State awards $500K grant to Youngstown to assist V&M Star

YOUNGSTOWN — The city has been awarded a $500,000 grant that will be used for the renovation of a 93,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that will be used by V&M Star.

The grant and matching funds will pay for site clearance, roadway, and storm sewer lines, according to the Ohio Department of Development. The funding was approved today through the department’s Job Ready Sites Grant program.

The facility is located on Salt Springs Road, and is known as V&M Star Salt Springs Road site.

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