- Where Anduril stands in Ohio, a year after its manufacturing announcement.
- Lawmakers remind FAA of state’s advanced air mobility strengths.
- Snow, and a lot of it.
Israeli engineering firm to open Dayton outpost
The situation: When 1960 Troy St. was shown to have been sold in Montgomery County auditor’s records earlier this month, I noticed.
- The Ohio Tax Credit Authority Wednesday approved a tax credit to the Katz Group, an Israeli engineering and construction firm, paving the way for what state and local advocates hope will be 50 new full-time-equivalent jobs at 1960 Troy and a $4.7 million annual payroll.
Lawmakers: Keep Ohio at the heart of advanced air mobility
A letter from the legislators: Ohio lawmakers are urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to position Ohio agencies as key players in a new federal effort to encourage production of a new kind of aircraft.
- The letter — signed by Sen. Jon Husted and U.S. Reps. Mike Turner and Warren Davidson, with 14 others — urges the FAA to consider DriveOhio and Ohio Department of Transportation’s application for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program.
One year on, Anduril builds in Ohio
One-year anniversary: Anduril is celebrating its first anniversary in Ohio with construction well underway on a Pickaway County site for a sprawling aircraft manufacturing operation.
- Some 50 workers, many of them veterans, are already at work at what the defense contractor calls its “Arsenal-1″ complex near Rickenbacker Airport in the Columbus area.
Tobias opens new Far Hills chapel
You’ve driven past it: After a year of construction and questions, the Tobias Funeral Home Far Hills Chapel has reopened with a new building and more space to serve families.
- The chapel, at 5471 Far Hills Ave. in Washington Twp., opened Jan. 22 after being razed a year ago.
Springfield Haitians come to grips with loss of TPS status
Credit: Buck Creek Photography
Credit: Buck Creek Photography
What’s happening: On a recent afternoon, at a mostly empty Caribbean restaurant in southeast Springfield, Pushon Jacques grimaced as he talked about what could happen if and when Haiti loses its Temporary Protected Status.
Impact: “It has a big impact,” said Jacques, 41, a TPS holder. “I won’t be able to work, I will not be able to provide for my family. It’s a bad situation to be in.”
Newsletter numbers
About 4,000: Anduril’s 10-year buildout plan calls for about 4,000 employees working in a Pickaway County manufacturing complex covering some 5 million square feet. Read the story.
Up to 15,000: The Springfield area is home to an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 Haitian residents. Read the story.
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Newsletter roundup
Snow business: Snow keeps accidents down, mechanics tell us.
Snow emergencies: Lifting across the region as of Thursday.
Snow shelter: Checking up on Dayton homeless shelters.
The Flyers: The challenge they face tonight.
Bellbrook office district: Greenlit.
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