September 2025

Top: Thomas McElroy, economic representative Cooperative Energy Bottom left from left to right: Thomas McElroy, Economic Development Representative Cooperative Energy, Guy Johnson, Vice President Economic Development and Sustainability, Coast Electric, Obie McClure, Aerospace Development Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, Ron Barnes, President and CEO, Coast Electric and Coast Connect, Mitch Stringer, Director of Economic […]

Pictured left to right: Brandi Hough, deputy director Harrison County Development Commission, Ron Barnes, President and CEO, Coast Electric and Coast Connect, Bill Lavers, executive director Harrison County Development Commission, Guy Johnson, Vice President Economic Development and Sustainability, Coast Electric, Frankie Castiglia, Commissioner Harrison County Development Commission, Stevie Phillips, Senior Economic Development Representative, Cooperative Energy

    Hood Industries, Inc., manufacturer and distributor of structural wood products, is expanding its sawmill operations in Wayne County. The project is a $245 million corporate investment.   The company’s strategic expansion involves the construction of a new advanced sawmill in Waynesboro. The mill will be built in multiple phases on a site adjacent