Recently added articles from Toledo Business Journal:
$6.4M funded by Blanchard Valley Port Authority
Feb 01, 2009; ... Participation in the first project of the Blanchard Valley Port Authority (BVPA) has been approved by the board of directors of the agency, according to Robert Beach, chair of the BVPA board. In 1998 and 2003, the State of Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission issued tax-exempt ...
Sauder provides auditorium seating
Feb 01, 2009; ... Defiance College has completed the first phase of its $300,000 renovation of Schomburg Auditorium. The second largest venue on campus, Schomburg Auditorium has been a key facility for meetings and events for both students and the community since its addition to the college in 1961. The venue's ...
Maritime Center hosts waterfront events
Feb 01, 2009; ... In addition to serving as a gateway for passenger travel on the Great Lakes and as a cornerstone of activity and development in Toledo's proposed Marina District, the Toledo Maritime Center is also equipped to host a range of events for business or pleasure. Located in east Toledo on ...
KeyBank forms new MI/NW OH district
Feb 01, 2009; ... KeyBank has named James A. Hoffman president of a newly created Michigan/Northwest Ohio District.The new district combines KeyBank's former northwest Ohio and Michigan districts and will serve clients in the greater Toledo and southeast Michigan areas, stretching from Findlay and Sandusky to Ann ...
Small Business Program hits $300M mark
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Ohio Treasury's economic development program has invested more than $300 million in small businesses -- a 1,300% increase from the previous administration -- since former Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray took office in 2007. GrowNOW recently passed the $300 million mark for ...
U. of Findlay to host econ. summit
Feb 01, 2009; ... A session focusing on local impact has been added to The University of Findlay (UF) Economic Summit, during which UF will host leading executives from the business, financial, and investment sectors on February 6 at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. A series of seven discussion sessions ...
VIZION Financial Services opens in Toledo
Feb 01, 2009; ... VIZION Financial Services, a personal wealth planning and management firm, recently opened in Toledo. A subsidiary of VZN Group, LLC, VIZION is led by Denise Monaghan, CPA, director of the VIZION launch and operations. According to the company, it was launched to educate customers on the ...
Leadership Views...Christa Adams
Feb 01, 2009; ... Toledo Business Journal recently interviewed Christy Adams, Ph.D., president of Owens Community College. She shared the following thoughts. Toledo Business Journal: Can you explain Owens Community College's Success Program? What students will receive these benefits? Christa ...
UT start-up discovers anti-obesity drug
Feb 01, 2009; ... Khew-Voon Chin, PhD, associate professor of medicine, biochemistry, and cancer biology as well as director of genomic medicine at the University of Toledo (UT), has founded Esclapeus Biopharmaceuticals, LLC, a venture focused on developing a small molecule intervention for obesity. The ...
Intermodal site in Defiance County being explored
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Defiance County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) has entered into a contract to determine the feasibility of an inland intermodal rail facility in Defiance and/or Delaware Townships in Defiance County. The facility would directly serve manufacturers and logistics businesses operating ...
Fulton Co. Processing launches new slitting line
Feb 01, 2009; ... Fulton County Processing (FCP), a northwest Ohio-based coil steel service center, is adding a fourth processing line in the form of a new SMS Slitter. The addition will raise the Delta, Ohio plant's capacity by 18,000 tons per month, according to the company. The move is part of an ...
400+ attend Take Back Toledo kickoff
Feb 01, 2009; ... A series of meetings were held in mid-January to kick off the Take Back Toledo recall campaign of Toledo Mayor Carleton Finkbeiner. The business-led organization held three separate events to recruit and organize petition volunteers. The organization needs close to 20,000 signatures from ...
Curwood's Fremont expansion to create 50 jobs
Feb 01, 2009; ... Curwood, Inc., a division of Bemis Company, Inc., plans to expand its operations in Fremont, Ohio. The company explained that -- due to growth in existing product lines as well as the development and production of new packaging for the meat, cheese, and coffee markets -- it requires additional ...
ED plan aimed at cluster groups
Feb 01, 2009; ... In mid-January, a meeting was held for the Toledo-Regional Economic Plan. This initiative was started by former University of Toledo president Dan Johnson in an effort to better align the planning activities of area economic development agencies. Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, the current president ...