Panelists see bright future for shale industry here

YOUNGSTOWN

The future of both the oil and gas industry and the Valley look bright.

That’s what some Youngstown State University alumni, students, faculty and others concluded from a panel discussion on the economic opportunities in Ohio’s Utica and Marcellus Shale formation with guest speakers Sarah Boyarko, vice president of economic development for the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, and Shawn Bennett, director of Energy in Depth.

The Wednesday discussion was the first master’s of business administration professional development and networking reception at the Williamson College of Business Administration at YSU.

“You have a lot of companies moving here and [you] see a lot of investment moving here because there is infrastructure and an available work force,” Bennett said.

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