Posted June 28, 20222 yr Ravenna's Riddle Block 9 renovation project gets historic preservation tax credits Diane Smith Record-Courier Riddle Block 9, the historic landmark in downtown Ravenna being restored to its former splendor, has received another source of funding, this one from the state. The building at 200 W. Main St. will receive $250,000 in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Melissa Shelton, who owns the building along with her husband, Doug, said the credits, which will be issued over 5 years, can apply toward the entire $1.586 million renovation project. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/06/28/riddle-block-9-gets-historic-preservation-tax-credits/7704100001/?utm_source=record-courier-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=NREC-OHIO-KENTRAVENNA-NLETTER65
July 18, 20222 yr Author Portage courthouse parking lot improvements to cost less than expected Diane Smith Record-Courier A parking lot that serves the Portage County Courthouse in Ravenna will cost thousands less than once estimated, Portage County commissioners learned Thursday. JoAnn Townend, director of internal services, updated commissioners on the status of the county owned lot behind the courthouse, which is used by jurors and visitors to the courthouse. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/07/16/portage-county-ohio-courthouse-ravenna-parking-upgrade-cost-less-than-expected/10058356002/?utm_source=record-courier-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_thumb&utm_content=NREC-OHIO-KENTRAVENNA-NLETTER65
September 1, 20222 yr Author Ravenna updates: 'Wet Go' planned at former car dealership. More parking coming to downtown Diane Smith Record-Courier A former car dealership next to Ravenna's Get Go gas station is being razed to make way for a car wash affiliated with the gas station chain in the Cotton Corners area of Ravenna Township. The Ravenna Planning Commission this week approved plans for Wet Go to move to the site of the former Courtesy car dealership at 1345 E. Main St. in Ravenna. It was most recently used by the nearby Haasz car dealer. The site is on the border of the city and Ravenna Township, and township officials will need to approve the same plans, City Engineer Bob Finney said. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2022/08/31/wet-go-planned-at-ravennas-cotton-corners-area-more-parking-downtown/65465906007/?utm_source=record-courier-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=NREC-OHIO-KENTRAVENNA-NLETTER65
September 29, 20222 yr Author Ravenna planners review site proposal for medical marijuana dispensary Diane Smith Record-Courier Ravenna planners got their first look Tuesday at a proposal for the city's first medical marijuana dispensary. The Ravenna Planning Commission had a preliminary discussion on the site plan. Mayor Frank Seman said a vote on the proposal won't take place until after a public hearing, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct. 25. The Ravenna store, at 554 N. Chestnut St., would be the second medical marijuana dispensary in Portage County. A dispensary at 331 E. Main St. in Kent, which will be called Bliss Ohio, was approved by that city's planning commission in August. Wellspring Fields also cultivates medical marijuana from a site on Lake Rockwell Road in Ravenna Township. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2022/09/29/ravenna-planners-review-medical-marijuana-dispensary-site-proposal/69523716007/?utm_source=record-courier-DailyBriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=list_article_thumb&utm_content=NREC-OHIO-KENTRAVENNA-NLETTER65
June 12, 20232 yr Author 'A positive thing for the community': Ravenna leaders debate Guido's pitch for vacant lot Diane Smith Record-Courier For two years, Ravenna has been debating the future of a downtown property where a building once stood. Now, Guido's restaurant is asking the city's planning commission for permission to expand its outdoor patio there. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2023/06/11/ravenna-leaders-debate-guidos-proposal-vacant-downtown-lot-outdoor-patio/70256992007/
July 29, 20231 yr New office building coming to Ravenna. https://news.yahoo.com/ravenna-planning-commission-paves-way-132457233.html?mc_cid=beb61f0608&mc_eid=0e5c27992d#:~:text=A concrete business in Mogadore,city limits on Prospect Street.
July 31, 20231 yr Author On 7/29/2023 at 4:27 PM, Silent Matt said: New office building coming to Ravenna. https://news.yahoo.com/ravenna-planning-commission-paves-way-132457233.html?mc_cid=beb61f0608&mc_eid=0e5c27992d#:~:text=A concrete business in Mogadore,city limits on Prospect Street. It says office building in the story. But likely a staging yard and shop. A company like this would likely only have a couple people on the property during the day. He said he plans to store vehicles on the property in the short term, then eventually move the business to the Ravenna site from Mogadore once the building is constructed. "We mostly operate in the field," he said. "We're mostly out on the sites, and would come here to swap gear."
August 12, 20231 yr Author Ravenna will spend $178K to repair wall outside Guido's damaged in demolition Diane Smith Ravenna City Council will use revolving loan funds to repair damage to the wall separating Guido's restaurant from a downtown building that was demolished. Council unanimously approved an ordinances authorizing the use of $178,425 for the wall repair. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2023/08/08/ravenna-will-spend-178k-to-repair-wall-damaged-in-demolition/70547311007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
September 28, 20231 yr Author 'Greatly needed': Coleman gets $2.5 million for mental health urgent care in Ravenna Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The state has allocated $2.5 million toward a new behavioral health urgent care facility in Ravenna. The funding, which still needs to be approved by the state's controlling board, is about half of the funding needed to construct the center. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2023/09/28/coleman-gets-2-5-million-for-mental-health-urgent-care-in-ravenna/70972867007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
October 6, 20231 yr https://news.yahoo.com/art-space-popping-downtown-ravenna-100258861.html? Record-Courier New art space popping up in downtown Ravenna. Diane Smith, Ravenna Record-Courier Wed, October 4, 2023 at 6:02 AM EDT·3 min read
December 15, 20231 yr Author LOCAL 'We need to get it right': Some ask why parks and rec left out of Ravenna City Hall plan Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier Ravenna City Council got its first look at renderings for the planned city hall and safety center, but many expressed concerns that the city's Parks and Recreation Department was left out of the design. In August, the city hired an architect to design the complex, which is planned for the 5-acre site at East Main and Clinton streets, the site where Ravenna High School once stood. The city paid $315,000 for the land last year. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2023/12/13/renderings-for-ravenna-safety-center-city-hall-unveiled/71882494007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
January 4, 20241 yr Author Ravenna council empowers LG Chem's opening next month Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier Ravenna City Council approved an agreement Tuesday that will empower LG Chem to open two factories next month. Council approved an electrical easement authorizing Mayor Frank Seman to allow FirstEnergy to run electrical services to the factory, which is constructing two buildings behind Ravenna's former GE plant in the Chestnut Commerce Center off North Chestnut Street. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/01/04/ravenna-council-empowers-lg-chems-opening-next-month/72088456007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
January 22, 20241 yr Author Ravenna aims to balance historic preservation, economic development with new guidelines Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The process of updating Ravenna's design review guidelines has kicked off, and officials hope it will lead to a revival of Ravenna's historic downtown district. Consultants from Perspectus, the firm hired last year to guide the city through the process of updating its design review guidelines, made a presentation about the project to City Council recently. The goal is to finish the update by late summer or early fall. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/01/21/ravenna-hopes-design-guideline-update-will-drive-historic-preservation/72254652007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
February 15, 20241 yr Author Ravenna to amp plans for police, fire departments Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier Ravenna soon will turn its attention to planning a new building for the city's safety forces. In 2022, the city purchased the 5-acre site of the former Ravenna High School on East Main Street with the intent to build a new safety center and City Hall. The old high school was demolished in 2012 and 2013. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/02/14/ravenna-looks-to-plan-new-building-for-police-fire-departments/72570629007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
June 13, 20241 yr Geis Companies completes massive LG Chem tech center in Ravenna Geis Companies said Wednesday it has completed a large manufacturing facility in Ravenna for LG Chemical America Inc., the Atlanta-based division of South Korean chemical company LG Chem Ltd. The 248,000-square-foot project broke ground in May 2022. Located at 310 Rayann Parkway, the facility comprises two buildings: A three-story, 100,000-square-foot "customer solutions building" that hosts a two-story reception area, lounge, gallery and three private reception rooms highlighted by a 6,500-square-foot skylight-lit atrium. A single-story, 148,000-square-foot building for compounding acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) that also includes a mezzanine, fitness room, employee cafeteria, and multiple testing and inspection labs, as well as exterior storage silos and tanks. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2024/06/12/geis-completes-lg-chem-tech-center-ravenna.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 13, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Geis Companies completes massive LG Chem tech center in Ravenna Geis Companies said Wednesday it has completed a large manufacturing facility in Ravenna for LG Chemical America Inc., the Atlanta-based division of South Korean chemical company LG Chem Ltd. The 248,000-square-foot project broke ground in May 2022. Located at 310 Rayann Parkway, the facility comprises two buildings: A three-story, 100,000-square-foot "customer solutions building" that hosts a two-story reception area, lounge, gallery and three private reception rooms highlighted by a 6,500-square-foot skylight-lit atrium. A single-story, 148,000-square-foot building for compounding acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) that also includes a mezzanine, fitness room, employee cafeteria, and multiple testing and inspection labs, as well as exterior storage silos and tanks. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/cleveland/news/2024/06/12/geis-completes-lg-chem-tech-center-ravenna.html I don't have access to the article...how many jobs will be created by this project?
June 13, 20241 yr Author 1 hour ago, JohnOSU99 said: I don't have access to the article...how many jobs will be created by this project? From previous article on page before: Siefert said up to 120 people are expected to work at the two buildings, On 3/31/2022 at 8:19 AM, yanni_gogolak said: LG Chem buildings get approval for Ravenna site Diane Smith Record-Courier A new factory expected to bring more than 100 jobs to Ravenna got approval from Ravenna's Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday. More:GM picks site for new electric battery plant in Ohio The commission voted in favor of site plans for LG Chem America, which plans to construct two buildings on a 24 acre parcel in Ravenna's Chestnut Commerce Center. Greg Siefert, design development architect for Geis Companies, said the international firm plans to construct a 148,400-square-foot "ABS compounding" building, and a 60,350-square-foot "ABS Technical Center." https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/03/31/lg-chem-gets-approval-two-plants-ravenna-commerce-center/7202183001/?utm_source=record-courier-Daily Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OHIO-KENTRAVENNA-NLETTER65
June 13, 20241 yr Author AxessPoint to open Ravenna health center site Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier A federally qualified health center soon will occupy a Ravenna building that once housed the Portage County Health District. Mark Frisone, CEO of AxessPointe Community Health Centers, said the "one stop shop for health care" will include providers for pharmacy, dental, optometry, behavioral health and primary care. The Ravenna location also will focus on maternal care. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/06/13/axesspoint-community-health-center-to-open-ravenna-site/73990468007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Author Ravenna library unveils landscaping project Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier RAVENNA − Reed Memorial Library has dedicated its long-awaited landscaping project, which includes an outdoor plaza area, pavilion and space for playing games. The work also will help people enjoy the outdoors. Amy Young, executive director of the library, said the project was designed to highlight the historic structure, which marked its 100th birthday in June. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/07/31/ravennas-reed-memorial-library-unveils-upgrades/74563350007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
August 5, 2024Aug 5 Author Work on Riddle Block 1 includes nearly $1 million for slate roof Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier LOCAL Work on Riddle Block 1 includes nearly $1 million for slate roof Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier RAVENNA − More than $2 million in work is taking place at Ravenna's historic landmark Riddle Block 1, including work on the building's slate roof and upgrades to the Juvenile and Probate courts. Shannon Kautzman, director of internal services for Portage County, said the three projects are underway. The roofing project, the most costly of the three, and the reason scaffolding is in place around the landmark, is expected to be done in November. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/08/04/portage-county-puts-nearly-1-million-into-riddle-block-1-roof/74591429007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65 Renovations to Guido's, addition of pocket park in Ravenna nearly finished Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The patio and pocket park planned for a vacant lot in downtown Ravenna are taking shape, with some of the final touches arriving via crane on Friday. LOCAL Renovations to Guido's, addition of pocket park in Ravenna nearly finished Diane Smith Ravenna Record-Courier The patio and pocket park planned for a vacant lot in downtown Ravenna are taking shape, with some of the final touches arriving via crane on Friday. History of the lot Since 2021, Ravenna has been debating the future of a downtown property where a building once stood. Municipal Court Judge Melissa Roubic, whose law office was once located there, sold the building to the city. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2024/08/04/guidos-pizza-patio-addition-new-pocket-park-nearly-done-in-ravenna/74591253007/?utm_source=record-courier-daily-briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing&utm_term=Content List - Stacking - optimized&utm_content=nrec-kentravenna-nletter65
April 14Apr 14 Author Groundbreaking for new Ravenna VA Clinic set for Tuesday; will offer expanded services Ravenna Record-Courier Groundbreaking for a new Ravenna Veterans Affairs Clinic will take place at 10 a.m. April 15 east of Parkway Medical Center, 3973 Loomis Parkway. The planned 16,000-square-foot facility will provide space for expanded podiatry and optometry services, including an optical shop for eyeglass fitting and dispensing. Other services will include primary care, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, social work and mental health services. https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/local/2025/04/14/groundbreaking-for-new-larger-ravenna-vetrerans-affairs-clinic-scheduled-for-tuesday/83059414007/ https://www.va.gov/northeast-ohio-health-care/news-releases/va-northeast-ohio-healthcare-system-announces-groundbreaking-for-new-ravenna-va-clinic/
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