Health services jobs offer less money but more security
The 1977 to 1987 period hit Lorain County hard with a drop in metal jobs and limited gains in non manufacturing sectors. Cuyahoga County lost metal work but gained substantial health service jobs, shifting regional employment patterns according to Census County Business Patterns 1987 versus 1977.
Ohio Counties See Jobs Shifts in Manufacturing and Services
Cuyahoga County shed 68,735 manufacturing roles but added 78,625 non manufacturing positions for a net gain of 9,890. Lorain lost 14,079 manufacturing posts but gained 11,373 in other fields for a net loss of 2,706, yet showed strong service sector growth with business and health services expanding significantly between 1977 and 1987. The report notes rising pay in many non manufacturing classes and details county by county employment and payroll patterns with table data on selected industries.
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Cuyahoga County
Lorain County
Census Bureau
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Center Ridge Nursing Home expands with 50 new beds
Center Ridge Nursing Home in North Ridgeville broke ground on a 1.6 million expansion adding 50 beds to its 100 bed facility. The project, financed by a real estate firm with HUD insured mortgage, includes a new dining area and nursing station and is slated to open in early 1991.
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North Ridgeville
Center Ridge
City Planning Commission
O'Neill
Ohio
Oneill
Avon Lake school board veteran still pushing for raises and reform
Avon Lake’s Donald Armbrecht, honored by the Ohio House for 28 years on the school board, remains active and outspoken. He seeks a major starting salary boost for teachers to attract new grads, though past proposals stalled. He vows not to quit, aiming to improve the district and press legislators on funding.
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Avon Lake
Lake Road
Donald Armbrecht
Ohio House of Representatives
Armbrecht
Ridge Tool workers protest against union plan
Ridge Tool Co. workers picketed the Elyria plant to oppose union representation as an April 12 vote looms. About 30 percent have signed machinists cards while most employees oppose both the machinists and UAW.
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Elyria
Ridge Tool Co
Ralph Stump
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
UAW
Clark Street
Rich Schlenkerman
Paul Hillabidel
Machinists
Ridge Tool
St. Louis
Ohio House Approves Housing Plan Amendment
Ohio House Aging and Housing Committee votes unanimously to advance a constitutional amendment allowing state and local governments to form public private partnerships to build low and middle income housing. The measure would appear on the November ballot after Senate passage and earlier delays over funding and city autonomy.
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Columbus
House
House Aging and Housing Committee
Michael Verich
Warren
Senate
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