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From the 7/10/07 Martins Ferry Times Leader: Ormet rolling mill acquired by New York firm By CASEY JUNKINS, For The Time Leader HANNIBAL — A community hurt by the closure of the of the Ormet Rolling Mill in 2005 now has something to look forward to, as at least 20-30 jobs with “very competitive” wages are on the way to Monroe County. Hannibal Real Estate LLC — a steel plate storage and distribution company formerly based in White Planes, N.Y. — has acquired the rolling mill facility from Ormet Corp., according to Hannibal Real Estate Vice President Bob Schaal. “We will be moving our entire operation into the Hannibal facility and are very excited about this opportunity,” he said. ... http://timesleaderonline.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=8333

From the 7/10/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi’s investor deal dead By staff, wire report DETROIT — Delphi Corp. said Monday it has scrapped its agreement with a group of investors that was going to kick in up to $3.4 billion to help the struggling auto parts maker emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. But a spokesman for the company, which employs about 6,000 workers in Ohio, said a revised agreement is expected later this month. The move comes after Delphi announced in April that one of the key investors, Cerberus Capital Management LP, was expected to pull out of the deal. ‘‘Whenever you have a change in the makeup of that group, it would require a new agreement,’’ said Delphi spokesman Lindsey Williams. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=20087

From the 7/1/07 Youngstown Vindicator: YSU doing all it can to prove it deserves a two-year college Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland came to Youngstown State University Friday bearing gifts, but the one that would have caused the region the greatest satisfaction was missing. While the governor's announcement of additional state funding for public universities and colleges was certainly good news — YSU will receive $2.9 million more for the 2008 fiscal year in return for freezing tuition — his failure to address the community college issue is cause for concern. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/289648528785693.php

From the 6/20/07 Youngstown Vindicator: State stalls community college plan for Valley YSU prefers to become the administrator for the proposedcommunity college. By ANGIE SCHMITT and HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR STAFF WRITERS YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University's community college initiative has hit a roadblock in Columbus. Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, during a meeting with YSU officials June 12, called for a six-month delay of the university's ambition to place a community college in the Mahoning Valley. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/289164475968577.php

From the 5/10/07 Youngstown Vindicator: Community college support asked YSU's president said he believes there is strong support for the community college from state officials. By ED RUNYAN VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF WARREN — Youngstown State University officials have begun a campaign to educate county commissioners in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties on the university's proposal to create a community college. Dr. David Sweet, YSU president, and Dr. Nathan P. Ritchey, interim associate provost for academic administration and chairman of the YSU community college committee, explained the proposal to Trumbull County commissioners Wednesday. Another session is planned Monday with Mahoning County commissioners and later, a session with Columbiana County commissioners. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/304609116906809.php

From the 4/1/07 Youngstown Vindicator: Poll: Many back community college The biggest issue is finding sufficient funding to keep tuition rates low. By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR EDUCATION WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — A three-county random survey of residents between the ages of 18 and 49 shows significant public support for a community college in this area. The survey, conducted on behalf of Youngstown State University and involving 700 participants, shows a majority of the respondents believe there is a local need for community college programs. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/18210701101461.php

Hehehe...that thing's brushing up against the stratosphere....

^ About all I've ever found on it is the following info: http://transportation.ky.gov/progmgmt/sypmaps/d_6/framesets/BooneCounty.asp You'll probably have to click on the yellow box on the map that has the project name.

From the 4/4/07 Dispatch: GRAPHIC: Scorecard for the arts New outlook for arts? Columbus must do more to fund and promote its struggling cultural scene, panel says Wednesday, April 04, 2007 Robert Vitale THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Columbus has plenty of theaters and galleries, a few artsy neighborhoods, and a lot of people eager to be enriched and entertained. It also has financially struggling groups that perform on local stages and other creative ventures that can?t get off the ground. It's time for Columbus to adopt a "cultural policy" that coordinates and guides the arts, ensures adequate funding to help them prosper, and nurtures young artists who otherwise might go elsewhere, a City Council-created panel says. Full story: http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/04/04/20070404-A1-00.html

From the 7/9/07 Enquirer: PHOTO: The Cincinnati School District will decide the fate of the Hyde Park Elementary School building at Edwards Road and Observatory Avenue. Kilgour students have been attending Hyde Park while their building is being renovated. The Enquirer/Cara Owsley What now for Hyde Park landmark? BY STEVE KEMME | [email protected] HYDE PARK - For more than a century, the massive red-brick school has been a stately and lively presence at the northwest corner of Edwards Road and Observatory Avenue. But the former Hyde Park Elementary School, an architectural landmark one block from Hyde Park Square, faces an uncertain future. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070709/NEWS0102/707090352/

Manna owner creating lofts downtown Building Cincinnati, 7/6/07 825 Main Street (labelled) Manna Vegetarian Deli owner Eric Lusain is planning on creating loft apartments on the third and fourth floors of 825 Main Street. Two lofts will be created, each 2,300 square feet. For $1,500 per month, renters will get wide open floor plans, whirlpool tubs, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. 825 Main Street is the former home of Carol's on Main, which closed in September 2005. Union Station Video Cafe also briefly filled the space. Lusain has been doing business downtown since 2002. Having closed Manna as a retail establishment, Lusain is now involved in school lunch catering and real estate development. His most recent project is the Manna Lofts at 633 Main Street, where rents are between $1,100 and $1,300 for the three units. Lusain's properties can be seen at www.lusain.com. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW (looking west) GOOGLE AERIAL MAP http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/07/manna-owner-creating-lofts-downtown.html Princeton Pike to break ground on new ministry center Hamilton JournalNews, 7/8/07 Princeton Pike Church of God is preparing for the future. Groundbreaking ceremonies planned during services at 10 a.m. today will celebrate the beginning of the construction stage of the congregation's new Community Ministry Center. Construction crews are expected to start the 12-month project this month, building a 51,000-square-foot complex at the Princeton-Glendale Road site. Pastor Barry Clardy said the project has been in an intensive planning stage for the past 24 months involving the Elders Board, Building and Stewardship committees and staff. "We wanted to build it with the future in mind, creating a dynamic within the building to meet the expectations of the church," Clardy said. YMCA and Tot Lot public hearings Loveland Magazine, 7/6/07 The City will have two sessions for residents to provide input on parks and recreation projects at back-to-back work shops on July 11 at City Hall. The City has received $68,500 federal grant to renovate the Navaho and Cherokee tot-lots in the Loveland Heights neighborhood. "To help design these renovations, the City invites all interested parties to an open house on Wednesday, July 11 from 6 - 7:00 PM at City Hall." Tot-lot renovations are expected to begin this fall according to the City. The Recreation and Aquatic Center Committee (RACOMM), has scheduled a public meeting to allow residents to provide more input into the design of the proposed YMCA facility, “with special attention to the outdoor pool.” The RACCOM has already begun to incorporate feedback into a set of proposed revisions, and they will share these with the community that evening and ask for additional input on Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Loveland voters defeated a proposed increase in the City income to build a YMCA on May 8.

Yeah, thanks nicker66.

Somebody Photoshop some clouds at the base of it.

From the 7/9/07 Blade: Permanent closing set for Superior St. block Superior Street between Madison and Jefferson avenues in downtown Toledo will close permanently today as part of changes being made as work progresses on the new arena project. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070709/NEWS11/70709013/-1/NEWS

From the 7/9/07 ABJ: PHOTO: This is how Akron's post office looked after its opening in 1899 at East Market and South High streets. It was the city's first government-owned post office. Today, the exterior looks nearly the same - with one really big exception. Honestly, you can't miss it. Akron Beacon Journal file photo Post impressions Downtown Akron landmark wasn't easy to deliver By Mark J. Price Beacon Journal staff writer Akron residents ridiculed the new building at East Market and South High streets. They called it a blemish on the skyline and a waste of taxpayer money. The Beacon Journal condemned it as an architectural monstrosity and urged citizens to protest its construction. The hideous building that caused so much controversy was the federal post office, a brick-and-limestone edifice that opened in July 1899. Through the decades, it became a cherished landmark in downtown Akron and eventually earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it is encased in glass and steel. A winglike projection hovers over its roof. Yes, it's that building. The old post office is the original section of the newly expanded Akron Art Museum, which reopens this week after a $44.3 million capital campaign. Sometimes history has a keen sense of humor. Full story at http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/17472767.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news

From the 7/9/07 Dispatch: RENDERING: Work on the Shoppes at Shamrock Crossing could begin this year. The development will include two retail areas. STAVROFF INTERESTS LTD. CONSTRUCTION ZONE Retail project adds to building boom in Dublin Monday, July 9, 2007 8:07 AM By Mike Pramik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The entrance to Dublin on the east side of the Scioto River is undergoing a retail revolution. The first stores have opened at K2 Group's Shoppes at River Ridge, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center southeast of the intersection of Rts. 33 and 161. Sunflower Market, an organic grocer, and women's clothier Coldwater Creek opened in late June. Meanwhile, Stavroff Interests Ltd. is proceeding with plans to build the Shoppes at Shamrock Crossing, a 115,000-square-foot commercial development between River Ridge and Sawmill Road. The development will include two strips of retail space, a service center for Germain Lexus of Dublin, an assisted-living development and a jewelry store. Developer Matt Stavroff said he expects work on some portions of Shamrock Crossing to begin this year. The 24-acre Shamrock Crossing site is split by Rt. 161. There are about 8 acres dedicated to retail use and it, too, is split about evenly on each side of Rt. 161. More at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/business/stories/2007/07/09/ZONE0709.ART_ART_07-09-07_C8_9T77B4J.html?type=rss&cat=7

From the 7/9/07 Lorain Morning Journal: PHOTO: Two of the steering wheels becoming part of the museum's collection. Inland Seas museum lands 3 special artifacts By: MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 07/09/2007 VERMILION - Three new pieces of Great Lakes history have been added to the collection of the Inland Seas Maritime Museum in Vermilion - and within the next few years will eventually become part of the museum at its new site in Lorain. A ship's steering wheel from the first five-masted schooner in the world, the ship's steering wheel from a ship involved in an historic race in 1901, and the first commercially-sold Thistle boat are all items of "national significance," said museum Executive Director Chris Gillcrist. More at http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18563953&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6

From the 7/9/07 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: PHOTO: Northbound traffic on U.S. 33 near Winchester Road is shown here July 3. E-G photos by Anthony De Young Drivers say bypass, carpooling not enough County traffic is too congested for commuters, Pickerington residents By NIKKI G. BANNISTER The Eagle-Gazette Staff [email protected] FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Bob Mapes has lived in Pickerington - the state's fastest growing city - since 1999, but for the past few years, he has worked as a contractor six months at a time in Iraq, just north of Baghdad. Every time Mapes comes home for his two-week leave, he gets more and more perturbed because of Fairfield County's traffic situation. "I just got back in the states on June 21, and nothing has been done that could be called an improvement," Mapes said. "When I left in December of last year, the traffic, at best, was congested. Now, it's just horrible." Mapes' gripe is the construction of U.S. 33, or the Lancaster Bypass, did nothing for the city of Pickerington. Mapes' calculation is not far from correct. More than 33,000 motorists drive out of Fairfield County daily to work and use I-70, state Route 256 and the bypass to get there. Fairfield County is one of only a few counties in Ohio performing nearly $150 million in roadway improvements on the interstate and two U.S. highways in the county. Yet, road warriors are still experiencing gridlock, backups, $3 per gallon gas prices and headaches. Full story at http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070709/NEWS01/707090301/1002/rss01

Link contains a photo. From UT News, 7/9/07: UT, MUO foundations merge By Sherry Stanfa-Stanley Jul 9, 2007, 06:06 Calling it “one of the greatest days in the life of the institution,” UT President Lloyd Jacobs commended members of the UT and MUO foundations boards of trustees as they signed documents officially combining the two organizations. The merger, which became official July 1, was approved by the two boards at a special joint meeting June 28. “That this occurred only one year after the merger of the two institutions exceeded my expectations,” Jacobs said. “I believe we are on the right course and the future is bright for the combined institution.” The two foundations, which originally planned to collaborate but exist separately, first began studying a potential merger this past fall. “There was a single University,” explained Mike Todak, chair of the newly merged UT Foundation, “and as we began working together, it became clear that there should be a single foundation.” More at http://utnews.utoledo.edu/publish/article_3751.shtml

From the 7/8/07 Gallipolis Daily Tribune: Antidegradation application filed with OEPA by Gatling By Beth Sergent Sunday, July 8, 2007 5:23 PM EDT RACINE - Gatling Ohio of Beckley, W.Va. has filed an application for an ‘antidegradation project' with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for operations related to its proposed coal mine on Yellowbush Road. According to the OEPA, antidegradation “refers to provisions that must be followed before authorizing any increased activity on a water body that may result in a lowering of water quality including an increase in the discharge of a regulated pollutant, or activities that may significantly alter the physical habitat.” The antidegradation rule is required by the Clean Water Act and federal regulations. The antidegradation rule must protect the existing use of the water body, and only allow a lowering of water quality when it is necessary to support what the EPA calls “important social and economic development.” MORE: http://www.mydailytribune.com/articles/2007/07/08/news/local_news/news00.txt

From SNP Newspapers, 6/13/07: PHOTO: There will be 13 healing gardens in spaces such as this one in the new Dublin Methodist Hospital. News photos by Ben French PHOTO: LaMont Yoder of the Dublin Methodist Hospital examines one of the patient rooms in the hospital. All rooms are private. PHOTO: Construction workers put some finishing touches on masonry at the Dublin Methodist Hospital Friday. Dublin Methodist Hospital sets standard with its design By KATHLEEN L. RADCLIFF "We hope you never need us," Lamont Yoder, Dublin Methodist Hospital Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer said during a tour of the new facility last week. But, if you do, construction of Dublin Methodist Hospital is estimated to be complete Oct. 31, and open to accept patients in January 2008, Hospital Chief Executive Officer Cheryl Herbert said. "We're ramping up in terms of personnel, and we are in the process of hiring the management team," she said from the hospital's administrative offices. "It is going to get a bit more crowded in here soon, because our directors will be starting here at the end of June," she said. Read more at http://www.snponline.com/NEWS6-13/6-13_allduhospital.htm

From the 4/5/07 Dublin Villager: Methodist hospital work on schedule Thursday, April 5, 2007 By BRITTINY DUNLAP Villager Staff Writer Dublin Methodist Hospital President Cheryl Herbert can visualize almost exactly what the facility will look like as she winds her way around the construction site. After all, she has been working with the project for nearly three years. As completion nears, Herbert couldn't be more excited that construction will be finished not only on time, in October, but also on budget. The $130-million hospital affiliated with OhioHealth is going up at 7500 Hospital Drive, on 89 acres south of Perimeter Drive and north of U.S. Route 33. It officially will open for business Jan. 8, 2008, and the staff will spend November and December hosting a variety of open houses for the community to come in and tour the facility. For more information, visit www.ohiohealth.com/dublin. Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/?story=sites/thisweeknews/040507/Dublin/News/040507-News-332282.html

From the 7/8/07 Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Corridor D expected to help growth By JOLENE CRAIG BELPRE — Growth and development are expected when Corridor D is finished and the bridge from Washington Bottom to Porterfield over the Ohio River opens. "There is some land available in that area and I think we will see more development," said Mike Jacoby, director of the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority. "It’s hard to predict when or where it will happen, but I am sure it will." http://newsandsentinel.com/articles.asp?articleID=18092

Keystone Parke TIF agreements established Building Cincinnati, 7/5/07 Cincinnati City Council has approved an ordinance authorizing a service agreement and a development agreement with Neyer Properties for the Keystone Parke office project on in Evanston. The agreement establishes a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for the site of the project's first phase, a $15 million, 67,000 square foot office building. The TIF district contains land with a Dana Avenue frontage, roughly between Realistic and Floral avenues. The City also established a TIF fund into which debt service for the issued bonds can be depositied. The project, which is estimated to cost $100 million, will include three buildings totalling 465,000 square feet of Class A office space. Streetscapes along Dana Avenue and a refurbishing of the adjacent Evanston Playfield are also part of the project. Parking will be supplied in the lower levels of each of the three buildings and on surface lots. An early estimate for completion of the three phases was 2010. This has not been officially revised. Layout of Phase I TIF: Click to enlarge WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW GOOGLE AERIAL MAP http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/07/keystone-parke-tif-agreements.html

From the 7/8/07 DDN: New bids sought for school project The scaled-down Dayton program means a lower fee, which may bring in a new management company By Scott Elliott Staff Writer Sunday, July 08, 2007 DAYTON — — John Danis wants his company to finish the job of managing the city's 10-year, $627 million school construction program. But Danis, chief executive officer of Dayton-based Danis Construction, said a partnership that includes his company soon will be off the project. The state is taking bids for new management for the remaining two-thirds of the program to rebuild all of Dayton's schools. Danis, in partnership with two other companies, has managed school construction in the city since the program began in 2002. But negotiations with the state to keep that team together for the next building phase broke down over money. State officials say Dayton's program is now smaller after seven schools were dropped from the plan last year because declining enrollment. Danis said a corresponding 25 percent reduction in the management fee made sticking with the project a bad business move for his company. The overall management fee on the roughly $100 million first phase of the program was $8.9 million. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/07/ddn070807skulbuild.html From same: Board searching for local firms for school plan Three schools are to open in 2007; minority-owned company participation is below goal of 35 percent. By Scott Elliott Staff Writer Sunday, July 08, 2007 DAYTON — — For Dayton Public Schools, changing construction managers for the next phase of its school building project could further complicate efforts to include more local and minority-owned companies on its jobs. Since the $627 million, 10-year program began in 2002, schools have largely been built on schedule and on budget. The one big area where the district has missed its targets has been on including minority-owned companies. The program, which will build 27 new or completely rehabilitated schools by 2012, is a partnership between the state and the city school district. Because Dayton is a high poverty district, the state is funding about two-thirds of the cost of the total building program. Dayton's share is paid for by a $245 million voter-approved 2002 bond issue. By law those funds are separate from the district's operating money and can only be used for school construction. That's why work on new schools continues even after the district laid off more than 400 people in June. Three schools are scheduled to open in 2007 — the rebuilt Stivers School for the Arts on Fifth Street, a new school called Rosa Parks Elementary School on Kings Highway and Thurgood Marshall High School on Hoover Avenue, which replaces Colonel White High School. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/07/ddn070807skulbuildinside.html Centerville Mall facade to get face-lift Dayton Daily News, 7/5/07 The old 8½-acre Kmart site at the northeast corner of South Main Street and East Spring Valley Road soon will be getting a face-lift, adding a bit of a Southwest flair in an eye-catching central entrance. The Centerville Planning Commission approved the new facade for the shopping center, currently called the Centerville Mall, at its June 26 meeting. It also approved additional parking on the north end of the site. The facade will consist of EIFS (exterior finish insulation system) made to look like brick. The commission and applicant, James Alt, of ALT Architecture of Beavercreek, is doing the design work for the Unified Developers Group of Miamisburg, a group of developers that bought the property about a year and a half ago. Aldi to expand current facility Springfield News-Sun, 7/5/07 Aldi, the German-owned grocery chain best known for its limited selection of ultra low-priced items, is in the process of adding 122,700 square feet to its distribution center in the Prime-Ohio Industrial Park, at 4400 South Charleston Pike, according to Divisional Vice President Dan Gavin. Ground breaking for the $5 million dollar project took place just over a month ago, and according to Gavin, construction is expected to be completed in about nine months. The expansion, which will double the current refrigerated and frozen storage capacity, came about in great part due to the "changing demands of the customer who now looks for more refrigerated and frozen goods," he said. The finished facility will include upgrades benefiting employees including new office space, break rooms and a conference room. This expansion will bring the Springfield facility up to the capacity of most of Aldi's other 17 U.S. distributorships, he said.