Columbiana County Port Authority transfers ownership of Salem industrial site
The Columbiana Port Authority has announced a success toward its efforts at keeping "former industrial sites alive," The Herald-Star reports. After taking ownership of the 326,000-square-foot former Eljer’s Plumbingware plant in Salem several years ago, the port authority recently transferred the property to Salem Logistics. The port authority’s ownership of the property in the interim period ensured, among other things, that the dormant industrial site was "eligible to seek state grants to clean up the site" for any contamination that might have been found. No contamination has been found, and Salem Logistics has made "more than $500,000 in building improvements," the article said. For more, read the full story.
