Husted Announces TechCred Results for January

March application period is currently open

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, today announced the results of the January round of TechCred, in which 438 employers were awarded, providing the opportunity for Ohioans to earn 4,947 tech-focused credentials.Read full story

Ohio Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case

 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas’ right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government.

“States have a right to enforce their own laws – especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border,” Yost said.Read full story

Experimental Gene Therapy for Giant Axonal Neuropathy Shows Promise in NIH Clinical Trial

Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function.

An investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well tolerated and showed signs of therapeutic benefit in a clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Read full story

Asphalt Plant Operator Position Available

Asphalt Plant Operator

Small’s Asphalt Paving, Inc

Full-Time

 

Small’s Asphalt Paving, Inc. are accepting applications for the following position:

Asphalt Plant Operator

Job Description:

  • Must be able to operate the asphalt plant and computer system to loadout asphalt.
  • An asphalt plant operator manages equipment that sends hot mix asphalt materials through a mixing drum and into a storage silo until it is time to be loaded into trucks.
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Governor DeWine Announces $5.8 Million in Additional State Support to Protect Families from Lead Exposure

Additional allocations bring total investment to $90 million 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced that an additional $5.8 million in grant funding will be used to protect more Ohio families from the dangers of toxic lead.Read full story