Range Impact Announces Former Ohio Congressman Zack Space and Former Ohio Senator Jay Hottinger Have Joined the Company as Strategic Advisors

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Range Impact, Inc. (OTC: RNGE) (“Range Impact”), a public company dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and the planet through a novel and innovative approach to impact investing, today announced the appointment of former U.S. Congressman Zack Space and former Ohio State Senator Jay Hottinger, President and Executive Vice President, respectively, of Sunday Creek Horizons LLC (“Sunday Creek Horizons”), as Strategic Advisors.

In May 2023, Range Impact engaged Sunday Creek Horizons, an Athens, Ohio-based consultancy focused on improving the health, wealth and quality of life of citizens living in the rural communities of Appalachia. Since that time, Sunday Creek Horizons has been instrumental in advancing Range Impact’s mission-driven vision of acquiring, reclaiming and repurposing former mine lands throughout Appalachia. As a further expansion of this strategic relationship, Messrs. Space and Hottinger have agreed to join Range Impact as Strategic Advisors.

Congressman Space served Ohio’s 18^th Congressional district from 2006 to 2011, and was instrumental in bringing broadband technology, employment opportunities, and infrastructure improvements to his Appalachian district. During his time serving the 18^th District, Congressman Space secured more than $100 million for broadband infrastructure, with much of the current broadband backbone in this Appalachian region attributed to these funds. Congressman Space served on the prestigious House Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Veterans’ Affairs. In 2019, Congressman Space founded Sunday Creek Horizons and currently serves as its President.

Senator Hottinger represented the Appalachian region for 28 years in Ohio’s General Assembly. In 2022, Senator Hottinger retired as President Pro Tempore and the second-highest ranking member of the Ohio Senate. As a leader at the Ohio Statehouse, Senator Hottinger earned over 35 awards from various organizations and sponsored dozens of bills, including, lowering Ohio’s DUI limit, eliminating Ohio’s estate tax, helping families save for higher education and for children with special needs, and providing programs and funding for at-risk youth and families in crisis. In 2023, Senator Hottinger joined Sunday Creek Horizons as Executive Vice President.