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ShareThis Appointee was criticized for allegedly pressuring districts to use union labor THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011 02:53 AM BY RANDY LUDLOW THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Richard Murray, 61, a former union official, denied any wrongdoing. DispatchPolitics...
Strickland Uses Last Act to Approve Wind Farm
Gov. Ted Strickland used his last official act in office to sign an option-to-lease contract between the state and Lake Erie Energy Development Company (LEEDCo) to put a freshwater wind farm in Lake Erie. The contract gives LEEDCo and Freshwater Wind I, LLC,...
Ohio Wind-Solar Status Report
A study of Ohio’s wind and solar energy supply chain from the Environmental Law and Policy Center showed Wednesday there are 106 companies in the state doing business with the wind power industry, and 63 companies are part of the solar energy supply chain. “Wind and...
Ohio homebuilders fight tougher code
MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011 02:51 AM BY JIM WEIKER THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH DispatchPolitics DispatchPolitics.comComplete coverage of Ohio politics The Daily BriefingThe Dispatch’s public affairs team sates the appetites of political junkies with bite-sized portions of the...
Tax or ax? To balance Ohio’s budget, lawmakers basically have just two unpopular choices
ShareThis SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 03:01 AM BY JIM SIEGEL AND DARREL ROWL THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH PATRICK KASTNER | DISPATCH Try it yourself The Dispatch has created an interactive online exercise that lets readers attempt to balance Ohio's next budget. Users can make...
Legislative Schedule Set for First Half of 2011
President-elect of the Senate Tom Niehaus and Speaker-elect of the House Bill Batchleder announced the sched- ule for the first half of 2011. Unless otherwise notified, Senate sessions start at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 11 a.m. on Thursdays while the...
Ohio Valley Region Leaders Appointed to National Committees
Congratulations to OVR leaders who have been recently appointed to a National AIA Committees or Task Forces. This is great representation from the AIA Ohio Valley Region. Jud Kline, AIA Cleveland, has been appointed to the Diversity Council will develop, communicate...
AIA Ohio Weave Sets Strategic Initiatives for 2011
Back in November, the AIA Ohio Board and leaders from local components participated in a two-day strategic planning session that incorporated AIA’s weave. From this event, strategic initiatives for 2011 were identified and prioritized. Click here to see a copy of...
Fred Holman AIA, 1936-2010
On December 31, 2010 AIA Ohio Foundation Board member and AIA Ohio past President (1998) Fred H. Holman Jr. passed away after a long battle with Cancer. The AIA Ohio offers our sincere condolences to his family and appreciates the many contributions Fred made to...
AIA Ohio Welcomes 2011
With 2010 behind us, AIA Ohio looks forward to the many challenges and opportunities of 2011. While the organization was able to at least partially address many of the issues presented to us last year, we will again be challenged with new issues and continuing...