Invacare sold stays in Elyria as ownership shifts
Invacare Holdings announces the sale of the North American operations to MIGA Holdings LLC, with operations at the Elyria headquarters continuing under North American leadership and support from MIGA CEO Chaim Piekarski. The deal aims to expand Invacare market share in health care mobility while preserving its Elyria legacy. Geoff Purtill emphasizes focused regional growth and service, with Invacare’s mission to make life’s experiences possible remaining central.
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Invacare
New Jersey
Elyria
Invacare Holdings Corporation
Miga Holdings LLC
MIGA
North American
C+A Global
Edison
Invacare Global
Geoff Purtill
Invacare Holdings
North America
Chaim Piekarski
Piekarski
Worthington Company
Colson Company
Colson
Mobilaid
A. Malachi Mixon
Veterans urged to rejoin posts for future service
Elyria’s American Legion Post 12 held a Veterans Day ceremony with guest speaker Jacob Smith executive director of Lorain County Veterans Services Committee. He urged veterans to reconnect with VSOs, noting VFW membership fell from 2 million in 1992 to 1.4 million today and stressing community service beyond socializing.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Sam Wolfe
American Legion
Elyria
American Legion Post 12
Jacob Smith
Lorain County Veterans Services Committee
Veterans Service Organization
Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
Firelands School Board Eyes Budget After Levy Failure
Firelands Schools faces a tight fiscal path after a Nov elections setback as the board reviews a five year forecast showing deficits through 2029. The district, serving over 1700 students in Brownhelm Camden Florence Henrietta New Russia and South Amherst townships, projects about a 23 million dollar budget and a 170 thousand dollar cash balance draw in 2024.
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South Amherst
Firelands Board of Education
Firelands Schools
Lorain
Erie
Brownhelm
Camden
Florence
Henrietta
New Russia
Keri Angney
Angney
Firelands
Mike von Gunten
Ohio
Lorain County
Columbia
von Gunten
Tom Myers
Daniel Pycraft
Myles Bremke
Ellen Gundersen
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