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Columbus Grove company named contractor of the month

PutnamVoice.com contributor

COLUMBUS GROVE Allied Paving Equipment Magazine has named Jeff Nonnemaker, Owner of Nonnemaker Asphalt Seal Coat, Contractor of the Month for their August 2009 Issue. Nonnemaker, Columbus Grove, has been in the Asphalt Seal Coat business for over... Full story

Ottawa Oil sees many changes during past 50 years

Nancy Kline

OTTAWA - When Ottawa Oil opened for business the average price of gas in the country was around $.31. For the next several years it often only increased or decreased by $.01 in a year's time. Gas pumps had one hose and the price per gallon had... Full story

Unemployment continues to rise

Bart Mills

LIMA — The hard times continue to hit home for Ohio workers.Unemployment numbers rose in March across the state and throughout most of the region, leaving state officials blaming the economyOhio’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in... Full story

Unverferth growing with the grain business

Bart Mills

KALIDA — It’s no secret that the business of growing corn is a growing business. But the business of doing business with those growers isn’t bad either.    The rising popularity of ethanol and other alternative uses... Full story

Jobless figures spike in all but one county in Lima region: Van Wert sees drop

LIMA — Unemployment increased in all but one of the nine counties in the Lima region during January, despite a decrease in jobless figures statewide.Allen County hit the highest level in the region with 7.0 percent unemployment, up from 6.5... Full story

Goodwill, Dell team up to recycle old computers

Bob Blake

OTTAWA — There’s a new option for getting rid of an unwanted computer in northwest Ohio.Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio has teamed up with Dell Inc. on a computer recovery, reuse and recycling program. The partnership is the first... Full story

First Federal Bank opens Glandorf office

Nancy Kline

GLANDORF — “I’m looking forward to growing with this community,” Mike Schumaker, branch manager of new First Federal Bank in Glandorf said Monday.Speaking during the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Glandorf... Full story

Fort Wayne, Ind., company buys Executive Coach

Bart Mills

OTTAWA — A Fort Wayne, Ind., company has purchased the bus company connected to the crash that killed five members of the Bluffton University baseball team.Excursions Trailways, a charter bus company based in Fort Wayne, Ind., purchased... Full story

Union Bank demos building destroyed by flood

Greg Sowinski

 OTTAWA — Five months after flood waters crippled the village, Union Bank demolished its old bank building to make room for a new and larger building. The new bank at 245 W. Main St. should be up and open for business by July, said Norm... Full story

Strickland talks about Lima shooting, economy

Bart Mills

LIMA — It was a day set aside to celebrate business, but, for Gov. Ted Strickland, there was other business to discuss.Strickland spent most of Thursday in the region touring area businesses for what the Allen County Visionaries hope will... Full story

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