• NEW HIRES • Hefner hired for UNOH Event Center The University of Northwestern Ohio recently appointed Carlyn Hefner as its UNOH Event Center Manager. Hefner will be the primary contact for Event Center clients. Her responsibilities...
LIMA - The first truckload was expected. The second, a pleasant surprise. But, by the time the third tractor-trailer pulled out of the Andersons' parking lot loaded down with recyclable computers and electronics, Tom Keller knew they were on to something. "This...
OTTAWA - It's labeled as the "Healthy Families Act" but Tony Fiore with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce said it's anything but healthy for the state of Ohio. Speaking to more than 60 members of the Ottawa-area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Fiore said...
LIMA - A tax credit awarded last week to the Lima Ford Engine Plant could mean the addition of a third shift at the facility, a Ford spokeswoman said Friday. Plans are in the works for changes in the fourth quarter. Angie Kozleski, a Ford spokeswoman,...
WASHINGTON - Ohio Sen. George Voinovich advocated Thursday for a national and federal effort to gain energy independence as significant as President Kennedy's goal to put a man on the moon. Voinovich, a Republican with a long interest in energy issues...
The Grand Opening of O'Reilly Auto Parts took place on Thursday at 11 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony and barbeque highlighted the event at 708 N. Cable Road. District manager Tracy Banks said that construction for the auto parts store began two months...
COLUMBUS - Electric rates are poised to go higher next year. One utility company, however, is proposing a plan that will keep rates below the market price, company officials said Thursday. American Electric Power on Thursday filed its electric security...
Since the Ohio Indoor Smoking Ban went into effect in May 2007, it has been the responsibility of county health departments to enforce it. Only five of the nine local counties are; the other four have passed the task back to the Ohio Health Department. Auglaize,...
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The work by all involved in keeping the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center off a government closure list has earned an award from a site-selection magazine. Area Development magazine named General Dynamics and the JSMC as a project...
COLUMBUS - Unemployment rates have increased across the region's nine counties and though Putnam County leads with an increase of 1.5 percentage points, the rest aren't far behind. From May to June, Putnam County went from 4.7 percent to 6.2 percent...