AAMA Summer Conference Speakers to Cover Cybersecurity, Sustainability,...
(Source: American Architectural Manufacturers Association) May 3, 2016 Early bird registration for the upcoming American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) 2016 National Summer Conference...
View ArticleNew DOL “Persuader Rule” in Effect (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) OMA Connections Partner, Bricker & Eckler, reports: 'The Department of Labor's (DOL's) recently issued 'persuader rule,' which took...
View ArticleCash for Recycling Projects (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) Ohio EPA has awarded $1.35 million in recycling market development grants to eight projects. As a result of the projects, more material...
View ArticleOver 1,550 Future Engineers, Scientists Accept Challenge of 17th Annual STEM...
(Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company) AKRON, Ohio, May 5, 2016 - Nine high school students were awarded college scholarships and another 56 shared in grants for their schools at The Goodyear...
View ArticleCitizen Corps Advisory Committee (Collier County, FL)
(Source: Collier County, FL) NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COLLIER COUNTY CITIZEN CORPS ADVISORY COMMITTEE COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 3 P.M. Notice is hereby given that the Collier...
View ArticleHouse Passes Medical Marijuana Bill (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) The House sent its medical marijuana legalization bill, HB 523, over to the Senate this week. The Senate began hearings immediately, so that it might pass the...
View ArticleSenate: Finish the Job on Ex-Im Bank (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) The U.S. Senate needs to fill a vacancy on the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank board of directors, so that the bank can fully function to...
View ArticleWKSU Presents Four-Part Series on Airline Hubs in Northeast Ohio (Kent State...
(Source: Kent State University) In 2014, less than four years after Continental and United announced that the airlines were merging operations, the newly expanded United shut down its hub at Cleveland...
View ArticleCAST students get real-world view at LuK facility in Wooster (The University...
(Source: The University of Akron) In April, 20 students and faculty members from the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program in the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) at The...
View ArticlePUCO Moves Fast to Grant FirstEnergy Bailout Rehearing (Ohio Manufacturers'...
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) granted FirstEnergy's request for a rehearing of its subsidy request (derailed by a ruling of the Federal Energy...
View ArticleKasich Picks Haque for PUCO Chair (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) This week Governor Kasich named Asim Z. Haque, a member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) since 2013 and the current vice chair, to serve as...
View ArticleOSHA Releases New Reporting Rule (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) This week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its anticipated 'Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses' final rule,...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Doubles Down on Subsidy Demand (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) One week after its proposed 'power purchase agreements' (PPAs) were halted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), FirstEnergy filed a new subsidy...
View ArticleNew Study: Wholesale Markets Working Well (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) A new study commissioned by PJM, the regional transmission organization serving Ohio, finds that wholesale markets are providing the benefits they were...
View ArticleEnergizing Manufacturing (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) a comprehensive study of the benefits of natural gas and natural gas infrastructure this week. The study finds:...
View ArticleOMA Gives Input to EPA on Storm Water Regs (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) Last week the OMA sent to Ohio EPA's Division of Surface Water Chief, Tiffani Kavalec, outlining manufacturers' priority issues for the agency's consideration...
View ArticleSupreme Court Takes Up CAT Case in which OMA Filed Amicus (Ohio...
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) This week the Ohio Supreme Court heard the oral argument for three combined commercial activity tax (CAT) cases (Crutchfield, Inc., Mason Companies, Inc., and...
View ArticleAEP Accepts FERC Decision (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) AEP this week accepted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision that rescinded a waiver that would have allowed its Public Utilities Commission...
View ArticleOf Interest to Certain Food Manufacturers …. (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) The Ohio Senate voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 245 which creates a new government commission charged with studying...
View ArticleHouse Bill Freezes Energy Standards Forever (Ohio Manufacturers' Association)
(Source: Ohio Manufacturers' Association) Speaker Pro Tem Ron Amstutz (R-Wooster) proposes to eliminate Ohio's energy efficiency and renewable energy standards in his...
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