Women in the construction industry are being recognized during Women in Construction Week by the local NAWIC chapter.
Leaders hope the celebration will inspire more young women to pursue careers in construction and skilled trades.
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September 5, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce: COLUMBUS, Ohio – New rule changes proposed by the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) will take effect tomorrow, Sept. 6, creating a new pathway for contractors to become licensed with the State of Ohio. OCILB is within the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance and is responsible for issuing licenses to qualified electrical, HVAC, plumbing, hydronics and refrigeration contractors who successfully pass the PSI licensing examination.
May 13, 2024, Press Release from the office of Governor Mike DeWine: (COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and representatives from the Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds broke ground on two buildings to revitalize the fairgrounds in Columbus, the Ohio Showcase Building and the new agriculture building. The projects are part of the long-term master plan recommended by the Expo 2050 Task Force. Governor DeWine created the task force in 2019 to develop a strategic vision for the future of the 360-acre state fairgrounds, which has been home to the Ohio State Fair since 1886. Once constructed, the Ohio Showcase Building will house a food hall and exhibit space to tell the story of Ohio’s people, land, communities, and innovation. The food hall will house six restaurants/vendors that will offer unique regional dishes from throughout Ohio, with ample indoor and outdoor dining space. This building is slated for completion in 2026.
May 11, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: LIMA, Ohio - (Saturday, May 11, 2024) The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Defiance County Economic Development, and Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. invite the public to attend a ceremony to officially open the reconstructed bridge on U.S. 127 over the Maumee River in Defiance County. The event will be held Friday, May 17, at 10 a.m. on the bridge, located south of the village of Sherwood in Defiance County, and just north of the Paulding County line. The ceremony will take place toward the south end of the bridge. Participants may park on the closed portions of U.S. 127, north and south of the bridge (see map below). The bridge will open to traffic later in the day following the ceremony.
Members of the ALL team were led by director Matt Childers as well as president and CEO of economic development Dave Stratton and Good Foods company founder and president John Heaphy. The group toured the new Spring & Main building led by Heaphy and got a sneak peek at the new businesses inside, which include the new Casa Lu Al, No-No's Cellar, and Vista Tacos, along with the 3rd-floor space for Rudolph Foods R&D department.
A working smoke alarm can be the difference between life and death when a home fire strikes. That from the American Red Cross as they prepare to canvas in the Lima area this Saturday to promote fire safety and their annual "Sound the Alarm" event. They will be in the area of the Chapter House on Collett Street, placing door hangers to inform residents that volunteers will be out Saturday, May 18th, to install smoke alarms and how to sign up for one. You will get some fire safety education information as well.
Here is this week's highway construction update from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the week of May 6, 2024. All work is weather permitting.
There are a lot of good things going on in Wapakoneta and Auglaize County, and officials from the city, county, and Wapakoneta Schools took time to share what they are doing with the members of the Chamber of Commerce. Wapakoneta City Schools are getting ready to wrap up another school year. This past year, Superintendent Aaron Rex says the district has been focused on getting better every single day. And one thing that will help the students better themselves is a new MakerSpace that they created at the high school.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest disaster loans for the people affected by the March 14th tornado outbreak. These loans are available to businesses and residents of the counties that were part of the Presidential Disaster Declaration that was made earlier this month. That includes Logan, Auglaize, Mercer, and Hancock counties in our area.
The murder trial for a Lima man accused of killing a 14-year-old girl has been pushed back until the fall. 18-year-old Malik Dennis signed a time waiver today in Allen County Common Pleas Court, pushing his trial back to September 9, 2024. He has been charged with murder, felonious assault, firing a firearm into a house, and tampering with evidence.