guidelines Session…

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L to R: OMEGA Region Executive Director Jeanette Wierzbiki, OVRDC Executive Director John Hemmings, Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik, Ohio Governor's Office of Appalachia Director John Carey, Buckeye Hills Regional Council Director Chasity Schmelzenbach, and Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership Director External Relations Amista Lipot. Photo credit Kennedy Blakely

Appalachia Forward Conference

Appalachia Forward Conference Convenes to Collaborate and Prepare for Historic $500M Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waverly, Ohio There are many people working hard for Appalachian Ohio who believe the future is bright for our region. This week, local elected officials…

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