Monday, August 19, 2024
Dayton Innovation Hub announcement
Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted pictued with University of
Dayton President Eric Spina (left) and Dayton Development Coalition
CEO Jeff Hoagland (right) to announce a new innovation hub in Dayton
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio
Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced that
Dayton has been selected as the site of Ohio's second innovation
hub.
Supported with $35 million in state funding from the Ohio Innovation
Hubs Program, the new onMain Innovation Hub will bring together
government, academia, and private-sector industry partners to make
Dayton a global leader in the research and development of digital
transformation technologies. The project is also supported with a
local match of at least $23 million and a private-sector investment
of up to $37 million.
"The Miami Valley has always been a place where big ideas take
flight, and the unprecedented collaboration that will happen under
the umbrella of the onMain Innovation Hub will lead to digital
technologies that will impact lives across the world," said Governor
DeWine. "This new collaboration will be transformative for this
region, leading to more investments, more jobs, and more of the
world's most innovative thinkers calling Dayton home."
“The Dayton Innovation Hub will pull together the talent, research,
and private/public partnerships the region needs to be a world-class
leader in digital integration for defense and aerospace,” said Lt.
Governor Husted. “As for its location, this is something I and many
others have worked on for a very long time as we transition the
former site of the county fairgrounds into a world-class hub for
research and collaboration.”
Lt. Governor Husted spoke at the Ohio Department of Public Safety's
Law Enforcement Recruitment Summit. This event helps law enforcement
personnel discover innovative recruitment tactics and develop
strategies to successfully recruit the next generation of leaders.
Husted speaks at DPS Law Enforcement Recruitment Summit
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
On Tuesday morning, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Governor DeWine
tested positive for COVID-19. He started experiencing mild,
cold-like symptoms Monday, including sneezing and a runny nose.
KP.3.1.1, a variant in the Omicron family, is now the predominant
COVID-19 variant circulating in the United States and has been on
the rise since June. COVID-19 cases and wastewater detections of
COVID-19 have been on the rise in Ohio since late June. Though
hospitalizations, which are a good indicator of disease severity,
have risen modestly in much of the United States, they are not
currently rising in Ohio.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19
vaccines for all people ages six months and older.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Lt. Governor Husted provided remarks at Sinclair College's Fall
Conference & President’s Address in Dayton.
He spoke about the workforce challenges the state is facing and how
private, public and education partnerships can play a role in
overcoming those challenges.
Lt. Governor Husted provided remarks at Sinclair College's Fall
Conference & President’s Address in Dayton.
Amazon one-year anniversary ribbon cutting
Lt. Governor Husted provided remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to
celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Amazon LUK2
Robotic Fulfillment Center in Union County. He also toured the
facility.
The LUK2 facility is Amazon's newest robotics fulfillment center in
Ohio and the seventh in the state.
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Governor DeWine announced the appointment of three members to the
OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board.
Among them, Thomas Gregoire has been reappointed, bringing his
continued expertise and dedication to the Foundation's mission of
partnering with organizations across Ohio to help end the opioid
epidemic and prevent its recurrence. He is joined by new appointees,
James F. White III and Jonathan Lee.
“These individuals all bring a wealth of experience to the board and
are committed to advancing our work to combat the effects of the
opioid epidemic and substance use disorder by investing in
prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in our communities,”
said Governor DeWine. “The purpose of the OneOhio Recovery
Foundation is to make people’s lives better – both now and long into
the future. These appointees will strengthen our efforts to support
innovative solutions and foster collaborative partnerships across
the state to accomplish that goal.”
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of
the project.
As part of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources has completed a new wetland restoration project
at Little Portage Wildlife Area in Ottawa County. The project will
improve water quality while benefitting the surrounding communities
and revitalizing the area’s ecosystem.
The restoration project replaced subsurface field tile drainage to
redirect water from more than 400 acres of farmland to the wildlife
area wetlands for filtration before flowing into the Little Portage
River.
"This wetland restoration will continue to protect and preserve both
the Little Portage River and the Little Portage Wildlife Area,” said
Governor DeWine. “Taking these steps is necessary to help ensure
that Ohio’s waterways are free from excess nutrient runoff that
causes water quality issues and protect our many beautiful natural
areas for future generations.”
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Governor DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce
Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, issued the following joint statement after
Steward Health Care’s announcement of its intention to close
Trumbull Regional Medical Center and Hillside Rehabilitation
Hospital in Warren, Ohio:
“We are deeply saddened by this news. We take seriously the
potential loss of any health care provider, and we understand the
deep connections that can be formed between a hospital and the
community it serves.
“The corporate leadership of Steward Health Care must be held
accountable to ensure they are actively working to support their
local doctors while they work with patients and their families to
find the best possible care alternative. While they have committed
to do so, we will actively work with the local health care community
to ensure they properly follow through on that pledge.
“Nevertheless, we are optimistic that area residents will still be
able to access quality care close to home. As many local residents
are aware, Mercy Health St. Joseph Hospital is located close by (1.5
miles away) and Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown (a
large facility with more than 400 beds) is less than 15 miles away.
“We will continue to monitor this situation and provide whatever
support we can for the region and
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