CEG - Wed August 21, 2019
Okada Opens Building at Medina Sales & Service Center
(L-R): Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jaclyn Ringstmeier; Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell; Okada America Inc. President Jim Brown; Sharon Township Trustee Joe Canestraro; and Devon Diello, membership and events coordinator of the City of Medina Chamber of Commerce, cut the ribbon to commemorate Okada America's expansion and facility upgrades....
CEG - Wed August 21, 2019
Lake County Nursery Growers Host 52nd Annual Field Days
The Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio (NGLCO) expanded its Field Days to two days for the 52nd annual running of the event. The first day, held on August 12, featured tours of local nurseries in Ohio's Lake County region and culminated in a casino night hosted at the new Madison, Ohio, Holiday Inn Express....
Ohio Antique Power Club - Tue August 20, 2019
Ohio Antique Power Club Gathering Scheduled for September
The Ohio Antique Power Club Gathering is scheduled for Sept. 7 and 8, 2019. Admission is $3 and the hours are Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 9 am to 4 pm. All agriculture, construction, Industrial, mining, military, logging, oil & gas, steam, and transportation machinery and history are welcome, in addition to antique tractors, engines, hit and miss, oilfield engines, cars, trucks (semi and pick up), and garden tractors....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 20, 2019
AGC Warns of Labor Shortage Despite Toledo's Growth
A July 31 press conference in Toledo, Ohio, organized by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the AGC of Northwest Ohio highlighted the results of monthly analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data on construction employment in the nation's 358 metropolitan centers between June 2018 and June 2019....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 20, 2019
Ohio State Re-Routes Thoroughfare to Protect Campus
A road project currently underway to protect the Ohio State University from flooding will have come with an added bonus once completed — additional acreage on which plans for development are already in the works by school administrators....
Ohio Facilities Construction Commission - Tue July 23, 2019
OFCC Approves $400M in School Construction Work
The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) on July 11 approved school construction projects in nine school districts across the Buckeye state with a value of nearly $400 million. The commission action will mean the allocation of $187 million in state funding to be combined with $210 million in local funding....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue July 23, 2019
Work Begins on Ohio's First SmartLane on Interstate 670
As part of Ohio's efforts to be a leader in using technology to improve traffic and safety in the state, construction will begin in Columbus this week on the state's first SmartLane; a 7 mi. stretch of Interstate 670 between downtown and the John Glenn International Airport....
OhioDOT - Tue July 23, 2019
Weather Wrecks Ohio's Roads
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced today that he has declared a state of emergency in 63 Ohio counties where severe weather caused serious highway damage last month. The 63 counties covered by the emergency declaration have suffered damage to roads and/or bridges from significant weather events in June that began with mild temperatures and significant rains which thoroughly saturated the ground causing dangerous roadway damage....
Ohio DOT - Wed July 17, 2019
Ohio's Highway Safety Program Grows to Third Largest in U.S.
Beginning this year, the Ohio Department of Transportation is investing a record $158 million annually into projects specifically aimed at making our roads safer. These projects include everything from additional signage to the complete reconfiguration of intersections....
ALL Crane - Wed July 17, 2019
ALL Crane Expands Fleet With Liebherr LTMs
Heralded as a "Midwest success story" by Forbes, the growth of Columbus, Ohio, and its business district that runs the corridor through to Cincinnati, rolls on. The years-long construction boom is expected to continue well through 2019, and all sectors are seeing growth, from retail and residential to medical and education to municipal, industrial and utilities....
