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Data center restrictions gain momentum across northwest Ohio
Successful citizen-led ballot initiatives limiting the size of data centers have led to a flurry of activity in other Toledo-area municipalities since the Nov. 3 election, including Whitehouse, Waterville, and Rossford. Volunteers turned over signed petitions for those three communities on Thursday, Friday, and Monday, respectively. They claim they gathered more than enough signatures for the Lucas County Board of Elections to certify them and require each of those municipalities to put similar ballot issues in front of voters in those communities. Next up are Perrysburg, Maumee, and Bowling Green. Toledo, which would need many more signatures because of its size, could eventually be targeted as well, said Lyn Cox, county lead for Conserve Ohio’s grassroots efforts in Lucas and Wood counties. Petitions have come back from printers for Perrysburg and Maumee, and are expected to be available in the next day or two for Bowling Green, she said. In the coming weeks, citizen-led ballot initiatives also will begin in Sylvania and Holland, Ms. Cox said. The activity comes in the aftermath of Oregon’s overwhelming vote in favor of a charter amendment that bans the construction of data centers that require 25 megawatts or more of electricity, which eliminates hyperscale
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Maumee-based company sells its medical devices around the world
MAUMEE, Ohio (WTVG) - We live in a place that has helped build this country from the auto industry to glass manufacturing and numerous other inventions. That includes a Maumee-based company that’s been making medical devices for more than four decades. And it uses a lot of homegrown talent.
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Toledo AI Week Opens With Free Training as AI Skills Command Wage Premium
TOLEDO — Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has proclaimed this week Toledo AI Week for the second consecutive year, as Great Lakes AI Week opened Tuesday at Bowling Green State University with free, hands-on artificial intelligence training and certification for Northwest Ohio workers, students and job seekers, the Enterprise Technology Association announced in a release distributed […]
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Former Duck QB Austin Novosad throws 3 TDs in 1st career start
In three seasons with the Oregon Ducks , quarterback Austin Novosad stuck around, awaiting his turn to start. The four-star passer from the 2023 class competed with Dante Moore for the starting nod in 2025, but was beat out and ultimately entered the transfer portal after the season having completed 12-of-15 passes for 99 yards as a Duck. Novosad soon committed to the Bowling Green Falcons, getting a fresh start and looking to compete for the starting job during his junior campaign. Once again, he was beat out, this time by Division-II Assumption College transfer Jay Kastantin. But with Kastantin out with an injury, Novosad finally got his first career college start on Tuesday night in Bowling Green's MAC matchup with Kent State. He didn't disappoint, completing 15-of-25 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Falcons to a 33-28 victory. Former Oregon Ducks QB Austin Novosad’s first career TD pass. Started for Bowling Green tonight, has 200 yards, 3TDs thru 3 quarters. Currently airing on ESPNU pic.twitter.com/HJJO67Mr1c — Bjorn Bergstrom (@BjornBergstrom2) November 11, 2026 The former Ducks ' first career touchdown pass was as impressive as it gets, converting a third-and-six for a 70-yard touchdown to his running
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Rezoning, data centers covered in Waterville council meeting
WATERVILLE – Waterville City Council approved the rezoning of 48 acres of land on Neapolis Waterville Road, accepted petitions for a proposed charter amendment to limit the size of data centers, heard about the Dec. 5 Christmas Light Up event and reviewed the five-year capital planning program during its Nov. 9 meeting.
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Editorial: Cuts will be coming in Oregon after vote
It will not be a merry Christmas for Oregon city employees, as significant job cuts are now the only way to plug a multimillion-dollar budget deficit following voters’ rejection of a billion-dollar data center project. Oregon City Council Finance Committee Chair Dennis Walendzak asked fellow council members to clear the first Saturday in December for a daylong meeting dedicated to balancing the city’s budget. Read more editorials Mr. Walendzak addressed the council at the end of Monday’s session, which had opened with resident comments mostly cheering the passage of the ballot initiative blocking the data center planned for city-owned land at Corduroy and Wynn roads. “Obviously, 60 percent of Oregon residents are pleased with the election outcome,” Mr. Walendzak noted, adding that because personnel and benefits make up 81 percent of the budget, balancing the books takes far more than cutting back on office supplies. Voters’ rejection of the ballot measure eliminated a projected $250 million revenue stream — derived from the property sale and a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement shared with the school district — forcing both the city and schools to operate with significantly fewer resources. During Monday’s meeting, supporters of the anti-data center charter amendment acknowledged the financial
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Defiance Logistics Firm Enters Business Hall of Fame, Feeds 200 Veterans
Keller Logistics Group, the family-owned third-party logistics provider headquartered in Defiance, has received a Business Excellence Award and been inducted into the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence Hall of Fame, the company announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. The induction took place at the hall of fame’s 38th annual ceremony on Nov. 5 in Maumee. Keller was […]
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Loss of data center causes Oregon to tighten its budget for next year
Now that the proposed data center has withdrawn plans to come to Oregon, city officials are preparing for budget hearings to find ways to raise revenue and cut expenses for next year. Officials for two years had expected that the data center, which was going to be located near Corduroy and Wynn roads, would bring in millions of dollars to city coffers. When voters on Nov. 3 passed a data center charter amendment that limited its size, the company withdrew its plans, causing some supporters to worry about its impact on the city’s budget. City Administrator Brody Walters is not currently too concerned about the financial condition of the city. In fact, there is a $3 million surplus this year. Expect cost cutting, though, for next year, when revenue is expected to be less than expenditures. Council will have to make the tough decisions at the budget hearings, the first expected this month. “Right now, we’ve reviewed the general fund budget, and found savings in the neighborhood of $1.3 million across all departments,” Mr. Walters said of the $32 million projected budget estimate for 2027. “These are not painful cuts. It’s trimming the fat.” In a Nov. 9 letter to