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Ohio tax system overhaul better than credits, think tank says

Instead of awarding job creation tax credits to individual companies that expand or build new businesses in Ohio, the state should focus on overhauling its entire tax code to make it more favorable to all businesses, a senior research fellow at a non-profit think tank told The Center Square. The state recently approved $26.1 million job creation tax credits for seven new projects that are projected to represent a total of $1.1 billion and create 1,221 new jobs and preserve 1,089 existing jobs. Greg Lawson, with The Buckeye Institute, believes some tax credits are valuable but creating ...

Wheeling Independence Hall Site Director Debbie Jones Retiring

WHEELING – West Virginia Independence Hall site director Debbie Jones will be retiring from her job later this year. Her last day will be Oct. 31. Jones took over as site director at WVIH in May 2016, and said leaving will be “bittersweet.” “You work to retire, in my opinion,” she ...

Former East Ohio Regional Hospital Set for Sept. 2 Auction

MARTINS FERRY — The former East Ohio Regional Hospital property will go to public auction Sept. 2, marking the latest chapter in the long-running saga of the once-busy medical campus. Belmont County Common Pleas Judge Chris Berhalter ordered the sale in April as part of a tax foreclosure ...

Patch suits up: Martins Ferry K-9 gets bulletproof vest

MARTINS FERRY — Every day Martins Ferry Patrolman Chad Nixon clips a leash onto his K-9 partner, climbs into the cruiser and heads out knowing they depend on one another. Now, one of the department's most valuable officers has an added layer of protection. Martins Ferry Police Department ...

Kulewicz, Blackwell pitch Democratic vision during Steubenville stop

STEUBENVILLE — For John Kulewicz, Thursday's Democratic campaign event in Steubenville offered a chance to look back. "I remember as a little boy going to Martins Ferry and it was loud and noisy and busy," Kulewicz said while speaking about his father's hometown. "Now, it's all quiet and ...