710 Colegate Drive
Marietta, OH 45750-9299
740-568-1958
Fax: 740-373-7496
Terry Tamburini, Acting Director
terry@pioneerspirit.us
Design: FireBox
Marietta, OH 45750-9299
740-568-1958
Fax: 740-373-7496
Terry Tamburini, Acting Director
terry@pioneerspirit.us
Design: FireBox
Beginning in 1788, a hardy group of pioneers, many former Revolutionary War officers and soldiers began settling in the southeast corner of Ohio, lands that General George Washington had surveyed as a younger man. Those pioneers founded the first permanent settlements in the newly chartered Northwest Territory and started what was to become the American Midwest. Here in Washington County, we are proud that traits our pioneer forefathers developed on the frontier survive today.
- 07.29.10
- Port Authority August 2010 Meetings
The Southeastern Ohio Port Authority announces meetings for August, 2010. - 06.22.10
- Report gives Ohio 'A' for manufacturing
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana all scored an “A” in manufacturing on a new report card issued by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research. - 05.17.10
- Cool Containers Awarded $25,000
Last Tuesday at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting, Marietta's Cool Containers won the 2010 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award.
Living Well
Visitors and transplants to Washington County will be welcomed back to a simpler,
more enjoyable lifestyle that never left the Mid-Ohio Valley. Rush hour never
quite developed here. Doors often go unlocked. Contemplating homeownership
will not trigger sticker shock. Schools are still safe places for learning and fun.
Trips to commune with nature are counted in minutes, if not by opening your back door.
And front porches are still used for sitting and chatting with neighbors along tree-lined
streets. Read more under our Creating and Innovating
Ingenuity and self-reliance were necessities in the pioneer days.
Our pioneer ancestors would be proud of the creative flair still present today.
In the last 30 years, over 200 patents have originated from Washington County inventors.
Supporting our innovations is a culture of entrepreneurship:
Working Hard And Smart
Like the first settlers, productivity is a matter of survival.
In the global economy, Washington County companies and employees are
working hard to compete, and they are doing so with advanced technologies.
Our manufacturers report productivity levels here that exceed sister plants
in other locations. (See our Work Force section for more information.)
But hard work is not enough. Equally important is the deployment of the
latest processes and technologies.
