Mahoning Valley agencies release job creation and retention statistics for 2011
Thirteen Mahoning Valley economic development organizations, including the Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp., the Youngstown Business Incubator and the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chapter, recently released an annual report stating that the agencies created or sustained 2,700 jobs in 2011, The Vindicator reports. Shale-related companies accounted for the majority of the year’s “expansion and attraction projects” at 30 percent, while 22 percent occurred within the food industry, the article said. For more statistics from the report, read the full story.
