ANTWERP – Meyer Avenue will be the name of the new street that leads into a development on the south side of Antwerp. The Antwerp zoning board approved the name and sent it forward to the village council. Council approved the Meyer Avenue name at a recent meeting.
PAULDING – Lisa Lawson, Project Manager for Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Center for Regional Development (CRD), held a grant writing workshop at the Paulding County Economic Development (PCED) office here. The session empowered 16 local professionals, representing 13 individual businesses, by equipping them with essential skills to navigate the often-complicated world of grants.
PAULDING - During a morning of heavy storms, juniors and seniors from Paulding County’s three High Schools and home-schooled students explored county businesses and area colleges. The showcase was put together by Paulding County Economic Development (PCED). The Paulding Progress was privileged to be there to talk to students interested in journalism.
ANTWERP – Paulding County is preparing for its own future growth as major project investment takes place in surrounding counties. This week, the Powell, Ohio based development group BMJW Investments LLC, with affiliate entity MWB Investments LLC, closed on three parcels totaling approximately 89 acres of “ready to develop” property in the northeast corner of the US 24/Highway 49 intersection. This location is on the south end of the Village of Antwerp. Sitting along US 24, the site is 20 miles west of Defiance, Ohio and 15 miles east of the I-469 loop around Fort Wayne, IN. With all the growth taking place in both northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, this location has unlimited potential for future growth.
PAULDING – The Paulding County Mayors Association participated in their fourth quarter meeting last week at the Paulding County Economic Development office.