Mahoning & Trumbull County - From Kimberly-Clark to Amazon and other major proposals, including Graphite One and Foxconn’s regional footprint, millions of dollars in development projects are either under construction or in planning in the Mahoning Valley.

Local manufacturing leaders and an economist told 21 News those projects signal long-term momentum.

“I feel like we are definitely moving in the right direction. I mean, you see the investment, the ones you just called out are huge," said Alex Hertzer, executive director of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, "Companies like Kimberly-Clark...global companies that are setting roots here in the Mahoning Valley."

Dr. AJ Sumell, economics professor at Youngstown State University, said it's still to be determined just how many job

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