Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
Szollosi Announces $4.5 Million State Grant for Toledo Job Creation
Assistant Ohio House Minority Leader Matthew A. Szollosi (D-Toledo) this afternoon announced that the state has committed $4.5 million to help clear the way for new uses and job creation for the Jeep Parkway property in Toledo. The money from the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund will be used to remove pollution from the soil and demolish [...]
Rebalancing America’s Trade and Globalization Agenda.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of Senate consideration of pending free trade agreement, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) today outlined their Rebalancing America’s Trade and Globalization Agenda. Brown and Casey discussed the pending U.S. – South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and how it would affect [...]
E-1 to E-2 … Evaluate
"Amending the Toledo Municipal Code by repealing Section 2101.01(b) and enacting a new Toledo Municipal Code Section 2101.01(b) to change the Salary Group of the Assistant Clerk of Council from E-1 to E-2; and declaring an emergency" was presented to Council on June 7. It was the last item on Agenda Review and is at first reading, which means it [...]
President’s visit to Toledo
FOX Toledo has the video of the remarks made by President Obama today in Toledo. I didn't transcribe what the President said, but for those of you interested, I recommend watching the video. The audience reaction to parts of the remarks is something that is better left watched as opposed to transcribed. Obama visits Toledo, discusses auto [...]
CSX Commits Additional $160 Million to National Gateway
Jacksonville, Fla. – May 18, 2011 – CSX announced today that it will invest $160 million over the next several years to complete one of the most important transportation projects in the country – the National Gateway. This project will deliver substantial public benefits, including thousands of jobs. This latest commitment by CSX will bring [...]
ODP on Kasich’s Tweet about GM jobs
COLUMBUS—Chris Redfern, Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, released the following statement today in response John Kasich’s effort to take credit for General Motors announcement of up to 400 new jobs in Toledo. (Twitter from Gov. Kasich's twitter.com/JohnKasich: Thanks to GM for a great event today announcing hundreds of jobs retained [...]
Big Bank Foreclosures Devastate Ohio Communities
While this focuses on the three C's, the information may be of interest to some of you. The results of a 27-month study on the damaging impact of foreclosures in Ohio was released today, revealing that the Buckeye State is one of four states hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. The study, undertaken by National People’s Action [...]
Obama Job Approval at 39% says Wenzel Strategies survey
Two-thirds say the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction APRIL 28, 2011 - Fewer than four in ten registered voters in America believe President Barack Obama is doing an excellent or good job leading the nation, a new Wenzel Strategies survey shows. Just 39% gave Obama positive job approval marks, while 59% gave him negative [...]
H.R., I.T. & Finance April 21
Sarantou and Ludeman were there when the meeting began, Collins arrived shortly after it began. Manufacturing nationally is improving, home sales is still a concern, it's increasing but not at the same level of other sectors. The star of the show first quarter was manufacturing, 9.1% nationally, four times more than the rest of the economy. [...]
3 Liquor license revocations sought
The audio transcript of the Law, Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee meeting will be up later, but these three local establishments, Omni Midwest, Mugshots and CJ's are the subject of legislation that will be before Toledo City Council in the future objecting to the renewal of their liquor permits: The legislation lists the number of [...]