Ohio Dept. of Commerce public meetings this week
The Board of Building Appeals will meet on Monday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m., and on Tuesday, May 15, at 8 a.m. Both sessions will be held at the Division of Industrial Compliance & Labor, 6606 Tussing Road, Training Room 1, Reynoldsburg. The Board of Building Appeals reviews appeals to adjudication orders issued by the […]
Animal Cruelty Bill Passes Ohio House
Proposal Makes Animal Abuse a Fifth Degree Felony COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives this afternoon approved House Bill 108 sponsored by State Reps. Ronald V. Gerberry (D-Austintown) and Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) to crack down on animal abuse. The bill passed the House in 2010 as HB 70, although the Senate failed to […]
Husted releases January filing figures for new businesses
COLUMBUS – Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced that 6,940 new entities filed to do business in Ohio in January 2012, a small increase over the 6,463 filings from December 2011. Compared to the same time period last year, these numbers are down slightly from January of 2011, in which 7,310 new entities filed with […]
Labor Department seeks damages for former workers at McMenamy’s
Penalties sought for child labor, repeat wage violations at restaurant and banquet facility NILES, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to recover back wages for 33 current and former workers of McMenamy’s LLC in Niles, Ohio, operated by Kelly Greens Investment Co. Inc., owner Richard Leonard […]
Husband and wife physician team join Akron Children’s Hospital
AKRON – Akron Children’s Hospital welcomes Larry Patterson, MD, as the director of nephrology and his wife, Mary Patterson, MD, as medical director of simulation services. They come to Akron Children’s from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Larry Patterson will lead a team of board-certified pediatric nephrologists in treating children and teens with kidney […]
Raymond John Wean Foundation awards $150,000 in grants
WARREN – Directors of The Raymond John Wean Foundation have awarded grants totaling over $150,000 to seven area organizations committed to such issues as improved early childhood education, job training, nonprofit agency collaboration and education. The latest round of grants, approved by the Directors of The Raymond John Wean Foundation at a meeting Sept. 7, […]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Create Jobs, Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 27 rural electric cooperative utilities will receive funding for generation and transmission projects, distribution facilities and smart grid technologies. These loans will create jobs and finance rural electric utility improvements benefiting more than 28,000 rural customers in 18 states. “Improving the electric infrastructure in rural areas […]
IRS warns of tax scam targeting Social Security recipients in Ohio
COLUMBUS – The Internal Revenue Service is asking Ohio residents to be on guard against tax scams promoted by individuals trying to persuade them to file false returns. These scams have, in many cases, targeted elderly taxpayers in the Midwest but have since spread to states nationwide, to include Ohio. The IRS has noted an […]
Advanced Workshop Takes Sustainable Tomato Growers to the Next Level
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) is pleased to offer a workshop, “Advanced Sustainable Tomato Production,” featuring researchers and veteran growers from across Ohio. Scheduled for Friday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Wooster, Ohio (Wayne County), this session is designed for experienced growers looking for the most up to […]
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank to Tour Thomas Steel Strip Corporation
Blank to highlight the importance of foreign investment to the U.S. economy, discuss administration’s new SelectUSA initiative WASHINGTON – Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank will travel to Warren, Ohio, Thursday to tour Thomas Steel Strip Corporation, a member of the Tata Steel Europe Group, and a manufacturer of cold-rolled strips usually used as steel […]
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