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Powell lawmaker says some bidding seems to be rigged TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010 02:52 AM BY CATHERINE CANDISKY THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH RELATED STORY School facilities leader OK with labor agreements DispatchPolitics.comComplete coverage of Ohio politics The Daily...
Rep. Jordan Wants Another School Facilities Inquiry
Rep. Kris Jordan (D-Delaware) sent a letter this week to Inspector General Thomas Charles, urging him to follow up on his recent investigation of the Ohio School Facilities Commission with another look at the commission’s furniture procurement practices. Charles...
Official says his union bias is allowed
School facilities chief says no rule requires neutrality SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010 02:51 AM BY BILL BUSH AND RANDY LUDLOW THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Blind, deaf schools project to be cut back
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010 02:51 AM BY BILL BUSH 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...
Schultz Appointed to Board of Building Standards
Carl Schultz, Columbus, has been appointed to the Ohio Board of Building Standards. Schultz is the vice president for Advanced Engineering Consultants. He has over 20 years of experience designing mechanical systems for institutional and commercial facilities and is...
OSFC Contracts on Next Controlling Board Agenda
At the Controlling Board meeting scheduled for Monday, members will be reviewing a request for nearly $24 million in funding for nine Ohio school construction projects approved by the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) last month. The school districts approved...
Labor Groups Adopt Differing Postures on OSFG Investigation
The right-to-work Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio (ABC) had plenty to say about the inspector general’s critical report on the Ohio School Facilities Commission August 5. Union organizers, on the other hand, were apparently in no mood to discuss the...
Probe: OSFC Director Favored Union Contractors; Harris Calls for Murray’s Resignation
The Strickland administration responded quickly to another damning report from the Ohio Inspector General’s Office (IG), rejecting outright the IG’s finding that the Ohio School Facilities Commission, and specifically Director Richard Murray, had abused commission...
Does Your Business Qualify for Tax Credit Relief Under the Health Care Reform Law?
According to a fact sheet distributed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, some small businesses that provide health care coverage support for employees could be eligible for tax credits to help subsidize the cost of health care coverage. Those businesses who...
Administration Awards $35 Million in Job Ready Site, Infrastructure Grants
The state has added $29.9 million in Job Ready Site grants to $4.6 million in other public infrastructure awards for 14 commercial and industrial sites receiving assistance from the Ohio Department of Development. Gov. Ted Strickland announced the grants at...