The We Care Regional Crisis Center is going to be able to help more people with a new addition that is under construction. The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties and Coleman Health Services officially broke ground on the expansion, which will add nine beds to their facility. This means this area will have transitional housing for people dealing with mental health and addiction issues that can continue their recovery before heading back into the community.

August 19, 2024, Press Release from the Findlay YMCA: FINDLAY, Ohio – Can we build it? YES, WE WILL! To celebrate the start of construction on our state-of-the-art Early Learning Center (ELC), the Findlay Family YMCA will host a public groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. The 10 a.m. event will take place on the greenspace behind the Downtown Branch at 300 E. Lincoln St. Some of the Y’s youngest members will don hard hats and turn dirt alongside YMCA employees, elected officials, and other community leaders in anticipation of much-needed additional and affordable facility and educational offerings to serve the region’s youth. The ELC represents the first phase of a transformative two-phase Stronger Together Capital Campaign centered on community partnerships, growth, and enhanced well-being. The $10 million, 20,500-square-foot center is expected to open by early fall, 2025. This project will be followed by Phase II, which will feature a reconstructed downtown branch for enhanced health, wellness, and gathering/learning spaces, along with East Branch enhancements.

Senator Sherrod Brown attended the groundbreaking of Whirlpool's project to expand its Ottawa Center, pointing to the corporation as an example of putting American workers first. Brown shared that he has fought on behalf of Whirlpool and other companies in order to crack down on unfair imports of products, as well as stress the importance of keeping jobs in the state of Ohio.

Groundbreaking for the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater will be Monday, April 18 at 1:15pm, immediately following the regular Monday meeting of the Lima Rotary Club. Those making comments at the groundbreaking are Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp, Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith, Lima Rotary Club President Jeff Fitzgerald, Rotarian Rich Rudolph, Civc Center CEO Abe Ambroza, Lima Public Works Director Kirk Niemeyer.