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Link contains photos. From the 6/12/07 Blade: PHOTO: The old Toledo Acme generating station rises above empty boat slips in the Marina District, where the $25 million development project, Riverfront Park, begins. ( THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT ) MAP: The details of the plan MARINA DISTRICT City of Toledo to get $1.5M state grant for 'Riverfront Park' Project $1M short of $10M goal By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER The city of Toledo got an unexpected $1.5 million boost from the state yesterday to its effort to meet a July 1 deadline to come up with its $10 million share of a $25 million park along the Maumee River in the Marina District. In a related event, the Mayor Carty Finkbeiner administration has asked Toledo City Council for approval to borrow up to $5 million toward the project. Contact Tom Troy at: [email protected] or 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070612/NEWS16/706120350/-1/RSS

From the 5/24/07 Blade: PHOTO: River East Economic Revitalization Corp. wants to buy the old Verd-A-Ray building. ( THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT ) PHOTO: The former Verd-A-Ray building’s site in East Toledo could be a good entrance from Front Street to the Marina District. ( THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT) Mayor, River East dispute East Toledo property Group wants to buy building, develop site for Marina District By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER The old Verd-A-Ray building on Front Street in East Toledo has become the latest bone of contention between the city and River East Economic Revitalization Corp. River East, which leases the building at 615 Front from the city, vacated it late last year and ordered all the tenants out because it couldn’t afford the heating bill. Contact Tom Troy at:[email protected] 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070524/NEWS16/705240402/-1/RSS

Link contains a photo. From the 5/8/07 Blade: Sports Arena demolition possible in July County would pay costs in a deal with Toledo to vacate street, alley By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER Lucas County would likely pay for demolishing the Toledo Sports Arena, and the work could start in July, participants in negotiations between the city and the county said yesterday. The demolition would be in exchange for the city's vacating of Superior Street and Frogtown Alley between Jefferson and Madison avenues for the new multipurpose arena downtown. Contact Tom Troy at: [email protected] or 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS33/705080344/-1/NEWS

From the 4/19/07 Blade: Panel would make design decisions for Marina District By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER Future design decisions about the Marina District would be made by a five-member committee, rather than Toledo City Council or the Toledo Plan Commission, under a recommendation approved by a council committee yesterday. The committee plan is part of a proposed zoning overlay that would set standards for the appearance of buildings and signs in the Marina District. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/NEWS16/70419030/-1/RSS10

From the 4/10/07 Toledo Free Press: RENDERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Marine passenger terminal is first piece of Marina District puzzle By Duane Ramsey Toledo Free Press Staff Writer [email protected] The ground breaking for the Toledo Marine Passenger Terminal launched the first construction project on the Marina District development site on the Maumee River. The project is the first piece of a larger puzzle that could change the face of Toledo's waterfront. “The marine passenger terminal is part of the overall strategy to take full advantage of Toledo's waterfront,” said James Hartung, president and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. http://toledofreepress.com/?id=5293

From the 4/4/07 Blade: Marina District theater scrapped Competition cited for outdoor facility By TOM TROY BLADE STAFF WRITER Toledo City Council learned yesterday that an outdoor amphitheater is no longer envisioned as part of the Marina District. Jennifer Johnson, senior attorney in the city law department, said a consultant advised the city there were too many competing venues in the region for a Toledo amphitheater to be self-supporting. Contact Tom Troy at: [email protected] or 419-724-6058. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS16/704040301/-1/RSS10

Link contains a photo. From the 3/28/07 Blade: Dillin would fund park on Maumee River in Toledo Under accord, Marina District developer to find $65M financing By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER Dillin Corp. will finance a $15 million gap in the city’s budget for a riverfront park in the Marina District and secure at least $50 million in private development funds for buildings there by Oct. 1 under a tentative development agreement Larry Dillin and the Finkbeiner administration announced yesterday. If Mr. Dillin’s company meets those Oct. 1 targets, the city will convey 60 acres of the Marina District’s 125 acres to the developer so that construction may begin by Dec. 31. Contact David Patch at: [email protected] or 419-724-6094. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/NEWS16/70328007/-1/RSS

Link contains a photo. From the 3/27/07 Blade: Council to scrutinize bill giving developer Marina District reins An ordinance authorizing Toledo city officials to sign over to developer Larry Dillin the 65-acre portion of the proposed Marina District site upon which homes, shops, and restaurants would be built will get a first look today from city council. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/NEWS16/70327043/-1/RSS10

From the 6/19/07 Enquirer: Board hears Ovation plans Company to seek state tax break BY RYAN CLARK | [email protected] An almost $1 billion mixed-use project is closer to becoming a reality after Newport commissioners heard plans Monday to allow the area to be designated for new tax incentives. Corporex Cos. is developing Ovation, an $800 million to $1 billion project planned for the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers - land formerly occupied by a large housing project. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070619/NEWS0103/706190374/

From the 4/2/07 Ashland Times-Gazette: PHOTO: Rudy Christian, left, points to the beams supporting the timberframe barn at Malabar Farm Sunday. Christian is on the board of directors for Friends of Ohio Barns, which had its annual conference in Richland and Ashland counties this weekend. Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Liz A. Hosfeld PHOTO: Some people participating in the weekend's Friends of Ohio Barns annual barn conference talk Sunday in the main barn at Malabar Farm where photos of the Ashland County Rural Heritage Society's 2003 barn survey were displayed behind them. About 100 people from across Ohio and a few other states took part in the conference, which included a barn tour, speakers and workshops in Ashland and Richland counties. Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Liz A. Hosfeld Celebrating barns Barn conference a success in area By IRV OSLIN T-G Staff Writer LUCAS -- The Japanese disassemble and reassemble thousand-year-old timber frame barns not to preserve them, but to preserve the knowledge of how they are made, according to Rudy Christian. It was for that reason Christian and about 100 others gathered this weekend at Malabar Farm for the eighth annual Ohio Barn Conference. The three-day conference wrapped up Sunday with breakfast at the farm and educational sessions, including Christian's talk on barn restoration. Christian described the 2002 restoration project he spearheaded on Malabar's Working Farm Barn. He pointed out various features of the 19th century barn, which had evolved from a building used to store hay pitched by hand to a bank barn. The latter was typical for this region. The design allows for keeping livestock in the lower level and storing hay and grain in the upper part. Sunday's activities also included a talk by Timothy G. Anderson on the types of barns found in the northern, central and southern regions of Ohio. MORE: http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/1800241

From the 3/31/07 Ashland Times-Gazette: PHOTO: People on the barn tour approach Tom and Diane Reed's barn on Township Road 1255 during the Friends of Ohio Barns barn tour in Ashland and Richland counties. Photo By Tom E. Puskar A glimpse of farm history Friends of Ohio Barns tour rolls through county By JARRED OPATZ T-G Special Projects Editor Some people wanted to learn how to work on barns. Others wanted to bring awareness to Ohio barns to help preserve them. And a few others had barns on the tour and wanted to learn more about them and other barns. While there were several reasons people took part in Friday's Friends of Ohio Barns barn tour in Ashland and Richland counties, there was one thing the nearly 100 people on the tour had in common -- some kind of interest in barns. The barn tour kicked off FOB's Ohio Barn Conference VIII, which continues today with demonstrations, speakers and a banquet at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, and wraps up Sunday morning with a breakfast at Malabar Farm. The breakfast will include a display of the 1,400-plus photos from the Ashland County Barns and Rural Heritage Society's 2003 barn survey. MORE: http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/1793902

From the 7/3/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Judge in courthouse lawsuit: Show yourselves By Zachary Petit, [email protected] The fate of the Seneca County Courthouse lawsuit now rests on a deadline: Unless anonymous plaintiffs in the matter are unveiled by noon Friday, the case will be dismissed, visiting Judge Charles Wittenberg said in a decision filed Monday. As part of the team defending the Seneca County commissioners in Attorney John Barga’s lawsuit, County Prosecutor Ken Egbert Jr. said the judgment interprets a legal rule to require the six anonymous clients in the case to divulge their names and addresses. “The public has a right to know who is using their courts just the same as a newspaper requires persons to identify themselves when they submit a letter to the editor,” he said. “I think it recognizes the public interest.” http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=9037

From the 7/3/07 DDN: School board member sues board over Roosevelt Joe Lacey claims laws requiring open meetings were violated when board decided high school's fate. By Scott Elliot Staff Writer Tuesday, July 03, 2007 DAYTON — — Dayton Public Schools board member Joe Lacey filed a lawsuit Friday against the board claiming it violated Ohio laws requiring open meetings while deciding the fate of Roosevelt High School last year. Lacey's complaint in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court asks for an injunction blocking the district from demolishing Roosevelt, ordering the board deliberate and vote in public and $500 plus court costs and attorney's fees. Board President Yvonne Isaacs said the board did nothing wrong. "I feel confident that we did take a vote in a public meeting and did everything in compliance with the law," she said. The future of Roosevelt High School was considered over three years beginning in 2003 when the board emptied the building and named a task force to examine options for its use. A merged proposal from two groups of developers ultimately was rejected, with board members saying they were not convinced the plan had enough financing. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/02/ddn070307lacey.html Old Edison Elementary to be leveled by winter, replaced in 2009 Dayton Daily News, 7/1/07 Edison Elementary School will be demolished by winter leaving a vacant lot on a Broadway Street site that has held a school at least since the 1930s. But the lot won't stay vacant for long. A new Edison Elementary will rise on the site by 2009, and the replacement school will be designed to connect more tightly with the community around the school. During the last school year, Edison was one of three Dayton schools participating in the Neighborhood School Center pilot project, an initiative to make school buildings hubs of activity and community service. Most of Edison's approximately 400 students have arrived at the school by bus over the last few decades because Dayton Public Schools have been busing students to improve racial balance since the 1970s. When the new Edison opens it will be part of a return to neighborhood schools in Dayton, and principal Antoinette Adkins hopes that most of her students will come from the area surrounding the school. School district officials mentioned that Edison and Allen schools would close during a May meeting when the school board outlined cost cuts associated with the failure of a school levy in May. Deputy superintendent Debra Braithwaite, however, said the Edison closing was already planned and was not directly related to the levy failure. Wright Materials to break ground Dayton Daily News, 6/30/07 Wright Materials Research Co. will break ground for its new home in Beavercreek's Apple Valley Business Park on July 3, the company building the facility said Friday. Wright Materials — which handles industry- and government-sponsored research projects on composite materials and more — will be based on Executive Drive in the business park. Today, the company is found at 1187 Richfield Center, also in Beavercreek. The new office will have 12,000 square feet with room on the lot for an additional 12,000 square feet within three to five years, said Vandalia builder Bon Builders, which contracted with Wright Materials to design and build the facility. In 2001, Wright Materials won the Tibbetts Award, issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Technology for accomplishments in "innovation research," the company said.

From the 7/3/07 Alliance Review: New college housing nearly ready for students By STEPHANIE UJHELYI The Review "If you build it, they will come." Although this is an overused quote from the motion picture "Field of Dreams," this was the mentality behind Mount Union College's new $8 million housing complexes. Blaine Lewis, director of the physical plant, said it was a "leap of faith," but it appears to be one that has paid off. The units in both new housing projects, which are set to open in August at separate sites on Union Avenue and Hartshorn Street, already have been reserved. While traditional residence hall housing provides two-person bedrooms in a complex sharing a common bathroom on each floor, these new housing accommodations are earmarked for juniors and seniors and provide more independent living... http://www.the-review.com/news/article/2211232

From the 7/3/07 Newark Advocate: LMH to offer public preview of pavilion New emergency, surgery departments on display at July 21 open house By JEN SCHERER Advocate Reporter NEWARK -- People curious about the almost completed critical care pavilion at Licking Memorial Hospital can take a closer look during an open house this month. The 100,000-square-foot John & Mary Alford Pavilion will house the emergency and surgery departments and includes surgery suites with the latest technology. The pavilion was named the John and Mary Alford Pavilion after Barbara and Michael Cantlin committed to a $3.5 million donation in support of the project. The gift was made in memory of Barbara's parents, both of whom contributed time and money to support the hospital, according to information published in the May edition of the Licking Memorial Health Systems Community Connection. For more information, visit www.LMHealth.org and click on the "Construction Breaking News" tab on the lower left-hand side of the screen. More at http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/NEWS01/707030302/1002/rss01

From the AP, 7/3/07: Michigan lawmakers renew push to limit water diversion ASSOCIATED PRESS LANSING, Mich. — Democratic state lawmakers and environmental groups are renewing their push to strengthen laws against diverting water outside the Great Lakes. Legislation announced Monday by House Democrats would remove an exception that allows bottled water to be diverted — unless water bottling plants have state authorization. State law regulating large-scale water withdrawals allows bottled water to be shipped outside the basin in containers smaller than 5.7 gallons. ... http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/NEWS19/70702017/-1/RSS

From the 7/3/07 Lima News: Brown looking for economic ideas in Lima Heather Rutz | [email protected] - 07.03.2007 LIMA — When looking at how to revive Ohio’s outsourced economy, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is looking in two places: alternative energy and the state’s midsized cities. Brown, in his first months as senator, was in the state Monday picking the brains of community leaders on economic development issues. Officials said they believe, with an ethanol plant under construction, a refinery about to receive an overhaul and an electric plant contributing to coal gasification planned, the area is swimming in just what Brown is looking for. Read More...

From the 7/2/07 Cincinnati Business Courier: Retail Scene For Uno spot, second chance as restaurant Cincinnati Business Courier - June 29, 2007 by Lisa Biank Fasig Staff Reporter Come August, one Uno will be replaced with one Olive. A local investor, who with his partners recently acquired the historic Ludlow Garage and several other buildings in Clifton, is reviving the former Pizzeria Uno. The new place, called Olives, will specialize in upscale-casual American fare such as steak, seafood and chicken, with prices ranging from $11 to $22. Click here for article: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/07/02/newscolumn3.html

From the 7/2/07 DDN: Developer sues for OK of Waynesville development By Lawrence Budd Staff Writer Monday, July 02, 2007 LEBANON — A Dayton-based developer and the owners of property proposed for a development that could double Waynesville's population have asked a Warren County judge to overturn the rejection of the proposed development. Oberer Land Developers and Bill and Helen LeMay filed a lawsuit last week in Warren County Common Pleas Court urging Judge Neal Bronson to overturn a series of votes by the village's planning commission and council and grant the rezoning needed for Oberer to develop about 800 homes and 50 acres of commercial development, on 450 acres, south of Ohio 73, on edge of Waynesville. The lawsuit claims Oberer and the LeMays are entitled to money damages, as well as approval of the rezoning. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/02/ddn070207lawsuitweb.html

Both from the 7/3/07 Newark Advocate: Pataskala will offer longer tax abatements Council approves change to ordinance in hopes of bringing jobs By CHAD KLIMACK Standard Reporter Pataskala hopes to kick start development in its vacant manufacturing district by offering longer-term abatements. The council on Monday approved an ordinance increasing the length of abatements the city can offer companies in its manufacturing district, which covers more than 500 acres between Broad Street, Refugee Road, Mink Street and Columbia Road. City Administrator Tim Boland said before the meeting that the move could attract more industry -- and jobs -- to Pataskala. http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/NEWS01/707030314/1002/rss01

From Business First of Columbus, 7/2/07: Health Village project gets startup nod Business First of Columbus - June 29, 2007 by Carrie Ghose Business First Delaware City Council has approved the first building for a future OhioHealth Corp. medical park and retail strip along Route 23 in the city's fastest-growing area. "This is nothing short of the anchor for the entire southeast quadrant of the city," said Dave Efland, Delaware's director of planning and community development. OhioHealth acquired Grady Memorial Hospital in 2005 and the city has worked with the hospital system to annex 105 acres for a planned Delaware Health Village, to eventually be anchored by a replacement hospital for the landlocked Grady. The first building, approved by council June 25, is a 60,000-square-foot medical office building that will include an urgent-care center. The master plan was developed by Karlsberger Cos., Edge Group, Floyd Browne Group and Dynamix Engineering Ltd. Karlsberger and Dynamix also worked on OhioHealth's Dublin Methodist Hospital, set to open in January. MORE: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/07/02/story10.html

From the 7/2/07 DDN: Riverside may sue to keep tax on Wright-Pat workers By John Nolan Staff Writer Monday, July 02, 2007 RIVERSIDE — Riverside will consider a lawsuit among its possible responses to a state budget provision designed to effectively end the income tax the city began imposing this spring on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees, the city manager said Monday... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/07/02/ddn070207riversideweb.html

From Business First of Columbus, 7/2/07: Flood of foreclosures washing into federal courts Business First of Columbus - June 29, 2007 by Kevin Kemper Business First The wave of foreclosures sweeping Ohio has breached the walls of the state's courts. With foreclosure lawsuits clogging dockets at Franklin County Common Pleas and other state courts, federal judges have been enlisted to help ease the crush as the fallout from Ohio's faltering housing market grows larger. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has joined its counterpart for the northern reaches of the state in making it easier for mortgage holders to file foreclosure suits in federal court. It's a development some say is an acknowledgment that the foreclosure tsunami in Ohio has not begun to recede. ... More at: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/07/02/story1.html

From the 7/3/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi, area union near pact By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle Delphi Corp. and the union representing workers at Warren’s Delphi Packard Electric could submit a contract for bankruptcy court action by Aug. 16, the company said in a court filing Friday. In its motion seeking court approval of its pact with the United Auto Workers, Delphi said it’s ‘‘engaged in active bargaining with its second- and third-largest unions — in an effort to reach consensual agreements.’’ The International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America is the auto parts maker’s second-largest union with about 1,800 members, while the United Steelworkers is the third-largest with roughly 1,000. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19873

From the 7/3/07 Blade: BUCKEYE BIOFUELS Ethanol plant at port would use costly new technology Official says new method would cut operating expense By JON CHAVEZ BLADE BUSINESS WRITER A proposed ethanol plant at the Port of Toledo would cost significantly more than any plants under construction or proposed for the region and would pay its workers more. But the chairman of the start-up company, Buckeye Biofuels LLC, said his facility would use the very latest technology to produce 108 million gallons annually. More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/BUSINESS01/707030378/-1/RSS04