Posts Tagged ‘Consumer’
$148 million more for foreclosure prevention
Ohio Receives Additional $148 Million in Foreclosure Prevention Assistance from U.S. Department of Treasury Columbus, OH – The Obama Administration today announced that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency will receive an additional $148 million through the U.S. Treasury’s Hardest-Hit Fund to help Ohio homeowners prevent foreclosure. [...]
Outsourcing costs Nadeane Howard her job
As a former employee of a call center who's job no longer existed when the company decided to move it's operations outside of the US, the scenario that created the job loss for Nadeane Howard is a bit different. She was the director of the Ohio Energy Resources Division and was responsible for overseeing the recent appliance rebate program. The [...]
Groundbreaking for Hollywood Casino Toledo Thursday
Groundbreaking ceremony still planned for Thursday, August 12 at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Mike Bell and Tim Wilmott, President/Chief Operating Officer, Penn National Gaming were listed in a media release as the speakers. Some additional information from the release: Hollywood Casino Toledo – scheduled to open in the first half of 2012 – will be [...]
Bedbugs back in Toledo
I don't think it's the type of thing you want back, but for those of us fond of saying, "sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite" -- being bitten may just happen. According to FOX Toledo, LINK, bedbugs have been identified from an apartment building in West Toledo. Although OSU Extension isn't saying which apartment building the bedbug was [...]
Ohio granted SBA disaster declaration for parts of NWO
From the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Strickland Announces SBA Disaster Declaration, State Assistance Allocations for Northwest Ohio Columbus, OH - Governor Ted Strickland announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted Ohio's request to issue a disaster declaration for Wood County and contiguous counties as a [...]
Text to TARTA
When I read the story on FOX Toledo last night - LINK that you could now receive via text message estimated bus stop times, I was curious as to how it worked. Today I headed over to find out if there were stop codes near where I live for this new "TARTA tracker" - LINK. The closest stop is a bit of a distance from where I live but I gave it a [...]
OEFFA releases ‘Good Earth Guide’
This in via e-mail from the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA): Good Earth Guide Moves Local Food from Field to Fork Directory lists more than 300 farms in Ohio and surrounding states Columbus, OH – Ohio summers are a time to enjoy the bounty of fresh garden vegetables, ripe off-the vine berries, and orchard harvests [...]
