|
|
Traditionally, JobsOhio – the state’s private development arm — has spent about $150 million in grants and loans from profits drawn from state liquor enterprise sales, its main funding source. That number will approximately double in the future, J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio’s president and chief investment officer, said at a recent JobsOhio board meeting in Youngstown.
“We’ll be roughly doubling that on an annual basis, from $150 million to $300 million a year,” Nauseef said. JobsOhio contracts with the Division of Liquor Control to run day-to-day liquor sales. Net profits from that are used for economic development work. Details of that approach should be revealed in the next year or so, a JobsOhio spokesman said. And Nauseef emphasized that JobsOhio will also focus anew on an area of large concern to Dayton, federal military installations. The Dayton area is home of one of the nation’s largest Air Force bases, Wright-Patterson, where much of the Air Force’s research and logistics work is anchored. Said Nauseef: “We’re going to build a stateside program to drive federal missions, workforce retention and expansion and attractive.” “These strategies, we’re going to start working on some now. But we’re always willing to listen and learn and evolve and make them better,” he added. The goal is make Ohio “the top state in the nation” for military installations and missions, families and veterans. That work will add up to 10,000 new federal jobs in Ohio in the next five years, at a cost of about $3 million to $5 million a year, Nauseef said. Click here to read full article on Springfield News-Sun. Submitted story/photos to Urbana Daily Citizen
Then – This is a circa 1910 postcard street scene (#A1030) looking east on Scioto Street from the intersection with Happersett Street. The stone post on the left edge of the photo marks the driveway entrance to the large house that is midway between Scioto and East Court streets. This is likely the same post visible in the Now photo. Note the stone bridge over the ditch that runs on the north side of the street. Horse and buggies are traveling the unpaved street. Now – This is a 2019 photo of the same location. Automobiles now travel the paved street versus horse and buggies in 1910. The Champaign County Historical Museum is a not-for-profit organization that depends upon donations and dues to preserve, protect, archive and display the artifacts that tell the Champaign County story. The free public museum, 809 East Lawn Ave., Urbana, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Click here to read full article on Urbana Daily Citizen.
Submitted Story/Photos to Urbana Daily Citizen
The circa 1935 “Then” photo (#0468) is of the birthplace of John Quincy Adams Ward, 335 College St., Urbana (southwest corner of South High and College streets). He was the grandson of Col. William Ward, founder of Urbana. John Quincy Adams Ward was regarded as the Dean of American Sculpture. His sculpture the “The Indian Hunter” was the first American sculpture to be displayed on a permanent basis in Central Park, New York City. This house built in the 1820s was later occupied by the following families: C.H. Marvin, C. 1940-1950; Corwin Barnhart, C .1950-1960; Richard Rademacher C. 1960-1980. Phillip and Sarah Kerns are the current residents. Note that the house has a tile roof and front and side porches. A circa 1948 photo (#1717) shows that the front porch had been removed. The 2019 “Now” photo is of the same house. Note that the house has an asphalt shingle roof and neither a front nor side porch. Submitted to Urbana Daily Citizen by the Champaign County Historical Museum, a not-for-profit organization that depends upon donations and dues to preserve, protect, archive and display the artifacts that tell the Champaign County story. The free public museum, 809 East Lawn Ave., Urbana, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Click here to read article on Urbana Daily Citizen.
Principal Aaron Hollar introduced Clerico and challenged the Champions to listen to his message and work to build a foundation for lifelong success. Clerico recounted his first Breakfast of Champions and said he knew then he wanted to be a guest speaker someday. He said goal-setting, kindness, generosity and passion are key characteristics of great people.
“You open the door to opportunities in the future, improve others’ lives and improve yours as well,” he said. Many of the current Champions are involved in their school and community as members of student council, 4H, athletics, Girl and Boy Scouts and as volunteers. Click here to read full article on Urbana Daily Citizen.
Our Towne Mechanicsburg presents Christmas in the Village on Saturday, December 14th! The day kicks off at 8am with Secret Santa and Pancake Breakfasts.
There will be craft vendors, bake goods, crafts, parades & fun for the whole family! And don't forget to stop at all the local shops while you're out & about! 
The new entrance is covered and has automatic sliding doors allowing for protection from the elements and improved wheelchair access, improving the drop-off and discharge process.
Donors funded most of the cost of the $800,000+ improvement, which McCall Sharp Architecture designed and Link Construction built. The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting and open house to see the new hospital gift shop, registration area for outpatients and waiting area for hospital visitors. These latest improvements at the hospital follow 2017’s $3 million renovation and service expansion project, which included: – Building a 10-bed senior behavioral health unit – Recruitment of an orthopedic surgeon and two general surgeons, which has led to a significant increase in surgery volumes – Doubling of the MRI service capability from two to four days weekly – Internal renovations to modernize the facility Click here to read full article on Urbana Daily Citizen. Urbana High School DECA students will be hosting Make a Miracle Community Night on Friday, December 13th during the UHS Boys Basketball game. FREE admission if you wear Climber gear & bring a stuffed animal. Stuffed Animals will be thrown onto the floor during halftime of the Varsity Basketball Game. ***Stuffed Animal Drive benefits Adriel Foster Care & Nationwide Children's Hospital 
By Jenna Lawson, Staff Writer at Springfield News- Sun
The last bit of needed funding has been secured to push forward the ‘Legacy Place’ senior housing project in Urbana. Sourcing all of the funding has been a tedious multi-year task undertaken by several different parties — but soon residents will start to see the fruits of labor. “This is going to be a reality,” said Champaign Economic Development Director Marcia Bailey. “It’s not just sketches on a piece of paper. It’s going to be a reality.” In August, the developers of the project — Flaherty & Collins Properties — applied for a grant through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati with the help of community partners. Moving forward with the project was contingent on whether that money was secured. In late November, the developer was awarded $700,000 to tie up the funding. “Elated was the word I thought of — and relief,” said City of Urbana Community Development Manager Doug Crabill. “I don’t know where we would have gone if we had that $700,000 gap.” Prior to November the developers secured nearly $10 million in tax credits and shortly after the announcement of the FHLB Cincinnati grant award, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency also approved a loan for the project for $1.25 million. Flaherty & Collins Vice President of Community & Asset Management Duane Miller said now his focus is on due diligence — tying down equity and working through legal documents. He expects to close in late February 2020, but construction planning has been going on in the background while the funding was being secured — so residents won’t have to wait long after the closing date to see changes. “We’re about 95 percent done with all the architecture and engineering (plans) so far,” Miller said. “(I’m) looking forward to it. It’ll be quite an impact.” The project will convert the Douglas Hotel, as well as the former North and South Elementary Schools in Urbana, into affordable senior apartments. A total of 51 housing units will be available to residents 55 and older. Of those units, 20 would be in the Douglas Hotel on Monument Square with retail on the first floor and the rest of the units would be housed in the elementary schools — on Russell Street and Main Street respectively. Community partners say not only will the project create new housing for those who move into the new units, but it will also draw more people to Urbana to fill larger homes that become available as older residents downsize. Although the project includes three separate properties, arguably one of the biggest benefits to come from it will be the renovation of the Douglas, which takes up nearly an entire quadrant of Urbana’s main square. The former hotel has sat vacant for 16 years and needs its fair share of TLC. “It is an eyesore as it stands,” said Bailey. “But having it occupied with residents living in it, having the street level occupied with retail possibly — it just gives a whole new essence to the downtown.” Click here to read full article on Springfield News- Sun. |
Archives
April 2025
|
RSS Feed
