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From the 6/21/07 Bellefontaine Examiner: IMAGE: A map of west-central Ohio shows the average winds at 100 feet above the ground surface. The dark purple area shows winds available along the ridge at about 16.8 to 17.9 mph. The small yellow area in Logan County has an average wind of nearly 19 mph. Wind company presents information to Hardin County By Dan Robinson Kenton Times Staff Writer 06/21/07 ADA — Residents of north central Ohio, including Hardin County, soon could be drying their hair, cooling their homes and watching television with electricity generated by the wind. North Coast Wind and Power LLC unveiled its plans Tuesday at Ohio Northern University to build wind farms which could provide service to homes in Logan, Champaign, Hardin and possibly Allen counties. The area, said Paul Hogue, of North Coast, is unique. “You are one of the few places inland in Ohio that has very good winds,” he told a gathering of electrical co-op board members, politicians and curious citizens. “You sit on a ridge pushed up by a glacier. This area is one of the better inland sites in the state.” Ohio is known for its wind shears, said Mr. Hogue. The wind might be blowing on the ground at 5 mph, but at an elevation of 100 feet, the speed increases to 12 mph, or as high as 19 mph in some areas of Logan County. “The higher you go, the power density is better,” said Mr. Hogue. Full article at http://www.examiner.org/news06.21.2.php

From the 6/21/07 Steubenville Herald Star: Kiwanis learns of major Columbiana project By DAVE GOSSETT, Staff writer STEUBENVILLE — The Kiwanis Club heard details Tuesday of a $4 billion coal-to-liquid project that is slated for construction just north of the Jefferson County line. Baard Energy has announced plans to build the coal to liquid plant on approximately 600 acres west of Wellsville. Tracy V. Drake, CEO of the Columbiana County Port Authority, told club members at the luncheon held at the YWCA the completed project will mean 200 to 300 jobs that will average $60,000 in salaries a year. “Baard will be looking for a lot of engineers. People with oil field experience and refinery experience,” explained Drake. Read more at: http://www.heraldstaronline.com/articles.asp?articleID=14890

From the 6/21/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi union gears for meeting By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Details are sketchy, but bargainers for workers at Warren-based Delphi Packard Electric are preparing to head to Troy, Mich., Monday for talks, a local official said Wednesday. International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 717 Shop Chairman Mike O’Donnell said the union’s top bargaining team is scheduled to gather in Troy, but he said they have little information about a reported United Auto Workers tentative agreement. ‘‘No one knows if the UAW does or doesn’t have a tentative contract,’’ he said. ‘‘We won’t accept any information unless it comes from a UAW or IUE-CWA source.’’ ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=19463

From the 6/21/07 DDN: Ohio fuel cell makers banking on large market Manufacturers see military and farmers as two of their expected customers. By John Nolan Staff Writer Thursday, June 21, 2007 KETTERING — Ohio manufacturers of fuel cells said Wednesday they expect to provide the electric power sources to the military, dairy farmers, automakers, utilities and Third World countries hungry for electricity. That was good news for their audience at a conference of representatives of companies that want to supply materials, parts and services to fuel cell manufacturers. A number of the potential suppliers approached the speakers to offer business cards during breaks in the conference at the National Composite Center, an organization which promotes technology development for commercial markets. The building's parking lot was full as the two-day conference concluded. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2007/06/21/ddn062107fuelcells.html

From the 6/21/07 Blade: Settlement likely on trust fund for retirees $700M payment by company cited By GARY T. PAKULSKI BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Dana Corp. is close to a settlement that would eliminate its $1.5 billion obligation for retiree health care but would avert a catastrophic benefit cutoff for union retirees. The bankrupt Toledo auto-parts producer and its two largest unions are near a settlement under which the company would commit to $700 million in total payments to a trust fund that would subsidize the cost of health coverage for current and future retirees, union representatives said. Contact Gary Pakulski at: [email protected] or 419-724-6082. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/BUSINESS03/706210402/-1/RSS04

From the 6/16/07 Portsmouth Daily Times: CAO chief talks of USEC's woes By JEFF BARRON PDT Staff Writer Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:54 PM EDT Scioto County Community Action Director Bob Walton said the United States Enrichment Corp's. plan to open a commercial uranium enrichment plant in Piketon could be in jeopardy if it does not find an investor by 2008. http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2007/06/17/news/local_news/1news_usecwoes.txt

From the 5/30/07 Dispatch: Government's uranium sought for plant Company says $750 million stockpile will help save plans; lawmakers have doubts Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:34 AM By Jonathan Riskind THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH WASHINGTON -- Getting a government stockpile of at least $750 million worth of depleted uranium could help keep plans for a uranium-enrichment plant in southern Ohio on track, the company building the facility says. But some key members of Congress seem skeptical about USEC Inc.'s pitch. USEC says it soon will begin construction of a $2.3 billion plant in Piketon that employs new technology on the same site as a closed facility that for decades churned out the enriched uranium that fuels nuclear power plants. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/30/urplant.ART_ART_05-30-07_B3_A46S1PO.html

From the 5/29/07 Athens News: Meeting on nuke waste storage plan threatens to melt down By Mike Ludwig Athens NEWS Campus Reporter Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Over 50 local residents and activists grilled a member of the nuclear-energy industry Thursday night in Athens over a controversial proposal to reuse spent nuclear fuel rods at the former uranium enrichment site in Piketon, Ohio. http://athensnews.com/index.php?action=viewarticle&section=news&story_id=28374

From the 5/20/07 Dispatch: Piketon hoping for nuclear-recycling facility Ohio politicians hop on board local effort Sunday, May 20, 2007 3:44 AM By Jonathan Riskind and Randy Ludlow THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Gov. Ted Strickland and a bipartisan group of U.S. House members are voicing support for placing a multibillion-dollar nuclear-waste recycling project at the former uranium-enrichment plant in southern Ohio. However, although Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich likes the idea of new jobs for the economically starved area, he is far from convinced this proposal is a good idea. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown falls somewhere in between. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/20/yesnuke.ART_ART_05-20-07_B5_QS6P66U.html?type=rss&cat=21

From the 5/15/07 Chillicothe Gazette: Famous activist Brockovich signs petition against GNEP in Piketon By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer PIKETON -While the Southern Ohio Neighbors Group usually only allows residents in and around southern Ohio to sign its petition to prevent a nuclear facility from being built in Pike County, it made an notable exception last week. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070515/NEWS01/705150301/1002/rss01

From the 4/29/07 Chillicothe Gazette: Report condemns nuke project Local group maintains its safety, begins support campaign By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership is toyed with "fast and loose" by the White House, according to a group that released a report last week. The partnership proposes recycling used nuclear fuel through new facilities, which could go to Piketon. A press release from Friends of the Earth, who collaborated with Institute for Policy Studies senior scholar Robert Alvarez on a report, call the plan "shoddy." http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070429/NEWS01/704290304/1002/rss01

From the 4/14/07 Chillicothe Gazette: Piketon plant gets license Local man unsuccessfully opposed permit By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer PIKETON -USEC Inc. received a license Friday to commercially enrich uranium, and with it, a hope that the Piketon plant will be able to provide more jobs. The enrichment plant that used to operate on the Department of Energy reservation was closed years ago, said Elizabeth Stuckle, spokeswoman for USEC. Since then, the company has been doing Energy Department contract work. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070414/NEWS01/704140303/1002/rss01

From the 4/8/07 Chillicothe Gazette: Piketon plant study topic for meetings Portsmouth and Chillicothe to host public meetings The Gazette Staff Two public meetings will take place next week for residents both to learn about the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership and ask questions of the group striving to bring it here. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070408/NEWS01/704080307/1002/rss01

From the 4/3/07 Chillicothe Gazette: GNEP comment period extended By ASHLEY LYKINS Gazette Staff Writer PIKETON -For a few months longer, residents will get to have their voices and opinions regarding the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership heard and put on the record. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that comments for GNEP's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement will now be accepted until June 4 rather than the originally scheduled April 4. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/NEWS01/704030301/1002/rss01

From the 3/14/07 West Union Peoples' Defender: DOE hosts public meeting for proposed Piketon nuclear plant Brown News Service PIKETON - Three groups of people were present at a U.S. Department of Energy meeting Thursday night: Those who support the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership; those who are against it; and those who are torn and want more information. http://www.peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=124858&TM=45833.36

EPA, county reach agreement with Lanxess Cincinnati Business Courier - March 13, 2007 Lanxess Corp. will conduct studies this month to determine what is causing air violations at its Addyston plant, the result of an agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services, the Ohio EPA said Tuesday. Under the agreement, Lanxess will submit evaluations and control measures for lowering its emissions of 1,3 butadiene and acrylonitrile by March 31. The EPA will then determine if any further actions are needed, according to a news release. More at: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/03/12/daily20.html?from_rss=1

Both from the 3/12/07 DDN: Groups: Area's homeless need legal aid By Stephanie Irwin Staff Writer Monday, March 12, 2007 DAYTON — Going hungry is not the biggest problem facing the homeless in Dayton. "People in Dayton don't starve," said Migdalia "Mickie" Delemos, an outreach worker with The Other Place, a daytime shelter on Patterson Boulevard. "There are enough soup kitchens around here that feed these people." Their problem, she said, is finding permanent shelter... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/12/ddn031207homelessinside.html

From the 3/23/07 Marion Star: RV BOE signs off on Phoenix TIF Marion Star Staff Report CALEDONIA - The resolution for the tax increment financing agreement submitted to the River Valley Local Schools Board of Education by the Marion County Board of Commissioners proposes a tax exemption of 75 to 100 percent non-binding on real property development for 30 years. Phoenix Group is seeking the TIF, worth approximately $800,000, as it develops the former East Lawn Manor property that it purchased for $3.5 million in 2004. Located along Ohio 95 East, west of Wal-Mart and Legacy Crossing, a 1.7-acre portion of the land is being considered as the site of a Walgreens drug store. http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070323/NEWS01/703230328/1002/rss01

From the 3/21/07 Marion Star: Phoenix Group revives development plans New TIFF option appealing to Sens By JOHN JARVIS The Marion Star MARION - Pieces are falling into place as the Phoenix Group development on the former East Lawn Manor property takes on new life five months after the local firm stopped the project. The Marion County Regional Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a proposed site plan and a proposed 1.7-acre land division requested by Walgreens for the northwest corner of Ohio 95 and University Drive in Marion Township. http://www.marionstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/NEWS01/703210328/1002/rss01

From the 6/1/07 DDN: MAP Paul Laurence Dunbar Street bridge to be razed, replaced Traffic on the thoroughfare will be rerouted starting Monday until September 2008. By James Cummings Staff Writer Friday, June 01, 2007 DAYTON — The Paul Laurence Dunbar Street bridge across Wolf Creek west of downtown will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, and it will remain closed for about 15 months for demolition and replacement. The bridge was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1951, according to a news release from City Engineer Kerry Lawson. The bridge has deteriorated since its last renovation. "The replacement is going to be a lot more attractive," Lawson said. The new bridge will feature 10-foot-wide sidewalks, ornamental lighting and landscaped pedestrian plazas at each end of the bridge. While the two-lane Paul Laurence Dunbar Street bridge is out of service, traffic will be detoured to the nearby Broadway Street bridge. The Eagle Bridge Company is to be paid $2.1 million for the project, and it is to be completed in September of next year. The bridge replacement is part of a 10-year campaign to replace eight city bridges using $51 million of federal, state, county and city funds. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/01/ddn060107bridge.html

Both from the 3/17/07 DDN: MAP: Washington St and Stewart St bridges SLIDESHOW: Washington Street Bridge New bridge is 'going to be beautiful' Dayton paying attention to history as it replaces eight spans. By James Cummings Staff Writer Saturday, March 17, 2007 DAYTON — You can almost imagine Steve Finke as a 5-year-old pushing a Tonka truck through mud puddles or dumping little buckets of wet sand to build a barrier to hold back the surf. Today, as Dayton's assistant director of public works, Finke, whose father and grandfather were both engineers, oversees the same kind of work but on a much grander scale. The city is in the midst of a five-year program to replace eight of its aging bridges, and Finke is in heaven. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/16/ddn031707bridgeinside.html

From the 3/15/07 DDN: RENDERING: An artist's rendering shows the new Paul Laurence Dunbar Street Bridge over Wolf Creek. Contributed photo Bridge replacement speeding up With federal, state and county funds coming in,, the 25-year plan has been consolidated into 10. By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer Thursday, March 15, 2007 DAYTON — Dayton plans to speed up its $51 million bridge replacement program with federal, state and county funds flowing into the city for those projects. "We've been able to leverage funds pretty well," said Steve Finke, the city's assistant director of public works in a report to the Dayton City Commission Wednesday. Washington Street Bridge: Cost: $7.3 million, under construction, to be completed Dec. 2007. Paul Laurence Dunbar Street Bridge: Cost: $2.5 million, construction begins July 1, completed Dec. 2008. Dayton Expressway Bridge: Cost: $6.7 million, construction begins July 1, completed Dec. 2008 Stewart Street Bridge: Bid April 2008, estimated cost: $15 million, construction begins June 2008. Edwin C. Moses Boulevard Bridge: Bid January 2008, estimated cost $3.5 million, construction begins April 2008. Rosedale Drive Bridge: Bid: Sept. 2008, estimated cost: $3 million, construction begins early 2009. Bridge Street Bridge: Bid: July 2008, estimated cost: $3.2 million, construction begins October 2008. Findlay Street Bridge: New bridge dedicated May 2006. The 300-foot-span cost about $4.6 million. Source: Dayton Department of Public Works http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/03/14/ddn031507bridges.html

From the 6/20/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Attorney seeks to halt courthouse actions By Zachary Petit, [email protected] The legal battle surrounding the Seneca County Courthouse continued Tuesday when an attorney for six anonymous clients filed a motion to halt officials from tampering with the historic building or its grounds. In light of developments, such as a tree and shrubs being removed at the site, attorney John Barga said the new temporary restraining order — a more pronounced version of a tenet in the original lawsuit against the Seneca County commissioners — essentially asks the court to make county authorities take a “time-out.” http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8794

From the 6/20/07 Blade: Perrsyburg man files $3M lawsuit over red-light cameras BOWLING GREEN - A Perrsyburg man filed a class-action lawsuit this week in Wood County Common Pleas Court against the city of Northwood, its police department, and the Scottsdale, Ariz., company that installed and maintains the red-light and speed cameras in Northwood. David A. Czech, on behalf of himself and more than 20,000 others who have been caught by the cameras and issued tickets, claims Northwood and Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. are using an unconstitutional ordinance to extort money from them. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070620/NEWS02/706200410/-1/NEWS

From the 6/19/07 Eaton Register-Herald: Funds possible for Preble Leslie Collins Editor Last week, Ohio Sen. Keith Faber announced an amendment providing Preble County with $50,000 from the Department of Development was included as part of House Bill 119, the state budget bill, which the Senate approved earlier in the week. According to information provided by Faber's office, the funds were earmarked "for the development of a commerce center." The "commerce center" at the center of the amendment is the area county economic development officials have marketed as "Goose Creek Crossing." Under this amendment, the Department of Development will allocate $50,000 for the construction of a commerce center which will be located at the U.S. 127-Interstate 70 interchange, according to Faber. The center will serve as an economic development tool for the region by providing space for offices and retail close to a major roadway, officials said. MORE: http://www.registerherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=125042&TM=78211.67