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TAMMY EALLONARDO
DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
For more than 20 years Tammy Eallonardo managed a top-performing branch of a regional staffing company where she earned the credential of Certified Staffing Professional from the American Staffing Association. It was during this time that she worked to build strong relationships with business and industry throughout Ross County. Prior to entering the staffing industry, Eallonardo served the travel & tourism industry in various capacities, including the management of a full-service hotel in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Mrs. Eallonardo has worked to improve the community through service on various Boards. Offices she has held include President of Chillicothe City Council, Chairman of the Board of the Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio, Chairman of Chillicothe’s Design Review Board, President of the Chillicothe-Ross League of Women Voters and Vice Chairman of the Chillicothe-Ross Chamber of Commerce.
As the Director of EDASO, dba Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development, she works to promote the region as the perfect mix of work, life and legacy. She is a life-long resident of southern Ohio and the daughter of a small business owner and a paper mill worker. She and her husband live near the historic downtown district and enjoy teaching the virtues of small town living to the next generation.

TIFFANY LEMASTER
ASSISTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPER
Board Members

Jeff Doles

Jeff Graham

Luke Feeney

Dwight Garrett

Ken Shelton

Delbert Bochard















The grant was used to purchase a new high-volume vinyl cutting machine so the...







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Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Tim Thomas traveled to Ross County and other points in the region to meet with industry leaders. While in Chillicothe, Thomas visited Kenworth Truck where he received a glimpse of future technologies in the trucking industry and talked with managers of the Class-8 truck manufacturer’s...

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Douglas Industries, originally founded in 1984 as Task Machine Fabrication, used the $17,636 grant to invest in a new state-of-the-art lathe to support the needs of local paper-industry customers...




Our Partners
Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development has a strong network of local, state and regional partners ready to assist. Often times, solutions can be combined to maximize results. We work together to support business and industry in southern Ohio.
State Partners
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Local Partners
Chillicothe Ross Convention and Visitors Bureau
Downtown Chillicothe
Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce
Our Investors
The Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio (dba Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development) operates as a public/private partnership. Through the financial support of our investors, we provide the resources necessary to support organic growth and expansion of local business and industry. We also strive to maintain a business friendly climate that welcomes new investment in Ross County. EDASO is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contributions, bequests and transfer of gifts or real estate are tax deductible. We would love to welcome YOU as our newest investor in economic development! To become a funding investor, please download our GCRCD Pledge Form. For more information, you may contact our office at 740-772-5100.