Marathon To Invest $200M In Refinery – Marathon
Petroleum Company is expected to begin a $170 million project
to add refining capability to produce ultra-low sulfur diesel
fuel in Canton, Ohio. Marathon also expects to begin a $40
million project to improve its waste water treatment. By
the year 2010, all diesel fuel must have ultra-low sulfur
content. The refinery produces 23,000 to 24,000 barrels of
diesel fuel, about a million gallons, each day. A hydroeater
will be installed which will remove additional sulfur thereby
cutting down tailpipe emissions. Currently the refinery meets
federal water discharge regulations, but by 2010 those regulations
also will be strengthened. The $40 million water treatment
project will accomplish several things. It will bring the
water temperature of the 1.5 million gallons that are discharged
each day down below the new federal standard through the
installation of heat exchangers. Also a “closed loop” system
will be installed to recycle fluoride – used in the
refining process – to keep it from leaving with the
wastewater. A process will also be installed to reduce salt
solids that are produced in the refining. Finally, a new
pipeline will be routed to directly feed the wastewater to
the Tuscarawas River. For more information, please click
here.
Two Stark County Schools Ranked Among Best In The Nation – The Stark
Education Partnership reported that the U.S. News & World Report listed
two Stark County high schools among the top in the nation. The ranking, which
looked at academic and enrollment data from 18,790 public high schools, was done
in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and
data research and analysis company. Top schools were placed into Gold, Silver,
or Bronze medal categories. North Canton’s Hoover High School received a
Silver Award, while Louisville High School earned a Bronze Award. The ranking
was conducted using a three-step analysis. The first step measured how students
performed on state tests, adjusting for student circumstances. The second evaluated
the success of disadvantaged students and the third looked at whether the school
was successful in providing college level coursework. To read the article, click
here.
Huntington Bank Expands Regional Headquarters – Huntington Bank will
be expanding its Canton regional offices and moving sixty-two (62) full time
jobs to the city. The Canton Community Improvement Corp. approved a $300,000
deferred economic development loan to Huntington and Allegiance Realty Corp.,
which leases space to the bank. Part of the funds will be used to renovate space
and buy furniture and fixtures. The city of Canton also agreed to lease up to
seventy-five (75) parking spaces to Huntington in the city-owned Cornerstone
parking deck for $4,000 a year for ten (10) years. The new jobs will be in management,
administration, insurance, investments, and mortgages. The $300,000 loan works
like a grant; it does not have to be repaid as long as conditions are met, mainly
the job creation. To
learn more about Huntington’s expansion, click here.
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