California-based American Pioneer MFG LLC, which was formed four months ago to supply mugs to the Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. as part of the coffee giant's "Create Jobs for USA" initiative, will open a new Ohio facility, The Business Journal reports. Upon finalizing a deal to supply mugs to the largest coffeehouse company in the world, American Pioneer decided to "transform a shuttered pottery in New Waterford [Columbiana County] into a sleek, modern production hub." The Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. (MVEDC) in Liberty Township "helped to secure $140,000 in loans toward the purchase of equipment related to the project," which is being heralded as an effort to "help resurrect the tradition of the Ohio Valley's pottery industry," the article said. For more, read the full story.
Company transforms shuttered pottery in New Waterford to produce "made in America" mugs for Starbucks
