State OKs money for road, access to Republic Special Metals

May 18, 2009 at 2:45p.m.

COLUMBUS — The state Controlling Board released $230,000 Monday for a road project in Jackson Township as part of an expansion of Republic Special Metals Inc.

The funds will be used to widen Bailey Road between Mahoning Avenue and Blott Road and storm sewer improvements, with the work providing access to the company’s rolling mill.

The company, in turn, has committed to creating 60 full-time jobs and retaining another 70 as part of a 205,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing plant. The company operates on 109 acres near Interstate 76.