The grants will expand three new curbside programs and provide infrastructure upgrades that will allow more efficient operation of eight material recovery facilities. In addition, funding is being channeled toward litter prevention, law enforcement, recycling containers for special venues and a variety of other recycling and litter prevention community programs. Funds are going to 16 solid waste districts, three counties, four municipalities and nine institutions and organizations

U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) announced today her introduction of legislation to assist homeless veterans with their transition into permanent housing. The Homeless Veterans Welcome Home Act, H.R. 2522, is supported by The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans and the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Congresswoman Beatty was joined by 15 Members as original co-sponsors of this legislation.

Projects include assisting four businesses with recycling and diverting more material (including plastics, glass and fiber) from regional waste streams; expanding the capability of a construction and demolition debris facility; and increasing the capacity to process electronics waste at a material recovery facility.

The new storage tank is part of the plan to increase water supplies for the city’s growing peak summertime water demand. Later this year, the city also will install a new ground water treatment plant at the same location as the storage tank to supplement production from the existing water treatment plant

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board approved more than $3 million for affordable housing initiatives across the state of Ohio, including

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency Board approved more than $3 million for affordable housing initiatives across the state of Ohio, including:

There were 3,987 central Ohio homes and condos put on the market during the month of April, a 15.2 percent increase over March and a 7.4 percent gain over April 2014. This increase put the total inventory of homes for sale at 7,003, according the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS)

CPIM provides local government investment officers with continuing education training as they work to safeguard taxpayer dollars. CPIM conferences cover a variety of topics and provide comprehensive financial training that benefits public funds managers at all levels of experience.

American Modern Insurance Group®, a leading specialty insurer, today announced it is working with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a research and communications association solely supported by the property insurance industry, on a research project to help determine how weather in the northern part of the U.S. impacts a variety of roofing materials through the installation of a roof aging farm on its Amelia, Ohio campus.

State Senator Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) today announced $600,000 in new state funding for Cleveland State University's cutting-edge project to develop and manufacture ultraconductive copper wire.

Residents of Grandview Heights do not need to be concerned if a disaster strikes at any point of time. There is this one company named Neverman Construction Co. that has been around since 2000 and is rightfully one of the best and reputed local disaster restoration specialists that homeowners can rely blind folded.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is pleased to announce that William E. Carleton, CSRAB executive director, has been named a 2015 BOMA Fellow.

This designation is bestowed upon individuals who have displayed exemplary and sustained contributions to commercial real estate, their profession, the community and BOMA at all levels and have continually answered the call to leadership and service throughout their careers.

In her opening remarks at today’s Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing on the Truth In Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (TILA-RESPA), U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) detailed the importance of ensuring a seamless transition to an updated closing process, as mandated under Dodd-Frank. Serving as the subcommittee’s Ranking Member for the day, Beatty spoke about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) merging TILA-RESPA

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) has called out GOP lawmakers last night for their push to adopt H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection (RIP) Act. This bill would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing a clarifying rule determining whether certain waterways are covered under the Clean Water Act. The contested rule would reduce costly confusion and delays to permitting, and help ensure streams, wetlands, and surrounding communities are protected

Today Republican Members on the House Appropriations Committee rejected an amendment proposed by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) to provide housing support for at least 22,500 of our nation’s estimated 49,900 homeless veterans

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority in Medina, Ohio, resolving allegations the housing authority discriminated against African Americans in the administration of its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, a violation of Title VI of the Civil Right Act of 1964 (Title VI) and the Fair Housing Act.

Bill Gabbard, lead agent for The Gabbard Team, listed the Lebanon, Ohio commercial real estate property for sale. The building located at 2055 South State Route 42 in Turtle Creek Township sits on 5.6 acres of land.

A former employee at Parma Public Housing Agency was charged with stealing more than $232,000 from the agency, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

State Senator Bill Coley (R-Liberty Township) announced today that Middletown will receive a state grant to support local economic development efforts.

Following the water crisis which disrupted the water supply of approximately 500,000 people in Northwest Ohio in early August, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a health advisory laying out guidelines for effective monitoring of and treatment of microcystin. Brown’s Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act, which he reintroduced with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) in February, called for the EPA to publish a health advisory to help inform and educate local and state officials