The ABJ has a great article on the Solar Industry in Toledo.
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The smell of fresh paint drifts through an almost empty warehouse. Near the back researchers inspect a solar panel that's lighter and more flexible than traditional models.
Within the last year, the number of employees at Xunlight Corp. has grown from 16 to 64. And there's plenty of room for more.
13abc is reporting that the Blade has let loose a few employees and may plan on larger cuts.
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They're slashing jobs at the Toledo Blade. So far two people have been let go, and a spokesperson for the paper says more cuts are on the way in the near future.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=6543161
The Republican Party had overwhelming won elections in both houses of Congress in November, 2010. President Obama had failed to route the Great Recession (no one talked about Depressions anymore, but everyone snickered about this euphemism). General Motors had “married” Chrysler, and had failed to market the electric Jeep properly (or perhaps the American people said one thing when they meant something else). The Chyrsler-GM brand was no more.
Looks like the party is over. I have a feeling the auto industry and Toledo will not be the same regardless if the Democrats in Congress decide to bail out the auto industry and the Unions. What will come out of all of this? Hopefully, there will be leaner more competitive companies, but the companies and the City we knew last month will most likely no longer exist. Only time will tell if our leaders can get out of their inbred ideas and move the area forward.
The county commissioners are planning to lay off twenty employees because of a budget crunch and declining revenues. In my opinion, they can start cutting at the Health Department, which has plenty of people to police bars for smoking infractions, while laying off people in the rat eradication unit several months ago. Hope they start by laying off David Grossman.
James Inhofe, the senator from Oklahoma, said recently, and I am paraphrasing: “I’m looking at this bailout and the Treasury secretary Paulson. Hell, best I can tell, he may have given some of this money to his friends.”
The truth is he can do whatever he wants with it. He has that type of authoritarian power. He has been named the sole person, whoever the treasury secretary is, to provide for the economic welfare of the country and the American people.
From the Ohio GOP:
A new state unemployment report today reveals nine thousand Ohioans lost their jobs last month while Gov. Ted Strickland spent nearly every day on the campaign trail.
Ohio's unemployment rate hit 7.3 percent in October, up nearly 20 percent from a year ago and continuing to reach levels not seen in nearly 20 years.
When voters passed Issue 22 last year, it had a stipulation that the City publish the budget online. It is 12:01 am and there is no electronic version posted that I can see. I looked at the home page and the Budget sub pages and nothing. Correct me if I am wrong, but the ballot language says that they City must also publish a Web version of the estimates. You can read the wording below where it does seem like it should also be published online on 11/15.
I sense that Helen Jones-Kelley won't have a job soon. Also, Ted Strickland will probably take a hit by saying it was not politically motivated, when it is now looking like it was. Maybe he should not be so quick to defend an obvious Obama supporter (unless he agrees). Why?
Whirlpool adding 400 posts to Findlay when Tennessee plant closes
Whirpool Corp. said yesterday it will move about 400 jobs to northwest Ohio from a dishwasher factory it will close in Jackson, Tenn.
The jobs from Jackson will be transferred to Whirlpool's plant in Findlay, about 40 miles south of Toledo, in mid-2009, company spokesman Lisa Fell said.
Sylvania, OH – House District 46 candidate Darlene Dunn and the Ohio Democratic Party have recently released television and printed ad campaigns against State Representative Barbara Sears that claim Rep. Sears would support a plan for health insurance companies to deny coverage of early autism detection, diabetes and early breast cancer screening for Ohio families.
We now have a name (Julie McConnell), but I don't think we have all of the answers. Why was this particular lady picked? I bet you this lady has done this before. We deserve to know if she has done this before and for who. I don't think she was randomly picked one time to find the information. There has to be more to this story.
Fairfield City and school district leaders have "condemned" the actions of a Fairfield resident who last week displayed a ghost with Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's name on it — hanging from a tree by a noose.
There have been those who have questioned the voter fraud accusations. Users here and event the Secretary of State and the Governor both have said it never happens in defense of not wanting to be helpful in verifying the voters.
Don Czerniak of Local 7 AFSCME will join me Monday morning to talk about the mayor's plan to give all non-essential employees days off without pay. Doesn't appear as though it's in the contract. Find out what the union has to say about it.
Also Julia Wiley with an update on the Trees For Troops Campaign, and more on the Science Bus.
Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday announced plans to shut down all nonessential government business for three days before the end of the year to help address the city's projected $10 million general operating fund deficit.
Mr. Finkbeiner said the move would save the city $1 million over all its funds - $300,000 of which would apply to the general fund.
by Darkseid on Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:17 pm
The city of toledo had better never ask for another tax increase-EVER. They obviously have plenty of money to waste.
PLATINUM SHOWGIRLS CLUB
Police assist in catching smoking-ban violators
By JULIE M. McKINNON
BLADE STAFF WRITER
To the general manager of Platinum Showgirls, revenge for
From the Washington Times:
Biden routes campaign cash to family, their firms
Discloses $2 million in business arrangements
Jim McElhatton (Contact)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
(Columbus, Ohio,/ October 20) MyOhioNow PAC (Yes on Issue 6) will file a
complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission today calling to stop the false
statements in advertising by the No on 6 Committee. The next step will be a
hearing on Thursday before the Ohio Elections Commission to determine if there
is probable cause.
