Ohio Star Forge groundbreaking

Groundbreaking is held May 14, 2013, for $20 million addition at Ohio Star Forge in Champion Township. By Brenda J. Linert

051413 bl OSF ... Company and government leaders break ground Tuesday morning for a $20 million expansion at Ohio Star Forge in Champion Township. From left are Hiroaki Noguchi of Japanese parent company Daido Steel; Seigo Yorozuya, chief financial officer of Ohio Star Forge; Trumbull Commissioner Dan Polivka; Satoshi Tsujimoto, of Daido Steel; Trumbull Commissioner Frank Fuda; Bill Orbach, president and CEO of Ohio Star Forge; William Cann, manager of business development for the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber; Trumbull Commissioner Paul Heltzel; and Carl Paglia, director of sales and business development for Ohio Star Forge.
051413 bl OSF ... Workers on Tuesday morning unload pipes and other materials as they prepare to begin laying infrastructure for the planned $20 million addition at Ohio Star Forge in Champion.
051413 bl OSF ... Ohio Star Forge employee Scott Ewing monitors hot forgings as they roll up a conveyor belt inside the Champion Ohio Star Forge plant. These parts are the ball portion of a ball valve. The company manufactures parts used in the automotive and energy industries. The new building addition will allow the company to forge larger parts. The plant is expected to add about 30 new workers.
051413 bl OSF ... Ohio Star Forge employee Scott Ewing monitors hot forgings as they roll up a conveyor belt inside the Champion Ohio Star Forge plant. These parts are the ball portion of a ball valve. The company manufactures parts used in the automotive and energy industries. The new building addition will allow the company to forge larger parts. The plant is expected to add about 30 new workers.
051413 bl OSF ... Hot forgings roll up a conveyor belt inside the Champion Ohio Star Forge plant. These parts are the ball portion of a ball valve. The company manufactures parts used in the automotive and energy industries. The new building addition will allow the company to forge larger parts. The plant is expected to add about 30 new workers.
051413 bl OSF ... Hot forgings roll up a conveyor belt inside the Champion Ohio Star Forge plant. These parts are the ball portion of a ball valve. The company manufactures parts used in the automotive and energy industries. The new building addition will allow the company to forge larger parts. The plant is expected to add about 30 new workers.
051413 bl OSF ... Company and government leaders break ground Tuesday morning for a $20 million expansion at Ohio Star Forge in Champion Township. From left are Hiroaki Noguchi of Japanese parent company Daido Steel; Seigo Yorozuya, chief financial officer of Ohio Star Forge; Trumbull Commissioner Dan Polivka; Satoshi Tsujimoto, of Daido Steel; Trumbull Commissioner Frank Fuda; Bill Orbach, president and CEO of Ohio Star Forge; William Cann, manager of business development for the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber; Trumbull Commissioner Paul Heltzel; and Carl Paglia, director of sales and business development for Ohio Star Forge.