Lawrence County chamber hosts Manufacturing Day lunch for workers in South Point

Manufacturing workers in Lawrence County, Ohio, were invited to a Thursday lunch at the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in South Point to mark Manufacturing Day, WOWK 13 News reported.

The gathering served two stated purposes, according to the station: honoring employees whose work brings revenue into the community, and attracting more workers while establishing jobs. Bill Dingus, executive director of the Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation, told the station that manufacturing is embedded in the area. He said the aim is to rebuild manufacturing as a basic foundation using smaller companies, which he described as diverse enough to stay strong and healthy regardless of economic conditions.

Hosts of the lunch were the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation, the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, Jobs Ohio and Ohio Southeast Economic Development, the report said.

The station's account, published Oct. 1, 2026, did not give attendance figures, a street address for the event or details about specific employers or hiring commitments. No new jobs, investments or expansions were announced in the report.