Ohio Valley Boom

                               THE OHIO VALLEY BOOM

The  "Boom"  ...  refers to the development of one of the largest energy discoveries ever made in the United States, the Utica and Marcellus oil and gas Shale Plays.  A vast ocean of oil and gas exists within shale rock formations, three to nine thousand feet beneath the surface of the Ohio River Valley (eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia).  Technological advancements in shale oil and gas recovery have made possible the economic production of this energy on a large scale and have spurred an unprecedented explosion of prosperity that will grow geometrically over the next two-plus decades.

Over the past two years that this site ... www.OhioValleyBoom.com ...  has been documenting this energy revolution, tens of billions of dollars have been invested in leasing land for oil and gas recovery, drilling activities, building pipelines and other transport systems, building oil and gas processing facilities and water treatment plants.  As a result of this investment, employment, population, local business, new housing and property values have all begun to surge.  But, the development thus far is really just the tip of the new prosperity iceberg.  The long-term economic outlook for the Ohio Valley is incredibly bright with hundreds of billions of dollars slated for additional investment in oil- and gas-related infrastructure, including:  fractionation plants, gathering, storage, and transportation systems, water treatment facilities, etc.  Additionally, because of the close proximity to energy sources, steel, plastics, and other manufacturing plants are moving into the Ohio Valley.  

This website has been designed to be the information headquarters to help you stay current with all that is happening and identify potential areas of opportunity for workers, landowners, business owners, investors, entrepreneurs, and other members of the community.

It is the mission of www.OhioValleyBoom.com to serve as a resource and clearinghouse for information relating to the economic growth that is taking place as a result of the shale play developments that are currently in progress in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.  The goal of our website is to keep up-to-date information on what is happening in general as well as in the various counties in the Ohio Valley tri-state area and to make this information available to people seeking employment; companies searching for employees; people who are looking to buy, sell, or lease mineral rights; those trying to find housing whether it be a house for sale or an apartment to rent, etc.  It is our hope that you visit our site often to check out what is happening and take advantage of everything our site has to offer, especially the Free Classified Ads for those:

* seeking employment;

* trying to find a house to buy or a house, apartment, or room for rent;

* wishing to buy, sell or lease mineral rights;

* colleges, universities, or training centers who are interested in advertising their offerings.

Please check our website regularly for the latest Boom news, including information about job opportunities as well as information on what's happening in your county that is "Boom" related.  

For the latest information about the overall progress of the boom, visit The Big Picture page on this website in the Boom Economics section.

Please feel free to contact us with any comments, website content suggestions, etc.