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The House Commerce and Labor Committee took testimony, March 2 on HB102 which would prohibit state agencies from requiring or prohibiting certain labor requirements as a condition of performing public works and prohibit appropriations of state funds for public...
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AIA Ohio Valley Region is excited to bring the 2017 Convention to Indianapolis, IN, September 27-29. The Convention Committee has been working to make this an outstanding convention for exhibitors as well as attendees. We have revamped our sponsor and exhibitor...
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AIA Ohio Valley Region is excited to bring the 2017 Convention to Indianapolis, IN, September 27-29. The Convention Committee has been working to make this an outstanding convention for exhibitors as well as attendees. We have revamped our sponsor and exhibitor...
House Panel Considers Adding Public Works Funding To Transportation Budget
With money for Ohio Public Works Commission infrastructure projects set to expire this year, members of a House panel are considering adding capital appropriations for the agency’s bond-backed programs. Public Works Commission Director Michael Miller told the House...
Hickman Returns as School Facilities Director; Commission Rescinds ‘Responsible Bidder’ Policy
In the space of 15 minutes Thursday, the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) reversed four years of Democratic leadership, restoring former Taft appointee Richard Hickman Jr. as commission director and rescinding “responsible bidder” guidelines that were a...
House Committee Hears Project Labor Agreement Bill: HB102
The Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee took testimony Feb. 23 on HB 102 that would prohibit state agencies from requiring or prohibiting certain labor requirements as a condition of performing public works and prohibit appropriations of state funds for public...
Hickman to Lead OSFC
The Ohio School Facilities Commission has named Richard Hickman Jr. its new executive director. Having held the job during the Taft Administration, Hickman is no stranger to the job.
OSFC Prevailing Wage, Labor Agreements Under Review
The Ohio School Facilities Commission appears poised to reverse Strickland era policies that allowed local school districts to adopt more union-friendly requirements for school construction projects. OSFC, which is now controlled by appointees of Republican Gov. John...
Fingerhut to Resign as Board of Regents Chancellor
Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut announced Tuesday morning that he intends to resign, effective March 13 -- the end of his "fourth full year" in the position. In his letter to Gov. John Kasich, he notes, "Higher education is in Ohio's DNA.""[W]e have been in...
Evans, Hickman Top List for OSFC Executive Director
Former state representative and veteran educator Clyde Evans heads a short list of candidates for the next Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) executive director, the Office of Budget and Management disclosed Tuesday, though the onetime legislative member of OSFC...