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GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio

General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea鈥檚 LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.

December 5, 2019
GovernmentTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Renews Self-Driving Car Initiative

COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥 Gov. Mike DeWine on Oct. 29 signed an executive order renewing DriveOhio, the state initiative promoting self-driving cars and other forms of 鈥渟mart鈥 mobility.

October 29, 2019
BusinessTop 100

How J. Rayl Transport Kept Trucking After the Loss of CEO Jeremy Rayl

When J. Rayl Transport鈥檚 CEO, Jeremy Rayl, died suddenly in 2017 at the age of 39, the Akron, Ohio-based trucking company lost 鈥渕ore than just a boss,鈥 in the words of chief operating officer and close friend Ryan Richards.

June 24, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Ohio Safety Agency Petitions FMCSA for Veteran Driver Exemptions

The Ohio Department of Public Safety has requested exemption from certain commercial driver license regulations to open up truck-driving opportunities for veterans.

April 24, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Ohio DOT Announces Leadership Changes

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced a change in leadership at the statewide and district levels.

April 10, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

UAW Says GM Dismissed Concessions Before Idling Cruze Plant in Ohio

Three weeks after employees at the Lordstown General Motors Co. compact car plant assembled their last Chevrolet Cruze, employees are filing into the United Auto Workers Local 1112 hall to sign up for unemployment benefits and try to figure out if they should take a transfer to another GM plant or wait it out.

March 29, 2019
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

GM鈥檚 Cruze-Producing Ohio Plant Goes Idle

A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, will be idled March 6 after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month鈥檚 end.

March 6, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Gas-Tax Hike Needed for Roads, Maintenance, Ohio Transportation Panel Says

After two meetings, a committee formed by Gov. Mike DeWine to study options for fixing a shortfall in money for road construction and maintenance has come to a consensus that the state gasoline tax needs to increase.

February 7, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Kansas, Ohio Governors-Elect Announce DOT Director Picks

The newly elected governors of Kansas and Ohio have announced their choices to lead their states鈥 departments of transportation.

January 11, 2019
GovernmentSafety

Ohio to Receive Funding Boost Through Recent Senate Bill

Ohio transportation projects will receive a funding boost through the recently passed U.S. Senate bill.

August 6, 2018