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From the 4/21/07 DDN: Reynolds sells Incadea operations Dayton Daily News Saturday, April 21, 2007 KETTERING — Reynolds and Reynolds said Friday it has sold its Incadea operations and assets to a new company led by former Incadea chief executive Peter Wenger. The new company will be named GmbH. and will continue to support the Incadea auto dealership management system, partner networks and customers, Reynolds said. The change has no impact on Dayton-area employees, Reynolds spokesman Thomas Schwartz said. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/04/20/ddn042107reynolds.html

From the 4/18/07 DDN: Reynolds & Reynolds plans to bring jobs back from overseas By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Wednesday, April 18, 2007 KETTERING —Jobs are actually leaving China and India and heading back to the United States. Reynolds and Reynolds announced plans Tuesday to escalate recruitment of software programmers at its local headquarters, One Reynolds Way off County Line Road. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/04/17/ddn041807reynolds.html

From the 3/26/07 Dayton Business Journal: Reynolds' overhaul spurs worker departures Dayton Business Journal - March 23, 2007 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Five months after being acquired by its Texas rival Universal Computer Systems, Reynolds and Reynolds Co. is making broad changes in how it operates. The Kettering automotive dealer software maker, one of Dayton's oldest and largest companies, has reversed its strategy on outsourcing -- pulling work out of China and India -- and is moving portions of work from its local repair and logistics center to Texas. ... http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/03/26/story1.html

From the 3/30/07 Portsmouth Daily Times: ODOT ready for demolitions By JEFF BARRON Friday, March 30, 2007 11:42 PM EDT PDT Staff Writer The Ohio Department of Transportation wants to start demolishing property in Sciotoville in preparation for the Portsmouth Bypass. “We have acquired 13 properties,” ODOT District 9 Public Information Officer Kathleen Fuller said. “This will be the first wave.” http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2007/03/31/news/local_news/1news_odot.txt

Drive-in theater being readied in Henry County Toledo Blade, 6/20/07 Since the Wauseon Drive-In closed in 1999, families or teens in the area around Liberty Center have had no place to get together for an evening of wholesome fun under the stars. But that's about to change. Motivated by nostalgia, a touch of entrepreneurship, and perhaps a bit of boredom, Mrs. Saunders and her husband, Rod, plan to open a single-screen drive-in theater this summer on their 4.5-acre property on County Road 6 in Henry County's Washington Township. It's about 35 miles southwest of Toledo. "My husband is a teacher, so he has got summers off anyway and it seemed like a great summertime part-time investment opportunity for us," Mrs. Saunders said.

Quail Meadow apartments celebrate grand opening Fostoria Focus, 6/17/07 Area seniors were able to celebrate two events this Wednesday, June 13, in Fostoria. The day marked the celebration of Senior Day in Fostoria, along with the grand opening of Quail Meadow apartments, a senior living facility located on Stearns Road. Local businesses and senior groups were on hand at the apartment complex to honor area seniors, as well as the opening of Quail Meadow. The building contains 50 living units, 15 of which are already full. Along with its apartments, Quail Meadow has a common living area, grandchild play area, and extra storage for residents.

^^^ Awesome. Link contains a photo. From the 7/4/07 Enquirer: Festival planners set lofty goal: New theater BY SCOTT WARTMAN | [email protected] A good turnout at today's "4th at the Fort" festival could help a group of Fort Thomas residents turn the 80-year-old amphitheater in the city's Tower Park into a plush venue that could house local and national acts. The amphitheater currently is little more than a weathered concrete band shell at the bottom of a grassy ravine accessed by stone steps. For the past four years, a group of residents known as the 4th at the Fort Committee has organized a Fourth of July celebration in the park to raise money to build a bigger and better amphitheater. "Tower Park should be important to all of Campbell County and definitely to all Fort Thomas residents," said Flo Grey, who has spearheaded the campaign with her husband, Dan. "You go up there on the weekend and it is packed. Every town should have a jewel like that." Since 2003, the committee has raised $45,000 through the July Fourth event and donations. The committee hopes to raise $500,000 to $1 million. This year, the group became a 501©3 nonprofit organization and can receive government grants. Desired improvements include a terraced lawn, wheelchair-access ramps, landscaping, a new entryway, and changing rooms and restrooms for performers. MORE: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070704/NEWS0103/707040357/ Williamstown school construction is on schedule Grant County News, 7/3/07 When school begins on Aug. 16 in the Williamstown Independent School District, students and staff in the middle and high schools may need a map to find their way around. Or, so it seems with the ongoing renovations. "Construction is at a turning point right now and you'll see major progress within the next two weeks," said Superintendent Charles Ed Wilson, as he stepped over an earthen trench in the front lobby. "Morel Construction, the general contractor, has assured me that they are on schedule." Morel and 29 subcontractors are working 10 hours a day, six days a week to finish before the start of school. Last summer during Phase 1 of the renovation, ceilings were removed and technology wiring was installed above the tiles. All asbestos was removed from the building and a new heating and air conditioning system was installed. Phase 2 of a three-phase renovation is now underway.

Also posted in the Restaurants, etc. section. From the 7/4/07 ABJ: Chrissie Hynde's eatery named VegeTerranean's opening to include free concert; event tied to arts festival By Lisa Abraham Beacon Journal food writer It will be called VegeTerranean. The signs went up Tuesday, and work is scheduled to begin next week on Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chrissie Hynde's restaurant in Akron's Northside Lofts at the edge of downtown. The grand opening is slated for Sept. 15, when Hynde is to perform a free concert at her restaurant in the afternoon. Hynde, an Akron native and leader of the Pretenders, will perform accompanied by an acoustic guitarist, not the band. The opening is being tied to an inaugural event called the Crossing Water Music and Arts Festival. The festival, to benefit the Civic Theatre, will culminate with a concert of Akron-born musicians including Hynde, the Black Keys and possibly Devo, according to Joel Testa, chief operating officer of the Testa Cos., who is working with the Downtown Akron Partnership to develop the event. Testa Cos. owns the Northside Lofts, where Hynde's restaurant will be. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/dining/17453758.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news

Also posted in the Northside Lofts thread. From the 7/4/07 ABJ: Chrissie Hynde's eatery named VegeTerranean's opening to include free concert; event tied to arts festival By Lisa Abraham Beacon Journal food writer It will be called VegeTerranean. The signs went up Tuesday, and work is scheduled to begin next week on Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chrissie Hynde's restaurant in Akron's Northside Lofts at the edge of downtown. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/dining/17453758.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_news

From West Life, 7/4/07: Hotel planned at corner of Crocker, Detroit Rezoning ordinance would require voter approval By Kevin Kelley Westlake Published July 4, 2007 Stark Enterprises, the main developer of Crocker Park, has submitted plans to the city which would add The Promenade shopping center and a 6.8-acre lot at the corner of Crocker and Detroit roads to the Crocker Park planned unit development (PUD) district. According to Bob Parry, Westlakes director of planning and economic development, the proposal is being made so Stark can build a hotel at the corner of Crocker and Detroit road. Stark wants to build a hotel with retail businesses on the first floor, Parry said. Retail would not be allowed under the citys hotel-motel zoning category, Parry said, so Stark wants to add the corner lot to Crocker Parks existing PUD district, which allows for mixed use development. READ MORE AT: http://www.westlifenews.com/2007/07-04/rezonehotel.html

From the 7/4/07 News Leader: Summit Pointe senior residential area wins approval by Eric Marotta Editor Macedonia -- Construction may begin early next year on the 40-acre Summit Pointe senior citizens residential district after Council last week voted 3-2 to approve the project. Former Macedonia Mayor Joe Migliorini, a partner in the development, said that with approval of the plan construction may begin as soon as early next year, adding engineering work would take up to four months... E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 330-688-0088 ext. 3171 http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/2213461 Link contains a photo. From the 7/4/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: Fund getting healthier for new KSU building By LISA DAVIS and SHELLEY TERRY Staff Writers ASHTABULA - - Kent State University-Ashtabula received $45,000 Monday night in donations for the new Health and Science Building... http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_185075331 City gets $5 million for Route 82 work News Leader, 7/4/07 A large hole in the financing of the $13 million Route 82 widening project was plugged after the Ohio Department of Transportation announced the city will receive a $5 million safety grant...

From the 7/4/07 Canton Repository: Home sales in Stark buck trend Pending sales of existing homes in Stark County haven’t followed the drooping national trend. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that pending sales dropped to their lowest level in almost six years, demonstrating the persistence of the housing slump. The 3.5 percent decline in May, compared with the previous month, follows a drop of 3.4 percent in April and a 4.5 percent dip in March. It leaves the National Association of Realtors’ index at its lowest point since September 2001... http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=363182

From the 7/4/07 Lima News: Local officials down about dropped amendment campaign Beth L. Jokinen | [email protected] - 07.04.2007 LIMA — Local school officials are disappointed that an effort to get a school funding issue on the November ballot has been abandoned, but some say at least it had people talking about the problem. “I don’t look at it as a defeat at all,” Superintendent Karel Oxley said. “This was one of the strongest conversations to happen in a long time.” The Getting It Right for Ohio’s Future campaign officials announced Monday that it would not collect enough signatures by the Aug. 8 deadline to get the issue on the ballot. The initiative needed 402,276 signatures, but has collected fewer than 200,000. http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070704/NEWS01/707040319/1002

Link contains a photo. From the 7/4/07 Steubenville Herald Star: Sherrod Brown listens By DAVE GOSSETT, Staff writer STEUBENVILLE — Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown came to Steubenville Tuesday to listen and learn. During a 75-minute roundtable discussion held in the Exhibition Hall of the Fort Steuben Visitor Center, Brown learned local leaders are passionate about several issues, including the U.S. Route 22 highway project, economic development, health care and senior citizens. One of the dominant issues during the meeting was the need to complete the Route 22 four-lane highway project. Read More...

From the 7/3/07 Dayton Business Journal: Chick-fil-A to open in downtown Dayton Dayton Business Journal - 4:27 PM EDT Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Chick-fil-A, the chicken-themed fast food restaurant chain, will open a restaurant in one of downtown Dayton's largest buildings. For more, click the link: E-mail [email protected]. Call 528-4427. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/07/02/daily12.html?from_rss=1

Link contains a photo. From the 7/4/07 Enquirer: Irish pub to return BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | [email protected] The building formerly occupied by Jack Quinn's Restaurant & Irish Pub may be bought by operators of an Irish bar in Louisville. The owners of Molly Malone's Irish Pub and Restaurant hope to make the purchase this month. Click here for article: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070704/NEWS0103/707040359/

From the 7/4/07 Enquirer: Work to begin on widening project Industrial Road to be 5 lanes from U.S. 42 to U.S. 25 BY BRENNA R. KELLY | [email protected] Ken Schmidt was excited last week when he saw a sign announcing construction on Industrial Road. After all, Schmidt, chairman of Northern Kentucky Industrial Park Managers' Association, has been working to get the road widened for more than six years. "It's a two-lane road now so anytime a truck turns out of my street here, they have to block traffic both directions because they can't make the swing," said Schmidt, president of BAWAC Inc., a community rehabilitation program. Read more here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070704/NEWS0103/707040361/

From the 7/4/07 PD: Home loan foreclosures on the rise in Cuyahoga Wednesday, July 04, 2007 Thomas Ott and Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporters A tide of foreclosures that has brought Cleveland national notoriety continues to surge, with no end in sight. New cases this year in Cuyahoga County could hit a record 17,000, an increase of nearly 25 percent from 2006, according to county Treasurer Jim Rokakis. And 2006 filings had jumped more than 24 percent from 2005. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1183539103129510.xml&coll=2

From the 7/4/07 PD: Home loan foreclosures on the rise in Cuyahoga Wednesday, July 04, 2007 Thomas Ott and Susan Vinella Plain Dealer Reporters A tide of foreclosures that has brought Cleveland national notoriety continues to surge, with no end in sight. New cases this year in Cuyahoga County could hit a record 17,000, an increase of nearly 25 percent from 2006, according to county Treasurer Jim Rokakis. And 2006 filings had jumped more than 24 percent from 2005. "Welcome to the epicenter of the mortgage meltdown in America," Rokakis said at a recent community development summit hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. "As we say here: first and worst." ... More at: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1183539103129510.xml&coll=2

From the 7/4/07 Sandusky Register: Future looks good for Delphi plant, analysts say By JANET NGUYEN | Wednesday July 04 2007, 6:33am PERKINS TWP. Auto industry analysts say the recent contract approval at Delphi Co. means there is still a future for the local plant, which could be sold. "It's better than the alternative, which is shutting it down completely," said Ned Hill, vice president of economic development at Cleveland State University. United Auto Workers voted last week to approve a contract with Delphi that would reduce wages and close some plants, but save jobs for thousands of workers. An overwhelming number of workers -- 7,613 workers or 68 percent -- voted in favor of the contract and 3,612 workers voted against it. ... http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/07/04/front/330401.txt

From the 7/4/07 Newark Advocate: E85 still has failed to submit rezoning request Ethanol plant cannot be built until land is rezoned By MARK SZAKONYI Advocate Reporter NEWARK -- Two weeks ago, E85 Inc. officials said they would file a request with Newark to rezone part of the site of the company's proposed ethanol facility within the next two weeks. As of Tuesday afternoon, the rezoning request had not been filed with the city, said David Calhoun, the city's service director. More at: http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070704/NEWS01/707040310/1002/rss01

From the 7/3/07 Cincinnati Business Courier: Convention to bring hundreds of people, impact of $1.8M Cincinnati Business Courier - 3:20 PM EDT Tuesday, July 3, 2007 A business group meeting in Cincinnati July 14-July 20 will bring hundreds of people downtown for a series meetings. The CCA Global Partners meetings are expected to bring 1,700 members and 500 vendors to the meetings being held over that seven-day period. The economic impact of the conference is expected to total roughly $1.8 million, according to the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau. CCA Global Partners is a privately held company established in 1984 as Carpet Co-op of America. The cooperative was created to help independently owned carpet retailers get better buying power and has expanded into other industries over the years. Corporate headquarters are in Manchester, N.H. and St. Louis. Most of the group's meetings will take place downtown at the Duke Energy Center. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/07/02/daily23.html?from_rss=1

Link contains a photo. From the 7/3/07 Blade: Mayor delivers pledged $10M to Marina District project developer Dillin takes reins as Finkbeiner turns over city check By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER As Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner handed over an oversized check for $10 million to Larry Dillin, developer of the Marina District, you could almost see the weight of responsibility pass. "The city has performed. Now it's all up to me," Mr. Dillin said. "The mayor has delivered, and I'm not going to let him show me up." Contact Tom Troy at: [email protected] or 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/NEWS16/707030346/-1/RSS10

Link contains photos. From the 7/2/07 Blade: Marina District to receive $10M jump-start City funds part of obligation to project By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER The city of Toledo will be able to meet its $10 million commitment, triggering, it is hoped, the start of private development in the Marina District before the end of the year. Mayor Carty Finkbeiner is to hand a ceremonial check to Marina District developer Larry Dillin today during a news conference set for 9:30 a.m. in the Marina District. Contact Tom Troy at: [email protected] or 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/NEWS16/707020344/-1/RSS10

From the 6/22/07 Blade: City gets $5M state loan to develop Marina District The city of Toledo has obtained a $5 million loan from the State of Ohio Infrastructure Bank to help develop the Marina District, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner announced yesterday. The money will be used to construct Riverside Drive, a ¾-mile-long road along the river connecting Marina Drive on the north and Main Street on the south, including sewer and water infrastructure, a statement from the mayor’s office said. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070622/NEWS16/70622016/-1/RSS10