Unemployment benefit claims fall to 335,500
The Labor Department reported that seasonally adjusted unemployment benefit applications for the past four weeks dropped to 335,500, the lowest since November 2007, about a year before the Great Recession began.
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Gift of diapers to parenting center highlighted by BREW donation
The Parent Resource Center serving 120 families monthly received 9,000 diapers on Thursday from Miller Coors employee group BREW in Trenton Bi g Jobs. New Meijer hiring adds about 400 regional positions as part of a plan to hire 9,000 across five states. A local nonprofit plans to raise funds for Butler County parks. A former Miami University student was placed on probation for grade tampering. Three al Qaeda suspects died in Thursday strikes as the campaign of air attacks continued. Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey named among 16 to receive the Medal of Freedom. A Minnesota man claimed a $448 million Powerball share after lottery win. Shoppers favored discount summer goods over fall apparel in July.
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Middletown eyes gateway lighting to boost growth at I 75 exit
Middletown officials plan a multi hundred thousand dollar gateway project at the I 75 and Ohio 122 interchange. A $700000 Federal Enhancement grant funds lighting landscaping irrigation and hardscapes to brand the city front door and attract visitors and new businesses. LJB Inc will design the plan with a $108550 contract approved by council funded by the 2013 Capital Improvement Program.
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Pentagon weighs extending benefits to same sex spouses
Defense Secretary Hagel drafts plan to provide health care housing and other benefits to same sex spouses of military members by late August. The memo hints at up to ten days of leave for travel to jurisdictions where marriage is legal and would reverse earlier nonmarital partner benefit proposals, aligning with Supreme Court decisions expanding federal benefits to legally married same sex couples.
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Butler County road projects to widen three lanes in 2014
Butler County's engineer plans three major road widening projects costing about 7 million dollars. The work in Liberty and West Chester townships will begin next spring and use federal and local funds, with private money from Cincinnati Children's Hospital backing the Cincinnati-Dayton Road and Highway 129 expansion adding two lanes.
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Kings Island to Build Banshee Inverted Coaster
Kings Island announced a new attraction named Banshee, an inverted roller coaster at 4124 feet with a top speed of 68 mph. It will be the world's longest inverted coaster and open in April 2014 at the former Son of Beast site after construction began April 22, 2013.
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Middletown Journal highlights Kings Island new attraction online
The Middletown Journal notes press deadlines limit print coverage but provides complete coverage of Kings Island’s newest attraction on MiddletownJournal.com, including photos and video.
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