The City of Toledo announced yesterday that the City’s unimproved street resurfacing program has begun. In total, 109 streets are to be included in the City’s overall road construction program for this year, compared to seven streets that were fixed in 2020. Of the 109, 35 are unimproved roads.
Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said at a press conference that unimproved streets are often characterized by the lack of curbs and a gravel or rock surface.
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announced the creation of an 8.4-acre solar panel array, which will include over 4,000 panels. The company plans to have the new system up and running at its Mayfield Village campus this summer (construction began on March 29). The completed project will help reduce Progressive’s carbon emissions by 4,000 metric tons per year. Progressive contracted with three local companies – Mars Electric, YellowLite Inc. and Preformed Line Products Solar for the installation, design and construction of the
A Bloomberg opinion article argues that neighborhood style single and multi-family homes built specially for renters could help make housing more affordable and also avoid existing homeowners’ normal aversion to high-capacity housing (“Not-In-My-Backyard-ism”). The author claims that institutional investment opportunities currently lie in building new homes, rather than in buying economically opportunistic existing homes because the market is now currently dealing with low rates of inventory. In new built-to-rent communities, high capacity housing will likely be received more warmly because
The Fremont Fire and Water and Sewer Maintenance Departments have begun their annual fire hydrant testing and flushing program, an important process in ensuring that enough clean, safe water is available both for consumption and fighting fires.
A partnership of JobsOhio, Ohio Development Services Agency, Team NEO, Western Reserve Port Authority, Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce and Macy’s Corporate Services LLC, operating as a distribution and logistics center for Macy’s Inc. in North Jackson, has announced plans to expand at the facility to operate a fulfillment center. Macy’s will add 417 new jobs and retain 55 employees.