Zidian Manufacturing Company is expanding its line of high quality Italian food products to include Summer Garden Foods. The equipment purchases needed to expand to the Summer Garden Foods line were made possible by National City Bank, and loans from the “Regional 166” programs through the state of Ohio and the Mahoning Valley Industrial Loan Fund, through MVEDC.

As a result of the increased drilling activity along the Marcelus Shale, Dearing Compressor is expanding their facilites on Midlothian Boulevard. The 50,000-square-foot, $2.2 million expansion is aided by a Small Business Administration loan, approved by the MVEDC.

Since the preservation of industrial railroads is important to the economic vitality of the Mahoning Valley, MVEDC has preserved two important rail lines.  First, the Youngstown and Austintown Railroad, formerly owned by Conrail, was purchased in 1985 and has continuously served industries in west Youngstown and Austintown.   Second, the Warren and Trumbull Railroads, formerly owned by CSXT and Conrail, were purchased in 1995.  Both railroads are operated by the Ohio Central Railroad System, a part of Genesee and Wyoming Company.