Four firms eye AmShip purchase in Lorain yard
Four major Lorain shipbuilding firms show interest in buying the closed AmShip yard. Unions plan a 10 am Monday meeting in City Council Chambers to discuss forming a single union to back the sale, with leaders citing potential hundreds of jobs if consolidation succeeds.
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Lorain
Jim Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
Joseph Zahorec
Unger
Zahorec
AmShip Board
George Steinbrenner
Tampa
AmShip
Lorain County approves almost eight percent raises
Lorain County workers in the general fund will receive near eight percent increases under a partial contract with Local 8845 of the United Steelworkers. About 400000 in cost, 272 employees covered, five percent across the board with about two percent in pay scale adjustments, effective March 2. Non financial issues under negotiation with other unions continue.
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Andrew Zajac
C-T
Elyria
Lorain County General Fund
United Steelworkers of America
Domuniek Dellisanti
Dellisant
Lorain County Deputies Association
Bridgetenders
Steelworkers
Steelworkers Union
Weather outlook for Clear tonight and Thursday
A clear night with light southerly winds around 10 mph and a low near 35. Sunny Thursday with a high of 48 to 53 and a near zero percent chance of precipitation tonight and Thursday.
Elyria Considers Restarting Taxi Service With Proposals
Elyria eyes reviving taxi transport after Yellow Cab ended service. Donald Sittinger Peggy Thrasher and Bob Stacey seek franchises with plans for 1 to 6 cabs and 24 hour or extended coverage. Proposals request keeping fares and zones, with a 10 percent rise for all zones for Thrasher and senior discounts. Authorities note illegal freelancing and weigh deregulating taxi service for competition.
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Elyria
Elyrians
Yellow Cab Co
Michael Keys
Keys
City Council
Donald Sittinger
Council
Sittinger
North Ridgeville
Peggy Thrasher
Elyria Country Club
Yellow Cab
Thrasher
Bob Stacey
Public Utilities Committee
Safety and Health Committee
Houston
Bruce Houston
Mall area shops win Council OK
Elyria city council approved a retail strip on the northwest corner of Midway Boulevard and Leona Street rezoning the area for Sam Klein Co a menswear store. The project may include up to seven stores with negotiations under way to attract national tenants including a ladies apparel shop and a shoe store.
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Elyria
Midway Boulevard
Leona Street
Sam Klein Co
Midway Mall
Cosby to perform in DC for Oberlin scholarship benefit
Steve Novak reports Bill Cosby plans a concert next Wednesday at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to raise funds for minority students at Oberlin College. Cosby, citing Oberlin's historic admission of Black students, offers a free performance and frames education funding as essential amid federal budget cuts.
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Steve Novak
C-T
Bill Cosby
Cosby
Washington DC
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Oberlin College
Oberlin
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Clemens, Nelson and Associates of
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Houstons Dryers
Richard Seward
Houstons
Shops Win Council OK
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Peter Klein
Cleveland
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Acnion
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