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Ohio Pennsylvania Stateline Export Initiative increases footprint

Entities interested in collaborating with Pennsylvania and Ohio exporters are welcome to join the OPEI! The OPEI Advisory Committee meets...

Coronavirus and eCommerce Per Country: How Less Virus Means More Sales

Now that we are at least 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic with cases in 140 countries, our company has collected enough data to see...

How Volatile Transportation Costs Have Impacted Supply Chains

Freight rates in the international shipping industry are, to say the least, volatile, especially for the small to medium size shipper who de

OPEI Trade Mission to Thailand and Vietnam is a Great Success for Regional Airport

We were joined on our trade mission by Bryan Schreiber, Manager of Business Development for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which r

Global Supply Chain is Fractured: How to Protect your Company

By: Dennis Unkovic While COVID-19 has created an unprecedented global health crisis, an equally serious economic threat looms on the...

Third of Local Companies Shut Down Due to Virus

A survey by the Export Assistance Network at Youngstown State University has found that nearly a third of companies in the area shutdown...

OPEI Trade Mission to Thailand and Vietnam yields 100% Success Rate for participants!

As we are looking to plan future trade missions, we wanted to feature the success companies that participated in Vietnam & Thailand had.

Tariff Effect Survey- 2019

Thank you to all the companies in the Ohio region that responded to our 10 question survey to help us better understand the impact of the...