GM to discuss Fisher Guide plant shutdown with UAW officers
GM officials moved a meeting in motion with Fisher Guide Division leaders and Local 780 UAW as the plant near closure remains unlikely to be reversed. GM's Charles Overly cited no signs of a reversal while Gov Celeste and Rep Pease press for talks. The 2,100 workers face job loss as Johnson Controls pulled out of a buyout plan.
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Elyria
General Motors Corp
Fisher Guide
Charles Overly
U.S
Don J. Pease
Doberlin
Roger Smith
Fisher Guide Division
United Auto Workers
Smith
UAW
Tanner
Detroit
Pease
Johnson Controls Inc
Suit seeks over 13 million in fines against USX
Ohio Attorney General sues USX Corp in Lorain County claiming inadequate ground water quality assessment at the Lorain Works Hazardous Waste Facility landfill. The action seeks 10,000 per day per violation, plus 10,000 per day for pre filing violations, tied to alleged failures since 1983.
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Elyria
Ohio
Melinda Swan
USX
Lorain Works
Black River
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OAC
Swan
David Moniot
EPA
Moniot
Ohio Epa
Area defense pact funds boost regional small business need
Lorain County wins 150000 in DoD matching funds to run a PTAC program aiding local firms in securing federal defense contracts. The effort, run by the Lorain County Department of Economic Development, will serve Lorain, east Erie and Huron counties and the cities of Lorain, Elyria, and Sandusky.
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Lorain County
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S
Don Pease
Defense Logistics Agency
Cleveland
Department of Economic Development
Lorain
East Erie
Huron Counties
Sandusky
Larry Coyne
PTAC
Elyria Pallet Co
Coyne
Doll gives Cecilia comfort after deadly Detroit crash
Four year old Cecilia Cichan, the sole survivor of Northwest Flight 255, received her unnamed doll found amid wreckage. Her uncle retrieved it and asked if she knew who it was, prompting her hopeful confirmation That’s my doll. Cecilia remained in serious condition and officials confirmed 156 dead in the Aug. 16 crash at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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Cecilia Cichan
Northwest
Detroit Metropolitan
Cecilia
David Cichan
Relocated plants to add jobs in Lorain County
Expansion by Majestic Molding GLA Finishing Systems and Rolen Plastics will relocate to North Ridgeville and Grafton Shamrock Park, aiming to add over 170 jobs in two years. Majestic plans 75 new posts as its 57,000 square foot facility opens in December, with further growth possible.
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Lorain County
Majestic Molding
GLA Finishing Systems
Rolen Plastics
North Ridgeville
General Motors
Honeywell
At&t
Mort Guerine
GLA
John Krieg
Rolen
Shamrock Development Park
Dick Roberts
Roberts
Grafton
Taylor Woods
G. Lissy and Associates
Ohio
GSA
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