Oberlin to gain 100 green energy jobs and tax incentives
Specialty Services Inc. will expand its Oberlin site with a $50,000 Rapid Outreach Grant and a 7 year 45 percent tax credit to create 100 new wind turbine manufacturing jobs and retain 25 existing positions. The facility at 132 Artino St. plans at least $2 million in investment including $1.725 million for equipment and $300,000 for building upgrades.
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Oberlin
Artino St
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Tax Credit Authority
General Plug and Manufacturing
Grafton
Port Lorain school district to lease port land for high school
Lorain City Schools and the Lorain Port Authority will begin negotiations to lease 30 acres of Black River land for a new Lorain High School. The lease would run at least 50 years and is expected to be nominal in cost. Soil tests were favorable and $70 million is allocated from the Ohio School Facilities Commission and a 2001 bond issue.
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Lorain
Lorain City
Ohio School Facilities Commission
Elyria High to Sell Decades of Memorabilia Before Demolition
Elyria High School opens its storage for a community sale at 8 a.m. Saturday. Almost everything non fixed will be sold at five items for $1, including athletic trophies uniforms class pictures and mementos spanning about a century of Elyria and Elyria West history.
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Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Elyria High
Darren Conley
Petey Pioneer
EHS
Amy Higgins
Elyria
Elyria West
North Ridgeville defers all day kindergarten despite levy
Ohio districts push waivers to skip all day kindergarten as levies raise funds to hold steady rather than expand space and staff. North Ridgeville Superintendent Craig Phillips says the 2.7 mill, 1.9 million, 10 year levy funds only current operations, not an all day program. As of last week 171 of 613 districts sought waivers from the Ohio Department of Education with Avon Avon Lake and Amherst among high performers asking for relief.
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North Ridgeville
Craig Phillips
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
No Fourth of July Fireworks in Elyria This Year
Elyria will not host a city sponsored Independence Day fireworks display for the second year due to tight finances. Mayor Bill Grace cited uncertain baseline funds as the reason and suggested residents attend nearby county shows such as Lorain’s at Black River Landing, funded by the Lorain Port Authority.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Lorain
Black River Landing
Finwood Park
Elyria High
Wellington Schools Cut 8 Teaching Jobs To Trim Deficit
Wellington School district announces cuts to eight teaching positions and custodial hours as it shifts some roles to part time in an effort to reduce a deficit. Budget review cites staffing reductions and cost saving measures across the district.
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School Board
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Lorain High School
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Petey
Lisa Roberson
Elyria High School
Lorain County
Avon
Avon Lake
Amherst
Roberson
Chroniclet
Wellington
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