New Ohio food distribution center will create jobs

A new food distribution and greenhouse facility is set to create 150 jobs in the South Point, Ohio. Azure Standard announced Monday it would invest more than $9.3 million to establish the new facility, according to a news release. The company is a national distributor of organic and natural food products. Eyewitness News said the company will occupy the Spec 13 building at The Point Industrial Park in South Point where it will have 60,000 square feet of distribution space, 20,000 square feet of cold storage and 2,000 square feet of office space.