Giving you the business

Mike Bradwell, business editor for the Observer-Reporter, has the right idea. Lately, he's been scheduling a videographer to accompany him on assignments.

For years, Mike has written feature stories about local businesses. Often that involves, say, describing a manufacturing process.

Wouldn't something like that be better illustrated in video format?

We hope so. That's why we've started a vlog, "Go Inside the Business," based on Mike's features. For the first episode, we visited a new manufacturing plant, Prime Plastics, that is particularly noteworthy because it's breathed new life into a Washington, Pa., site that best was known for a tire fire that raged out of control there in the '90s.

Company spokesman George Retos told us about the business, and we wrapped that around some footage illustrating what Prime Plastics does. So, if you never do make it inside there, and you're curious about what goes on ... check out the video.

And while you're at it, read Mike's story.