Wheeling Area To See 400 New Jobs

A Washington, D.C., business is planning to create 400 new jobs at the former Coronot Foods facility in Ohio County, W.Va. ROAM Logistics is purchasing the facility and plans to establish a foods and trucking business in Weehling and Triadelphia.

ROAM Logistics LLC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roger Scot Snyder said his business’ purchase of the former Coronet facility at 225 McColloch St. soon will be finalized, and the business will be re-opened under a new name. He said the Wheeling business should be operating in mid-May, and the creation of a trucking and logistics company and a “food terminal” in Triadelphia will follow. Snyder said 400 jobs are expected to be created over the next 18 months.“What we are going to do is re-open the main plant on McColloch Street, and that will be open 24 hours a day with three shifts as a food-processing plant,” Snyder said.

“Then, there is another property in Triadelphia, and that is going to be a food terminal or a large warehouse where large truckloads of fruits, vegetables, shrimp and other products are brought in. From there, you distribute in small quantities to areas from up to 400 miles. Beyond that, we are going to own and operate a nationwide trucking company out of the Triadelphia plant, as well.”