Green Jobs Coming to Ashtabula County

Ashtabula County could be growing 1,200 new jobs in the near future thanks to Aloterra Energy and its efforts to establish and cultivate Miscanthus giganteus, a fast growing perennial grass from Asia, that will then be pelletized and used as an alternative fuel to make energy. This project has been made possible by the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), a federally funded program that will provide landowners who grow Miscanthus grass with up to 75% in cost-sharing assistance to establish the crop on their land, an annual payment on enrolled acres and matching payments of up to $45 per ton of harvested crop for two years; in the project area that includes Ashtabula County that would be a $5.7 million investment. The total local project area covers Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga and Trumbull counties in Ohio and Mercer, Erie and Crawford counties in Pennsylvania.  Read More...

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Nestled in the Northeastern corner of Ohio, Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County is the one-stop, centrally managed economic development organization for Ashtabula County, Ohio. The mission of our organization is “to coordinate and direct public and private efforts to achieve economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for all of Ashtabula County."

Ashtabula County is Ohio’s largest county and is located in the northeastern tip of the state, bordering Pennsylvania to the East and Lake Erie to the North. We are within a day’s drive of the 13 largest metropolitan areas east of the Mississippi River and a mere four and a half hours to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ashtabula County offers a highly skilled and affordable workforce, low cost of living, rural environment, deep harbor ports, and is linked to the country by the interstate highway system.

The area is the cradle of the reinforced fiberglass composite industry in the U.S. and produces more polymers and plastics per capita than anywhere in the country. Although most businesses are U.S. based, Ashtabula County has a large international presence of Norwegian, Japanese, German, British, Canadian, and most recently Taiwanese manufacturing plants.

Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County wants to become your partner, please join us as we mold the future of Ashtabula County. To learn more about all that Ashtabula County has to offer please contact the professional staff at Growth Partnership today to find out how we can help.

Joseph Del Priore receives the Robert S. Morrison Director's Award

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Arnie Esterer of Markko Vineyard receives the Lifetime Achievement Award