Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

10 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 OHIO capacity and bring the two operations under the same roof with shared warehousing, managerial staff, and cost efficiencies. Robert Horton, Director the Southern Ohio Port Authority, and Scioto County Economic Development Director, applauded the expansion. “We’ve worked hard to get this first building going, the support of the Scioto County Commissioners and our state and regional economic development partners, and now Benestar Brands, has been unprecedented. This will be the first of many developments out here at SOAR.” Commissioner Cathy Coleman shared her feelings of joy in the announcement. “We knew if we built it, they would come, and that good things would happen. This is just the beginning. Watch and see!” “When they announced the by-pass we knew we needed to get an economic flag planted out at SOAR,” said Commissioner Bryan Davis. “We’ve invested millions in infrastructure and the first spec building. This is great news for our community. Benestar will have an even larger manufacturing footprint now and we anticipate an amazing productive relationship moving forward!” Commissioner Chairman Scottie Powell was elated and very glad to see positive traction. “Having Benestar on board and working with us to make this happen is phenomenal. Congratulations to Robert Horton, his team, and Benestar Brands. The plan is working!” “OhioSE is extremely pleased to be able to support Benestar Brands’ expansion into the brand new Scioto County Port Authority’s speculative building at the Scioto County Airport at Minford,” said OhioSE President Mike Jacoby. “Evans Food Group has long been a valuable employer in Scioto County. The expansion into a tortilla chip line secures their future here and will add quality jobs to the market. We also congratulate the County Development Director Robert Horton and the Scioto County commissioners on filling their building in record time. This was a great success all around.” benestarbrands.com sciotocountyohdevelopment.com www.ohiose.com www.jobsohio.com We see this as an opportunity to leverage the favorable logistics to both the Northeast and Southeast regions and leverage a local team with expertise in food production