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Progress on the Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway (Ohio 823) is bringing businesses and jobs to an industrial site in Lucasville, the Portsmouth Daily Times reports. Federal Supply Services Inc. (FSSI), which produces “giant plastic shipping containers for the armed forces” and other customers, will operate out of a building at the former M & J Welding site and will hire “around 37 new employees,” according to the article. Stan Jennings, superintendent of the Scioto County Career Technical Center (SCCTC), bought the building and said “the situation is perfect for bringing together the education and training component with the available workforce.” Jennings said the MAACO group “is looking to expand” at the industrial site, while SCCTC will “be training specifically for the needs they have” to support a ready workforce for the business and employment for students. Jason Kester, executive director of the Southern Ohio Port Authority, said, “[w]e’ve had a significant increase in the interest in our area and regions since the [highway] project was announced,” including several $100-million-plus projects, “the largest of which was $6.5 billion.” For more, read the full article.