Youngstown coalition blames steel firms for killing demo plant plan
A House subcommittee will probe claims that major steel companies undermined a community owned national demonstration plant in Youngstown. The Ecumenical Coalition had planned to reopen Campbell Works to showcase advanced manufacturing. Hearings cited mass layoffs and plant closings in nearby mills as evidence of a broader pattern of “strip-mining” steel towns.
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Youngstown
UPI
Charles Vanik
Ohio
House, Ways and Means
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Mahoning Valley
Campbell Works of
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Council
Woien
America
U.S. Steel Corp
Youngstown-area
Lackawanna
N.Y
Johnstown
Charles Rawlings
Campbell Works
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Brier Hill Works
U.S. Steel
McDonald Works
RTA considers 15¢ fare hike with 109 million budget
The Greater Cleveland RTA proposes a 15 cent fare increase July 1 to fund a 109 million dollar next year budget. The plan says no new bus or rapid service, but faces potential employee cuts to offset debt payments and a new labor contract.
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Cleveland
UPI
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
RTA
David Goss
Leonard Roms
Amherst Hospital upgrades toward accreditation with major expansion
Amherst Hospital unveils a $6 million addition and $400,000 remodel to meet Joint Commission on Accreditation standards. New ERs are large and organized, labs are expanded, and patient flow is streamlined to improve safety. Community support funded the project with $250,000 plus $4.8 million in revenue bonds amid plans to head off mergers and closures.
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Amherst
Amherst Hospital
William D. Hilliard
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
JCAH
Hilliard
Ohio House of Representatives
Cloge
John Thompson
Cleveland
New London Hospital
New London
Wellington
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of Hospitals
Nationwide Commission
C-T
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Youngstown Coalition
Yanir
U.S
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
Youngstown City
United Steel Workers
Robert Vasquez
Jimmy Fox
Brier Hill
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Fox
Elyria
Julian A. Pijor
Henrietta Firelands
Cuyahoga
Lorain Road
North Olmsted
Judas
Olmsted
Taylor Caldwell
Jess Stearn
Library
Judas Iscariot
Brary
Main St
The
Cuyahoga County
King
Rocky River
Martin Luther King
West Shore Unitarian Church
Koch School of Music
Cleveland Music School
Hilliard Road
East Ohio Gas Co
Dudley J Tan
Akron
Canton
Youngstown-Warren
Taw
East Ohio Gas’ Total Distribution System
Strongsville
Robert G. Eschliman
Board of Education
Eschliman
Glendale Ave
Cleveland Area
Metropolitan General Hospitals
Molly Stark Hospital
Frances Bell
Fairview Park
Quiggins Airtron
Cindy Leise
Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike
Gladieux Food Services, Inc
Howard Johnson Co
Ohio Highway Patrol
Allan V. Johnson
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Lorain County
Metropolitan Health Planning Corporation
MHPC
Lorain
Medina, Lake and Geauga Counties
Oberlin
Allen Memorial
Wellington Hospital
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