Cultivating Success in Industry -- Progress 2019

Cultivating

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A supplement to The Intelligencer, News-Register, The Times Leader, Tyler Star News and Wetzel Chronicle February 25, 2019

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THE FUTURE Success in Reviving Industry

New steel production for the first time in more than a decade. Natural gas and oil production that is fueling our nation. A potential ethane cracker plant that could help to reshape and reinvigorate the local economy.

All of these success stories are taking place right here in the Ohio Valley, as companies such as JSW Steel are cultivating success in the local market and investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the process.

JSW has restarted the electric arc furnace at Mingo Junction, and already is employing more than 200 workers, with plans for 1,000 jobs and a $500 million investment over the next few years. The success story of that operation is being experienced through Jefferson County, as JSW will need to bring workers in from outside the region to staff the plant, leading to new residents and population growth.

Natural gas continues to be a major player locally, as companies such as XTO and Williams Energy are forging ahead with production and helping to connect a network of pipelines that will transport natural gas and oil produced here throughout the nation.

And signs continue to remain positive for a possible ethane cracker plant at Dilles Bottom in Belmont County. PTT Global is forging ahead with the due diligence phase of whether the cracker — an estimated $10 billion investment — would work in our local region. The feedstock of wet natural gas is here, and the company continues to work through the permitting process.

These success stories and others are helping to fuel a new future in the Ohio Valley — one that brings optimism and hope to the region.

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Progress

Monday, February 25, 2019

JSW Bringing Steel Jobs to the Ohio Valley

By MARK LAW Staff writer MINGO JUNCTION — JSW USA has been a local success story, bringing new steel jobs to the Ohio Valley after years of watching them fade away.

The company has pledged to invest $500 million in its steel plant in Mingo Junction and increase the number of employees to around 1,000 in the years ahead.

India-based JSW purchased the Mingo Junction mill in 2018 from Acero Junction. Acero Junction was plagued with not being able to generate enough capital to really get the plant going.

JSW has restarted the electric arc furnace and the caster, which allows workers to produce steel for it rolling operation. The company’s efforts to cultivate success for its workers and the community are bringing hope to a region longplagued with disappointments and broken promises.

Pete Vojvodich, vice president of human resources and safety for JSW USA, said the company also is investing $500 million in its Baytown, Texas, plant, which will have a $4.8 billion economic impact on that community. He expects there will be a similar impact in this area.

He noted what JSW is doing in Baytown encouraged John Hritz, JSW Steel USA’s chief executive officer, to invest in the Mingo Junction facility.

JSW is finding it difficult to find qualified employees. Vojvodich, a graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School, said a generation of steelworkers has been lost due to plant closings during the past couple decades.

“We missed a whole generation of steel makers who left the area, and we need them back,” he said.

JSW recently held a job fair at the Mingo Junction Village Building trying to find skilled workers.

JSW has already invested a lot of money into the facility.

“We put a lot of work to get it set up, and put a lot of working capital into it,” he said.

Former steelworkers have been impressed with the capital commitment of JSW to get the Mingo Junction plant up and running, Vojvodich noted, adding the company has the support of lending institutions.

“This will not fail. (JSW) will not walk away from it,” he said.

The Mingo Junction plant had 90 workers in June 2018, Vojvodich said.

JSW officials want to install a second electric-arc furnace, which will take 240 workers to operate, Vojvodich said.

Evan Scurti, Jefferson County Port Authority director, said a company coming in, investing that amount of capital and hiring hundreds of workers, hasn’t happened in the county in decades.

Jefferson County Commissioner David Maple said the news out of JSW is positive.

“It has been a long time since something that positive on that scale has hap-

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The JSW USA plant in Mingo Junction has been producing steel coils and steel for the past couple months. The company has pledged to invest $500 million in the facility and employ about 1,000 workers in the years ahead. pened in Mingo Junction and the county,” he said.

Maple said JSW’s struggle to find qualified workers could be positive for Jefferson County. He said workers hired from outside the area will drive here to work and eventually may relocate here.

He said, combined with the growing oil and gas industry, the county will have challenges in getting more people to relocate here with the existing housing stock.

“We will start to see the start of that in the next couple of years. We will see a slowness to the (population) decline and possibly an increase in the next five to six years,” Maple said.

Mingo Junction Councilman George Irvin said the plant getting back into production has given the village a rebirth.

“Roughly, this is a rebirth, an opportunity and a responsibility,” he said. “Mingo has been a steel town, forged in the fire. As the lights went out in the mill, the village coffers dried up, civic pride faded and hope for the future was spiraling down. A relic of the past stood as a testament to the industrious nature of the people who called Mingo their home, yet it was the past. The future was unknown

and the present was tough times. The village workers took significant reductions in pay and helped continue the services which the village needed, upon which the residents relied and in which the workers found pride.

“Mingo is blessed with a chance at new life. JSW is investing millions into our village and is employing hundreds of our community members. This economic restart in the village is resulting in more income to the village and a renewed sense of pride and hope for the future among the village residents. There is hope that we have weathered a mighty storm of economic collapse and that we are rising up to an unknown, yet optimistic, future.

“JSW is working hard to create a prosperous steel mill in our community, and we look forward to working with them as we create a prosperous future in and for our village of Mingo Junction. We are not there yet, and there are many issues in our village to resolve. But there is reason for thanksgiving and cause for optimism that the future looks bright as the lights are on and the fire is burning in our village once again.”

KEYS TO SUCCESS

• After nearly 15 years dormant, the company has successfully restarted the electric arc furnace at the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.’s Mingo Junction plant • Several hundred workers currently are on-site producing steel, with plans to hire up to 1,000 workers in the coming months • JSW already has invested millions into the site, with a total pledged investment of $500 million over the next few years • Company officials expect JSW to provide a $4.8 billion economic impact on the region once the plant is fully operational • The company also has long-term plans that include the installation of a second electric arc furnace at Mingo Junction • The plant could give a new life to Mingo Junction, which has seen tough times since Wheeling-Pitt went out of business in the early 2000s.

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Left, a JENNMAR Services employee works in a mine shaft. The staffing agency helps train and connect employees to jobs in several industries related to mining and underground construction. Right: JENNMAR Services employees specialize in support structures within underground mining facilities.

JENNMAR Helping to Put Employees in Right Positions

By SHAE DALRYMPLE Staff Writer CANONSBURG, Pa. — JENNMAR Services is a staffing agency that is helping to match employees with employers in a range of growing local industries, including coal and hard rock mining, industrial and manufacturing, and natural gas and oil.

The agency, based in

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, is cultivating success through assessing the potential employee’s industry skills and then finding the right employer to utilize those skills. For people lacking experience but interested in starting a new career, JENNMAR offers to foot the bill for Mine Safety and Health Administration training and certi-

fication, and the firm also pays prospective employees while the training is being completed.

“We pay for people to get certified, an 80-hour certificate,” said Jennifer Hull, social media and recruiting specialist. “Normally that would cost around $300 through an instructor, outof-pocket, so honestly it’s in their best interest to go

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Although mining historically has been an industry dominated by men, Hull said plenty of women are holding their own in the field now.

“It makes me so happy to hear back from some of our women in the field,” she noted. “They keep up with the best of them.”

The company has more than 1,000 employees nationwide, but most are in Wheeling, Moundsville, Cameron and surrounding areas.

“A lot of people kind of think coal as dying, but it’s really not,” Hull said. “It’s still a big industry with a big future, and we have seen a huge demand for coal miners lately. It’s picking back up now. There are a lot of jobs popping up.”

JENNMAR compensates its employees with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit plan that includes a 401(k) program.

The agency works both ways, assisting companies that are looking for job candidates as well as individual

employees and job seekers.

JENNMAR Services is just one branch of the JENNMAR family, a large network of businesses involved in energy industries.

JENNMAR’s network of affiliates includes engineering services, resin manufacturing, rolled-steel and drill-steel manufacturing, carbide drill bits, custom steel fabrication, chemical roof support and sealing products, and its own trucking company. According to the company website, “This ability to provide a complete range of complementary products and services ensures quality, efficiency and availability, resulting in reduced costs, reduced lead times and increased customer satisfaction.”

JENNMAR originated as a proprietorship started in 1922 by Mary and Frank Calandra Sr., parents of the company’s two common stockholders, brothers Jack and Frank Calandra Jr. After 50 years in the scrap metal business, JENNMAR was incorporated and got involved in various businesses related to the coal

KEYS TO SUCCESS • The staffing agency pays for some employee training and certification to ensure its workforce is ready to meet the needs of client companies.

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Monday, February 25, 2019

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PTT Global Chemical America and Daelim Industrial Co. are considering on building a $10 billion ethane cracker plant at this site in Belmont County.

Ethane Cracker Project Reaches Several Milestones

By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH Staff Writer SHADYSIDE — Not one wall has been erected and not a single piece of equipment is in place, but the past 12 months represent a successful year for PTT Global Chemical America and Daelim Industrial Co. PTTGCA is leading the way toward construction of a $10 billion ethane cracker plant in Belmont County. A cracker plant processes ethane, a prominent component of the local “wet” natural gas stream, to create ethylene. That product, which is created by using heat to “crack,” or break, ethane down into smaller molecules, is then used to manufacture plastics and a wide variety of chemicals including solvents and fertilizers.

After selecting a potential project site in Belmont County in 2015, PTTGCA of Thailand secured Daelim of South Korea as a partner just over one year ago. Not only is that collaboration promising for the future of the project, but the effort has achieved several other milestones since February 2018.

The string of successes began with the establishment of the partnership between the two Asian firms.

“In the past year, we were able to solidify the partnership with Daelim. I can’t overstate

how important that was to the potential success of this project,” said Dan Williamson, spokesman for PTTGCA, noting that alliance was celebrated at a press event with then-Gov. John Kasich in March.

Around that same time, PTTGCA took steps to secure its preferred site for the proposed facility. That location is at Dilles Bottom, south of Shadyside — including the area that previously housed the former R.E. Burger coal-fired power plant right along the west bank of the Ohio River.

“We were able to purchase the land that the project needs to move forward, “ Williamson noted.

The site consists of about 500 acres of land, the majority of which was purchased from First Energy for $13 million and Ohio-West Virginia Excavating for another $17.5 million.

PTTGCA and Daelim also experienced success during the environmental review process for the planned cracker plant.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency had completed that process by the end of 2018, approving key permits for air pollution and water pollution expected to be discharged from the plant.

The OEPA issued an air permit-to-install the proposed petrochemical complex at Old Route 7 and Ferry Landing

Road, Shadyside. Approval was given Dec. 21 after a public hearing regarding the permit was held at Shadyside High School on Nov. 27, allowing area residents, labor unions, environmental advocates and others to weigh in on the potential effects of air pollution that might be released from the plant. More than 30 people offered official testimony during the session.

While some expressed fear that the plant will harm human health and the region’s environment, others said they hope it will bring jobs and additional development to Belmont County.

The Sierra Club and three partner organizations filed an appeal of that decision in January with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission seeking to have the permit issued on Dec. 21 vacated. A decision on the appeal has not been released.

The OEPA also issued a modified wastewater discharge permit for the planned facility in late December.

“With ... issuance of this modified permit, Ohio EPA’s environmental review of PTTGC America’s proposed ethane cracker plant is complete,” Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler said. “We have been careful to ensure this facility will not have an adverse impact on the air, water or

KEYS TO SUCCESS ∫ The U.S. subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC America) has selected a site in Mead Township along the Ohio River in Belmont County, for the possible construction of a world-scale petrochemical complex, which is also known as an ethane cracker. ∫ PTTGC America chose the site because of its location on the Marcellus and Utica shale region and its tremendous access to major highway, rail, pipeline and port infrastructure that would increase efficiency while reducing the environmental and financial costs of transportation. ∫ Petrochemical complexes are enormous capital investments with long lifespans and employ highly skilled workers: chemical engineers, chemists, lab technicians and other highly paid employees. ∫ If built, this facility would create hundreds of full-time jobs, thousands of construction jobs and multibillion dollars in investments. ∫ PTTGC America is investing $100 million to conduct detailed frontend engineering design for a world-scale cracker complex on a site on the west bank of the Ohio River in Belmont County. ∫ PTTGC America has exercised an option to purchase the central property where the complex would be built. ∫ The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has completed its rigorous environmental review of the project, issuing the air permit and the waterways discharge permit in December of 2018. Those permits ensure that the facility, if built, will not have an adverse affect on the air, the water or the health of the surrounding communities.

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health of the surrounding communities.”

Williamson has said that working with OEPA has been a positive experience for him and other company officials. He said he believes the agency’s reviews of the site plan and its potential to release pollution into the air and water of the region have been thorough.

Williamson added that although no official decision to build the facility has been announced, PTTGCA and Daelim continue to examine every aspect of the proposal.

“There are people working

on this constantly,” Williamson added.

The next step, according to Williamson, is the EPC — or engineering, procurement and construction — process. He said PTTGCA is currently seeking a partner to lead that phase of the work.

“PTTGCA has invested so much time and resources to achieve these milestones, “ Williamson said. “They are successes only to the extent that they are positive steps toward a final decision (on whether the plant will be built). And there is no doubt they are positive. “

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Progress

Monday, February 25, 2019

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Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration has added more employees, new equipment and vehicles and more in a year that has seen much growth for the company.

Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration Sees Major Growth

By ALEX MEYER Staff Writer WHEELING — Between hiring more employees, offering new services and adding new equipment and vehicles, Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration’s past year can be summed up with one word: growth.

The Wheeling-based

company, with additional locations in Morgantown and Pittsburgh, experienced organization-wide growth last year amid continued responses to natural disasters and other emergencies.

“We’re really big in reinvesting within our company,” Josh Contraguerro, vice president of market-

ing at Panhandle, said.

“We pride ourselves to be able to be the ones to help when everything’s wrong in someone’s life or a business’ life.”

The company, which started in 1977 solely as a carpet cleaning business, has expanded over the years to include a variety of services, from residential

cleaning to large-scale commercial restoration projects that handle damage from water, fire, wind and mold, Contraguerro said.

Part of the company’s growth in 2018 involved hiring more employees, he said. Its Wheeling headquarters added staff in all areas of the company, its Morgantown office doubled its full-time staff and its Pittsburgh office’s staff tripled.

In total, the company employs about 150 people, Contraguerro said.

Panhandle also works to train and certify its workers so that they are as qualified and skilled as they can be, he said.

“We are fortunate to have some of the best employees in the industry,” Contraguerro said.

Panhandle also expanded its equipment last year, buying more than 750 pieces of new restoration equipment, such as dehumidifiers, air movers and air scrubbers. It also obtained truck-mounted extraction units for professional carpet cleaning and water extraction during emergencies.

“Adding brand new equipment to our ever-growing inventory ensures our employees have the best tools on the market to be able to save more building materials after a loss than ever before,” Contraguerro said.

“Being one of the largest owners of this special-

KEYS TO SUCCESS

• Company hired more employees in all areas.

• Purchased more than 750 new pieces of restoration equipment, including dehumidifiers, air movers and air scubbers.

• Plans to expand facilities by constructing more buildings for itsSouth Wheeling campus.

• Added more than 30 vehicles for a total of about 150 service vehicles.

• Expand variety of cleaning and restoration services, including disinfection services to clean up sites impacted by flu or hepatitis outbreaks.

ized equipment in the country helps give our customers the peace of mind that we will never have to turn down a job because we don’t have enough equipment.”

The company plans to expand its facilities as well, as it is in the process of constructing more buildings for its South Wheeling campus, Contraguerro said.

When construction is complete, Panhandle will have a total of 200,000 square feet of property for its operations.

Panhandle recently broke ground on a new warehouse facility, he said, and plans to start building a couple other structures for storage and cleaning within the year.

Panhandle also added more than 30 vehicles to its fleet in 2018, Contraguerro said. The company now uses a total of

about 150 service vehicles on roads around the region.

In addition, the company has worked to expand the variety of cleaning and restoration services that it offers. Recently, it’s added disinfection services to clean up sites impacted by flu or hepatitis outbreaks, Contraguerro said.

“We look to grow upon a lot of those niche services,” he said.

Using its growing staff and technology, Panhandle spent much of the past year responding to emergencies and natural disasters in the local region, Contraguerro added.

Damage from frigid temperatures, flash flooding and thunderstorms kept employees occupied.

“Our employee dedication to helping people and businesses recover from these events is remarkable,” he said.

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Many businesses have come and gone in the Ohio Valley over the past 130 years, but Belmont Mills has been a stable presence in the village of Belmont and has weathered the economic storms and grown with the changing times.

Belmont Mills Experiences Growth in Small Town BELMONT — Many businesses have come and gone in the Ohio Valley over the past 130 years, but a stable presence in the village of Belmont has weathered the economic storms and grown with the changing times.

This company, known today as Belmont Mills, has a long history rooted in family and a tradition of farming. It began in 1888 as a local flour mill housed in the four-story building still located in Belmont. At that time, it was called the Stock Co. One of the stock owners, John Ira Lewis, had settled into farming his father’s land in the area of Goshen, Smith and Richland townships following his service during the Civil War. In 1900, John Ira Lewis bought out the other stock holders to become its sole owner and changed the name to Belmont Roller Mills. The flour mill had a capacity of 60 barrels in 24 hours using the latest technology of the late 1800s. The B&O Railroad ran along side the mill, providing means to ship the milled flour east.

Over time, the next generation, Charles W. Lewis, took over the reins of ownership from his father.

During his tenure the mill was converted to a feed mill. Upon returning from WWII where he was wounded, Charles W. Lewis’ son, John I. Lewis, joined the family business. Change was seen again with the addition of fertilizer to the list of products offered.

The family tradition continued when John I. Lewis’ sons, Robert (Bob) Lewis and John Ira (J.I.) Lewis, became part of Belmont Mills in 1970 and 1971, respectively. A partnership was forged with Wayne Feeds in 1972, allowing the mill to be a distributor of its goods. A warehouse was built in the ‘70s to accommodate

KEYS TO SUCCESS

• Advent of natural gas and oil industry brought continued growth.

• Positions were created to meet the demands for the expanding list of products and services supplied locally and in nearby states.

• A building just under 10,000 square feet was completed in 2018 next to the corporate offices.

• In January 2019, the purchase of land and buildings is allowing Belmont Mills to continue its expansion of the company’s offerings of feed, fertilizer and seed mixtures. this growth.

With the demise of the railroad, a need for transporting product was met with the addition of the trucking division in 1980. A truck garage was added in 1983 for the maintenance of the fleet. Bob and J.I. purchased their father’s stock to become owners of Belmont Mills in 1985 with J.I. running the agricultural arm and Bob managing the trucking and brokerage business.

James Lewis, son of Bob Lewis, returned to Belmont Mills to work full-time in 2005. James brought growth soon after with the expansion into aggregate sales and service. In 2011, James purchased J.I.’s stock to become the fifth generation of Lewis leadership.

The corporate offices for Belmont Mills were moved into the four-story building across the street from the original mill soon after James took over management of operations. This building has its own history of various businesses dating back to the 1800s. The bottom floor housed the store, where customers were able to purchase everything from custom feed rations to fencing material.

The advent of the natural gas and oil industry to the Ohio Valley region brought continued growth to Belmont Mills. This

local growth complimented the progress already underway at Belmont Mills. Many positions were created to meet the demands for the expanding list of products and services supplied locally and in nearby states.

A truck scale was added in 2015 to allow greater ease of maneuverability of larger vehicles’ need of measurement. This service allows for the official capture of weight of everything from the registration of a boat trailer to the accurate tonnage of feed or aggregate material.

A building just under 10,000 square feet was completed in 2018 next to the corporate offices. The front portion of this building contains the new storefront for Belmont Mills. A customer can walk in and find a vast array of product offerings including hardware, feed, farming supplies and other agricultural goods. The remainder of the building contains offices and a large climate-controlled warehouse.

Belmont Mills has worked to be able to provide superior quality in the feeds offered to its customers. Belmont Mills’ own Diamond Prestige line of show feeds has seen great success at many levels of competition.

In January 2019, the purchase of land and buildings from another business in Belmont is allowing Belmont Mills to continue its expansion of the company’s offerings of feed, fertilizer and seed mixtures. Meanwhile, the trucking and brokerage division continues to flourish.

After 130 years, Belmont Mills is proud to preserve its rich history of serving local farmers and big industry alike while providing

jobs to area residents. Today, Belmont Mills employs over 40 individuals living in the region raising families and farms. The business is prepared for 2019 to bring continued prosperity. A long-standing, family-run operation can only accomplish so much, but with community support of local business and employees dedicated to their craft what started as a flour mill in a small town can flourish into the generations to come.

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Bellaire Harbor Sailing Strong

By ROBERT A. DEFRANK Staff Writer BELLAIRE — A rising tide lifts all boats, according to Robert G. Harrison, president and owner of Bellaire Harbor Service, who said increased local natural gas and oil activity and loosening regulations in recent years have increased demand for his services.

Harrison said gas and oil have made his business a busy one, and he has also seen a recent increase in coal shipping on the Ohio River.

“We’ve bought some additional boats,” he said, noting that four boats have been added to the fleet, bringing the business up to 12 boats.

Harrison also pointed out other developments such as the re-opening of JSW Steel Mill at Mingo Junction. There has also been increased activity at other new sites, such as Tidewater Logistics in Steubenville.

“Up at our Follansbee operation, we’re seeing more stuff pick up up there. A new (unloading) terminal opened up, and a steel mill’s opened up also,” he said, adding that these are new delivery destinations. “We’ve picked up a few.”

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Monday, February 25, 2019

KEYS TO SUCCESS • Increase in coal shipping on the Ohio River thanks to the oil and gas industry.

• Re-opening of JSW Steel Mill in Mingo Junction.

• Increased activity at other sites, such as Tidewater Logistics in Steubenville.

• Demand has increased for hydraulic fracturing, sand and fertilizer.

• Currently 80 people are employed with more possibly to be hired.

The company handles a variety of materials, transporting them by river and by rail. It offers tow boat services, as well as barge and boat repairs.

Harrison added that demand has increased for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, sand and for fertilizer.

“We’re unloading pig iron in that area, too, now. Pig iron’s going to the steel mill that they opened back up,” he said of operations at JSW. Please see HARBOR, Page 11

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ICR Supply Keeps Growing to Meet Demand

From Staff Reports BELLAIRE — ICR Equipment Rental, Sales & Supply aims to become the Ohio Valley’s complete job site outfitter.

The company, which is based in Bellaire and has a store in St. Clairsville, continues to expand its equipment, tool and apparel offerings.

Manager Ashley Ware said the local natural gas and oil trade has been keeping the stores extra busy and adding demand for more products.

“We’ve been adding more heavier rental equipment because of the oil and gas stuff. We’re opening a fastener distributor and we deliver them,” she said.

The St. Clairsville store, which opened in 2016, has apparel and there are plans to offer even more work wear at the Bellaire store. A grand opening to celebrate the expansion is being planned for late winter or early spring.

“We do have work wear, protective gear and boots ... whatever you need from a dozer to a 3-cent bolt to safety glasses or boots,” she said. “We want to be a complete job site outfitter.

“We’ve been growing a lot because of the coal mines and oil and gas. We also have a lot of DIYers in Bellaire,” she added.

With the expansions, ICR is looking to hire more employees for both stores including rental managers, store managers and counter associates.

The company moved its corporate space to a new building across from the main store in Bellaire. During this move it hired more office workers.

Ware said in addition to its retail stores, ICR also sells equipment on Amazon and eBay and it has plans to sell on ShowNow. Customers now can set

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Brian Joseph, president and CEO of Touchstone Laboratories, discusses the successes and future of the company he founded in 1980.

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Touchstone Research Touching the World

By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer TRIADELPHIA — Touchstone Research Laboratory is conducting world-wide dealings from its expansive campus in Triadelphia, and the basis of its operations is a product derived from West Virginia coal.

It’s not unusual for a business to hang the first U.S. dollar it earns on its wall. But at Touchstone currency from Japan, the Czech Republic, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Turkey, Holland, Canada, England, China, Israel, South Korea, Poland, Mexico and the European Union hangs on the walls.

The company also holds more than 40 U.S. patents for its products, with at least eight more currently pending, according to Brian Joseph, president and CEO of Touchstone Research Laboratories.

And all of that success is based on innovation.

“We specialize in innovation — that’s what we do,” he said.

“Every other research lab in the world is built around a specialty — a thing that you do. We are built around the idea of innovation.”

Joseph said Touchstone is able to create and invent by using federal Small Business Innovation Research funding.

“We’re an invention factory.

We invent new things and spin them out as separate businesses,” he explained.

Joseph founded Touchstone Research Laboratory after graduating from West Liberty State College (now a university) in 1980. Its original location was at 112 14th St. in East Wheeling. Today research at the laboratory has led to construction of a four-building campus in Triadelphia, with more growth expected, according to Joseph.

At the core of Touchstone’s success is CFOAM, a carbon-based insulation material made from West Virginia coal. Touchstone developed its CFOAM product in the early 1990s as part of a federal SBIR project for fire walls on U.S. Navy destroyers. The very light, very strong product later evolved into a marketable alternative for thermal insulation, fire proofing and composite tooling.

“We’re taking West Virginia coal out of the ground and mak-

ing it into an aerospace material,” Joseph said.

In March 2016, CFOAM LLC became its own company after going public on the Australian stock exchange. Joseph said it was the top stock in Australia on its opening day.

CFOAM LLC is one of three businesses operating on the Touchstone campus that are spinoff companies from Touchstone Research Laboratory. The others are the Touchstone Testing Laboratory and Touchstone Advanced Composites.

Touchstone Testing Laboratory mostly does research for the aerospace industry, and its business is expected to grow a whopping 1,000 percent, or 10-fold, over the next year, according to Joseph. But he acknowledged that level of growth can’t be sustained in the future. The company soon will be announcing its creation of an electron microscope.

“It may be the best aerospace testing facility in the country,” Joseph said. “We do a lot of exotic things.”

CFOAM has proven to be an ideal material in the making of moulds for carbon-fiber

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• Coducting world-wide dealings from its expansive campus.

• Company holds more than 40 U.S. patents for its products.

• Able to create and invent by using federal Small Business Innovation Research funding.

• At the core of Touchstone’s success is CFOAM, a carbon-based insulation material made from West Virginia coal.

• Next big thing is the development of “world’s strongest aluminum” called MetPeg.

airplane parts, according to Joseph. And the third company, Touchstone Advanced Composites, is the company that makes moulds out of CFOAM for airplane and rocket parts.

The next big thing at Touchstone is the development of the “world’s strongest aluminum,” called MetPreg, he said. The product will be used in the production of lightweight metal products such as airplanes and bicycles.

MetPreg can withstand temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, about double the endurance of conventional aluminum, according to Joseph.

He expects MetPreg to be

spun off as its own company in about a year as well.

Another prospective company on the horizon would produce thermal protection systems for rockets, while another would manufacture non-metal exhaust systems for ships.

“What’s funny is when you talk about CFOAM and all its applications, at the end of the day it’s all coal,” Joseph said.

“We are so myopic when we think of coal. OK, you can burn it. You can make coke. But there’s a million other things you can do. Nobody says, ‘I can build molds for a helicopter,’ or ,“I am going to build a space plane,” he said.

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Eagle Manufacturing Sees Regional Benefit in Cracker Plant

By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer WELLSBURG — Eagle Manufacturing and the Ohio Valley will benefit from planned ethane cracker plants in the region, but success is likely to come slowly, according to Joe Eddy, the company’s president and CEO. He said Eagle Manufacturing and others must continue to educate themselves about forthcoming opportunities, embrace the industries coming to the area and “engage in the process.”

“And (we must) plan to have endurance, as these opportunities take time,” Eddy said. “There will be no overnight success stories.”

Eagle Manufacturing Co., located in Wellsburg, is a leading supplier of industrial safety and hazardous material handling products. Among its customers are contractors, manufacturers, fabricators and many other professionals in the industries of utilities, military, government, printing, chemical, transportation, textile, automotive, agricultural, medical, oil and gas, electrical and more, according to information provided by the company.

Eagle products are made in America, and many of them are manufactured in Wellsburg. Often the items — such as the familiar Eagle safety cans — are made from high-density polyethylene. Ethylene is created at a cracker plant from ethane, a byproduct of the local “wet” natural gas stream, and is the basic product used in the production of plastics and resins.

“The continued expansion of the downstream chemical industry in our region, specifically ethane cracker plants, will have tremendous long-term financial and operational benefits to Eagle, and to the entire manufacturing industry in the region,” Eddy said. “Specific to Eagle, 60 percent of our revenues are generated from molding plastic products out of high-density polyethylene resins for the industrial safety, environmental management and material handling markets worldwide.”

The company presently uses about 24 million pounds of resin per year, which is delivered to the plant in Wellsburg by rail at a cost of 6-8 cents per pound, according to Eddy. Most of the source product currently comes from locations on the Gulf Coast. But that could change when a Royal Dutch Shell cracker plant under

construction at Monaca, Pennsylvania, begins to operate, or if PTT Global Chemical America and Daelim Industrial Co. decide to build another ethane cracker in Belmont County.

The primary advantage for Eagle and other downstream manufacturers will be a proximity to low-cost materials from local sources, Eddy explained regarding the local crackers. This proximity benefit will save most of the direct transport costs from the Gulf Coast to Eagle plants, and it will reduce delivery times. Currently it takes 14-30 days for a shipment of ethylene to come from the Gulf Coast, Eddy said.

“Another primary benefit to Eagle — with the expansion of the region’s industrial footprint — is expanded markets for our wide array of industrial products made here in West Virginia,” he said.

Consumers also should benefit, according to Eddy.

“With increased demand for ethane feedstock for the cracker plants, natural gas development must continue — assuring an abundant, low-cost supply of natural gas to heat our homes,” he said.

There also will be a greater supply of heating and processing fuel for plants and factories that should support the continued growth of natural gas-fired electric power plants.

“Also, ethane cracker plants are major users of electricity,” he said. “Even with partial internal supply from co-generation on site, they will require large amounts of electric power from the grid, which will have major distributive cost benefits to consumers and industry, resulting in potential lower electric costs.”

Eddy sees the future of the plastics industry in this region as bright.

“Most people don’t realize that over 60 percent of the U.S. plastic processors are already within a 500-mile radius of Wheeling, West Virginia,” he said. “With the addition of low-cost feedstocks for the chemical and plastics industry in our region, we become competitively advantaged and we expect to see significant chemical and plastics industry project expansion, both from existing operators as well as new entries into this region for the future. This downstream expansion will be far-reaching, covering major equipment, tanks, processors, compounders, co-ops, packaging companies, and many more industries of support.”

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ICR (Continued from Page 7) ICR History Bellaire Hardware & Supply Co. evolved in the early 1900s from the McVey Plumbing Supply business, located originally on 31st Street across from Frizzi Law Offices. By 1916, Bellaire Hardware & Supply Co. came into existence and occupied the entire corner of 32nd and Union streets, which now is the municipal parking lot. Back in those days, it was common practice to go to “The Hardware Store” (as locals call it to this day) to get their Sunday chicken, as the back of the store housed animals acquired through the bartering system because of difficult economic times.

Charlie Favish took ownership of Bellaire Hardware and brought his sons, Simon and Morris, into the business to help him. When Charlie died, Morris, the older son, assumed owner-

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ship of the business as Simon (a.k.a. Si) soon went into the military. The family business continued at that location on Union Street until 1964, when Morris relocated the store one street west to Belmont Street in the “new” business district. He renovated the former J.C. Penney building (originally the Thomas Hotel) at 3276 Belmont St. When Simon returned from military service, he returned to “The Hardware Store,” where he bought into the business and became co-owner with his brother.

When Morris retired in the 1970s, Si Favish, along with his wife, Zelda (Stevens), bought out his brother to become sole owner of Bellaire Hardware and continued to expand the business with the addition of “Toyland,” which occupied the entire second floor of the Belmont Street location. The business thrived and survived many compet-

itors, as three other hardware stores closed their doors in town over the years. Simon and Zelda continued in their ownership of the business until their retirement in 1984.

In September 1984, Tom and Janice Sable of Bellaire purchased Bellaire Hardware & Supply Co. and continued the tradition of family ownership. During their 23 years of ownership, their parents, brother and sister worked at the store, bringing a personalized, “down-home” atmosphere to the business with the modern conveniences of “big box” home centers. In 1995, small-tool equipment rental was added to the lineup, bringing a new dimension to Bellaire Hardware & Supply Co. The name changed to Bellaire Hardware & Equipment Rental to incorporate rental equipment into its

operations. After two years, in 1997, larger equipment like skidloaders and trenchers were added to the inventory. Again, new heights were reached as the business outgrew the Belmont Street location. In November 1999, it was moved to a much larger location at 3217 Hamilton St., the former location of Ragni Beer Distributing.

In February 2007, after 23 years of ownership, the Sables retired and sold the business. Brother Steve Sable and loyal employee Sue (Meeker) Moore continued on with Bellaire Hardware & Equipment Rental.

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Harbor (Continued from Page 6) “Everything’s picking up. We’re seeing oil and gas picking up. Coal’s picking up. Other general commodities are starting to pick up in this area. We’re seeing more stuff come to this area before it goes up to Pittsburgh,” he added.

Harrison said the number of trips his boats make are going up as a result.

“They’re increasing. We made one trip every other day, now we’re up to about two trips a day — just more barges coming into the area,” he said.

Harrison said regulatory changes since 2016 have contributed to his company’s success.

“After the election, that’s when a lot of it changed. A lot of people were wanting to do business,” he said. “Things really started picking

up. I think that had a lot to do with it. The (Environmental Protection Agency) was strangling the power plants and coal mines, plus they were getting into frack wells and gas. It’s changed a lot of that.

“We had regulations you can’t attain,” he said. “It got to the point where you couldn’t afford to do business.”

He anticipates more expansion in the future.

“We’re looking to grow, cautious growth and see how things go,” he said. “We’ve got plenty of boats to service our needs right now. We’re just upgrading our boats, upgrading our fleets and adding some additional unloading equipment on.”

He said there are currently 80 employees at his business, and more may be hired. He is looking for

experienced equipment operators, welders, pilots and others with experience working on the river.

He also has obtained certificates of inspection for three boats so far to meet new U.S. Coast Guard regulations, with a fourth boat still to be certified.

“They were inspected (in the past), but not to this degree. The Coast Guard’s doing all that,” he said. “It looks like the whole area’s getting busier overall. It helps us around here, too.”

Harrison said the possibility that PTT Global Chemical America and Daelim Industrial Co. will build an ethane cracker plant south of Shadyside area could be another spur for growth.

“It’ll impact the whole area,” he said of the potential development.

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