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Ohio State Fair announces Cheese Contest winners
Grand Champion and Reserve Champion cheesemakers were announced on Thursday, July 18 at the 2024 Ohio State Fair Cheese Contest, held at Miceli Dairy Products in Cleveland. The American Dairy Association Mideast, the event coordinator, proudly announced Pearl Valley Cheese from Fresno as the overall Grand Champion for their Swiss cheese. Guggisberg Cheese from Millersburg, Ohio, took home the overall Reserve Champion award for their Ziller.
Ohio, its cities throw hundreds of millions at tech giants for data centers
Jul. 28—COLUMBUS — Stadium-sized data centers that consume huge amounts of electricity are popping up all over central Ohio, getting hundreds of millions in state and local tax breaks every year, even as grid operators worry the facilities may soon overburden the available power supply. The data centers are owned by a mix of consumer-facing brands like Amazon, Google and Meta, plus less ...
JumpStart taps 'a village' to grow Northeast Ohio's tech-based companies
Dangling from Franco Kraiselburd’s gloved hand is a white, jello-like patch he believes will revolutionize wound care worldwide. “Imagine this is the next band aid. Do you know what I mean?’’ says an animated Kraiselburd, encouraging visitors to a Case Western Reserve University lab to glove up and touch the moistened patch. “Here's the thing – imagine this integrated into your skin. Right? And it just feels nice.”
Some Ohio residents can now get $25,000 for injuries in $600 million train derailment settlement
People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. The lawyers who negotiated the deal...
Ohio's tax-free holiday extended to 10 days, big savings expected
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Tuesday marks the return of Ohio's Tax-Free Holiday. This year, the traditional three-day offer will instead last 10 days, running from July 30 through Aug. 8. Walmart in Dublin expects a rush of customers, especially parents and students looking to save on back-to-school shopping. "It’s...
JD Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate marks the end of Republican conservatism
Since Donald Trump chose Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, it’s been widely noted that Vance once described Trump as “reprehensible” and “cultural heroin.” However, the day after Vance won his own Senate race in 2022, he reportedly made it known that he would support Trump for president in 2024.
Ohio county fairs aren't done: See which ones are next on the calendar
Here in central Ohio, county fair festivities will last as late as October, gracing the region with exciting grandstand events, buttery fair foods and thrilling rides. Here is a roundup of remaining county fairs in the area. Hartford Fair ...
Why finding locations for legal marijuana businesses is so challenging in Ohio: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio has more than 18,000 locations near where you can’t open a recreational marijuana business. We’re talking about the difficulty of finding locations far from schools, parks and churches on Today in Ohio. Listen online here. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast,...
Local entities with tax windfalls from property valuation hikes need to be cautious, transparent in obligating that money: editorial
In its details, Ohio’s property-tax system calls to mind Winston Churchill’s description of the Soviet Union: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. But one thing about Ohio property taxes that’s no puzzle at all to homeowners is that they periodically rise – and must be paid.
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