Zanesville-Muskingum County, Ohio:

A Strategic Location to Stage for the Marcellus & Utica Shale Plays


Top 10 Reasons to Locate in Zanesville-Muskingum County:

  1. Industry Base - More oil and gas wells have been drilled here in the last 50 years than any other Ohio County.
  2. 3rd Lowest Tax Rate on New Investment in U.S.
  3. Strategic Location - Muskingum County is situated between the Utica & Marcellus Shale plays and Ohio's capital, Columbus, the 16th Largest City in the U.S.
  4. Easy Access - On I-70, charter jet service based at Zanesville Municipal Airport, 1 hour from Columbus & Port Columbus International Airport, railroad served, and broadband served.
  5. Top Micropolitan Community for Corporate Location & Expansion, according to Site Selection Magazine.
  6. Sites & Buildings ready for occupancy.
  7. Available, Quality Work Force. Muskingum County has a workforce experienced in natural resource extraction, manufacturing, farming, and construction. Zane State College now has a Shale Exploration Certification Program and a Natural Gas Engineering Technology Associates Degree.
  8. Favorable Operating Costs - taxes, wages, utilities, cost of living, workers compensation.
  9. Equitable, Predictable, Responsible Regulation - Read how the Ohio's DNR and EPA are more prepared than other states for hydraulic fracturing- with the support of the industry!
  10. Support Services - Zanesville-Muskingum County is a regional economic hub for eastern Ohio with: 3 colleges, 2 hospitals, vocational school, motels, trucking firms, heavy equipment contractors, machine shops, surveyors, attorneys, etc.

To learn more about the oil and gas production process, facts on hydraulic fracturing and how America's natural gas and oil industry is working to reduce our reliance on foreign oil click here.

See the presentation on the Utica Shale potential from the 2011 Economic Outlook here.