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US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan....

TimberTech utilizes helicopter to convey equipment

A helicopter was utilized Sunday afternoon to transport several items of equipment from an adjoining property to the TimberTech facility located on Prairie Avenue...

$100 million in taxes to help amusement park, Sandusky

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — The parent company of one of Ohio’s major amusement parks has reached a $100-million, 20-year public investment deal with the...

Ohio initial jobless claims return to pre-pandemic levels

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Initial jobless claims in Ohio have returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to two weeks of state...

Exacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers US economy

SEATTLE (AP) — After Bryan Kang’s son was born in July, the occupational therapist and his wife, a teacher, started looking for child care...

“Buy it when you see it.” US retailers dread holiday shortages

NEW YORK (AP) — The Perfect Pigg, a gift shop owned by Ginger Pigg, is the go-to place for residents of Cumming, Georgia, to...

Towneplace Suites by Marriott debuts

WILMINGTON — Towneplace Suites by Marriott celebrated its grand opening on Thursday in conjunction with the Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce.Located at 175 Holiday...

Ohio: Number of employed up slightly

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.4% in September 2021, unchanged from 5.4% in August.The state’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 9,900...

US unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence...

Ohio reports dip in both new and continuing jobless claims

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans filed 7,554 initial traditional unemployment claims last week, which was 2,297 fewer than the previous week. The state’s residents filed...