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The Ohio Housing Finance Agency recently awarded $6.7 million in funding for the construction or rehabilitation of four affordable apartment communities in Allen, Scioto, Licking and Clinton counties as part of the Tax Credit Exchange and Tax Credit Assistance...
Columbus Mayor Coleman Presents GreenSpotLight Awards
Limited Brands, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP and Anshen + Allen were recognized by Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman with GreenSpotLight Awards. Each business took steps throughout 2009 to reduce their impact on the environment as part of the mayor’s...
Wind/Solar Energy Tax Bill Heard (HB 464)
The House Ways and Means Committee took additional testimony Wednesday regarding HB 464, which would exempt qualifying wind and solar energy facilities from property taxation for up to 20 years and to require payments in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt if...
Regional Convention Survey
As part of an ongoing review of programs and offerings, AIA Ohio, along with AIA Indiana and AIA Kentucky, is reviewing plans for increasing the frequency of regional conventions. As part of this effort, a poll has been running on the front page of this site to see...
Emerging Professionals Retreat
On April 9th and 10th, The AIA Ohio and AIA Ohio Valley Region emerging professionals retreat was held at the Center for Architecture in Columbus. Coordinated by AIA Ohio Associate Director Greg Spon, Assoc. AIA, the program included speakers and discussions...
State Launches Final Round of Historic Preservation Tax Credits
The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) will go to work on the final round of funding for the Ohio stimulus plan’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit, which has $24.4 million remaining for rehabilitation projects that to date have leveraged more than $1.2 billion in...
State Approves Clean Ohio Grants to Communities for Brownfield Redevelopment
The State Controlling Board Monday approved $786,029 in Clean Ohio Assistance Fund grants for the cities of Massillon and Columbus, and the Stark County Park District for remediation activities. Clean Ohio Assistance Fund grants are administered by the Ohio Department...
Controlling Board Approves Construction Reform Pilot Projects
The Controlling Board unanimously approved three pilot projects for construction reform on Monday, with one Republican member expressing hope that the projects will be extended to all state construction in the future. The projects are the $1.75 million renovation of...
Supreme Court: Use “Sound Discretion” in Prevailing Wage Criteria
On March 25, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court held that if a public authority creates a policy establishing criteria by which it will evaluate bids for public works contracts to determine the lowest and best bidder, the public authority is obligated to apply its bid...
Brown, Strickland Outline Plans for Offshore Wind Turbine Projects
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Gov. Ted Strickland joined Cleveland leaders Monday to outline plans to move ahead with offshore wind energy projects, which included Brown’s unveiling new legislation aimed at advancing the installation of offshore wind turbines in...