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Mahoning Valley Market Pulse™ Archive

Every issue of the Market Pulse, from the latest edition back to Issue #3. Each week delivers infrastructure updates, capital-pipeline tracking, legislative developments, workforce signals and economic indicators across the six-county region.

Current Issue

Issue #26 - Week of August 31, 2026

Route 11 pipeline feasibility moves a regional energy concept to its next test • Hermitage clears Meijer, Meijer Express and Wendy's land-development plans at Hickory Fields • MCCTC opens a $7.5 million health/workforce center • Warren Township begins drafting a data-center pause • Youngstown weighs future tax-abatement discipline.

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August 24, 2026

Issue #25 - Week of August 24, 2026

Pennsylvania adopts new data-center guardrails • McDonald moves toward a public review of Oppidan's interest in the former steel site • Ultium completes its callback • MCCTC opens a $16 million LEAD Center • Youngstown advances road and housing infrastructure.

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August 17, 2026

Issue #24 - Week of August 17, 2026

Ultium restarts production in Lordstown • Foxconn points to a 2027 Ohio AI-manufacturing build-up • Youngstown advances land, housing and infrastructure actions • Sharon gains Main Street designation • Boardman retail properties shift.

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August 10, 2026

Issue #23 - Week of August 10, 2026

Hermitage advances a 159,240-SF Meijer plan • Mahoning oil and gas leasing surges • Iten Defense breaks ground on a 50,000-SF expansion • Southwoods completes a major Surgical Hospital expansion • Homestead Crossing moves toward 120 new Youngstown apartments.

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August 3, 2026

Issue #22

Ultium begins phased callbacks as Schwebel ends production • An $83 million Meander dam project advances with a restored $38 million FEMA grant • Youngstown-Warren rises to No. 16 in a national housing ranking • Youngstown Technology Park and East Palestine industrial-site plans advance • Data-center governance expands to Conneaut.

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July 27, 2026

Issue #21

Youngstown explores potential data-center sites and utility needs • Innovation Hub renovation enters construction • WRTA advances a $60 million transit-hub concept • Ultium callbacks begin July 27 • State and local data-center governance continues.

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July 20, 2026

Issue #20

CCL Container announces a $16.3 million Hermitage expansion • Pennsylvania awards $7.65 million across Mercer and Lawrence counties • Youngstown advances Exal Court site readiness • Ultium callbacks begin July 27 • Data-center governance actions continue.

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July 13, 2026

Issue #19

Valley construction gains momentum across manufacturing, health care, training and housing • East Palestine advances a Route 14 industrial park • Niles opens its riverfront public square • Hubbard's data-center debate shifts toward infrastructure transparency • Schwebel's potential buyer discussions remained unresolved at publication.

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July 6, 2026

Issue #18

Downtown Youngstown's SOBE heating issue moves from emergency rates toward possible replacement-system options • A 16-building data-center proposal spanning North Beaver and Mahoning townships enters public review • Pennsylvania advances data-center transparency legislation • Mahoning property revaluations sharpen tax-relief tensions • Central Tower receives additional state support.

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June 29, 2026

Issue #17

$1.2B Trumbull Energy Center begins commercial operation in Lordstown • SOBE emergency rates add pressure downtown • Girard advances a one-year data-center moratorium • WRTA breaks ground on its $6.5M bus barn • YNDC, Central Tower and the Youngstown Innovation Hub move forward.

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June 22, 2026

Issue #16

Schwebel’s WARN filing lists 370 affected Youngstown workers and 673 affected employees across Ohio • Youngstown declares a SOBE steam emergency • Lordstown extends its data-center moratorium • AMG opens New Castle chrome-metal facility • YNG workforce infrastructure advances.

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June 15, 2026

Issue #15

SOBE’s fall deadline • Ohio’s HB 646 data-center bill stalls • Howland and Cortland enact moratoriums • State capital-budget line items advance • Lordstown litigation reaches the Ohio Supreme Court.

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June 8, 2026

Issue #14

Columbiana County sets a record oil quarter • SOBE Thermal warns of a fall shutdown risk • Hubbard becomes the Valley’s ninth data-center moratorium • State and local infrastructure issues advance.

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June 1, 2026

Issue #13

Ohio pauses data-center tax exemptions • Warren proposes a permanent ban • Boardman enacts a moratorium • SOBE warns of fall collapse • Ultium delays worker return.

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May 25, 2026

Issue #12

Youngstown is described as advanced-manufacturing ground zero • Graphite One shifts its proposed plant to Conneaut • WRPA moves projects toward execution • East Liverpool and Salem plans advance.

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May 18, 2026

Issue #11

Four moratoriums and cross-border ordinance action • $2.9 million in brownfield grants • Ashore Manufacturing acquires Concept-4 • Rural King and Southwoods expand.

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May 11, 2026

Issue #10

Lamoncha named National Small Business Person of the Year • Ultium demand-driven slowdown • Project Cake withdrawal • Valley voters back levies • CTE Access Grant window opens.

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May 4, 2026

Issue #9

Lake to River reports $860 million invested and 685 new jobs in 2025 • Weathersfield enacts a data-center moratorium • Housing symposium confirms a supply gap.

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April 27, 2026

Issue #8

Niles rejects Bitdeer annexation • Youngstown ranks as a top small rental market • Litco relocates to Lordstown • McDonald Steel acreage heads toward sale.

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April 20, 2026

Issue #7

The region ranks as the nation’s hottest real-estate market • WRPA reports $76 million in active grants • ArcLight acquires 161 acres in Lordstown • Bitdeer presents plans to Niles.

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April 13, 2026

Issue #6

A major Sharon data-center proposal emerges • Golden Triangle contracts are awarded • Graphite One’s budget rises • Kimberly-Clark hiring begins.

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April 6, 2026

Issue #5

ODOT road construction begins • Mathews Square is listed • Wegmans breaks ground in Cranberry Township • Boardman retail and data-center regulation are tracked.

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March 30, 2026

Issue #4

Culver’s is confirmed for Boardman • Infinity Natural Resources announces a major Utica acquisition • Pine Avenue closes for Kimberly-Clark access • data-center regulation advances.

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March 23, 2026

Issue #3

Youngstown strategic planning • Innovation Hub grants • Utica oil production • Mahoning Bank Building renovation • REDD awards • EGCC garage demolition timeline.

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