http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:30:25 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/01/county-launches-site-certification-program-begins-work-on-permit-portal/stories/20260401119 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/01/county-launches-site-certification-program-begins-work-on-permit-portal/stories/20260401119#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:27:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/01/county-launches-site-certification-program-begins-work-on-permit-portal/stories/20260401119 Lucas County will begin certifying industrial and manufacturing sites as development-ready, in an effort to attract new projects to the area. Lucas County Economic Development Corporation's board meets on April 1 at One Government Center in downtown Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/24/new-mexico-jury-says-meta-harms-childrens-mental-health-safety-violating-st-law/stories/20260324104 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/24/new-mexico-jury-says-meta-harms-childrens-mental-health-safety-violating-st-law/stories/20260324104#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:32:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/24/new-mexico-jury-says-meta-harms-childrens-mental-health-safety-violating-st-law/stories/20260324104 SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury decided Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government's willingness to crack down. A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on March 4, in Santa Fe, N.M. Meta attorney Kevin Huff makes closing arguments on March 23, 2026, in state court, in Santa Fe, N.M., in a trial where the social media conglomerate is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/the-collaborative-settles-acquisition-columbus-firm/stories/20260311099 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/the-collaborative-settles-acquisition-columbus-firm/stories/20260311099#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/the-collaborative-settles-acquisition-columbus-firm/stories/20260311099 More than 50 years into its existence, the Collaborative is continuing to expand its footprint. Employees congregate in the Collaborative + Acock office in Columbus. The Collaborative + Acock is featured in a joint logo. The Collaborative's office space is in downtown Toledo. The Engineering and Innovation Center at Bowling Green State University is an example of the Collaborative's focus on higher education. The Collaborative's Toledo office is at One SeaGate. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/first-hello-maumee-business-offers-3d-4d-pregnancy-ultrasounds/stories/20260309089 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/first-hello-maumee-business-offers-3d-4d-pregnancy-ultrasounds/stories/20260309089#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:29:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/21/first-hello-maumee-business-offers-3d-4d-pregnancy-ultrasounds/stories/20260309089 When an ultrasound showed a mass in her son’s body during her second pregnancy, Amanda Yohnke was terrified, then reassured by the sonographers in the room. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, performs an ultrasound on Cassie Burdue, as her partner Camren Clark watches at First Hello Ultrasound Studio in Maumee on March 17. A scan of Cassie Burdue’s baby is displayed on the machine during an ultrasound at First Hello Ultrasound Studio. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, performs an ultrasound. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, uses a probe to scan Cassie Burdue’s stomach. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, operates the ultrasound machine. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, uses a probe to perform an ultrasound. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, stands inside her business. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, smiles as Cassie Burdue and Camren Clark look at printed sonograms of their baby after an ultrasound. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, uses a probe to perform an ultrasound. Scans of Cassie Burdue's fetus print from a machine after an ultrasound at First Hello Ultrasound Studio. Cassie Burdue holds ultrasound scans of her baby. Cassie Burdue and Camren Clark wait as Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, prints ultrasound photos. First Hello Ultrasound Studio in Maumee. Amanda Yohnke, owner of First Hello Ultrasound Studio, smiles as uses a probe to scan Cassie Burdue’s stomach. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/18/former-keybank-president-to-lead-promedica-board-of-trustees/stories/20260318106 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/18/former-keybank-president-to-lead-promedica-board-of-trustees/stories/20260318106#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:22:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/18/former-keybank-president-to-lead-promedica-board-of-trustees/stories/20260318106 Jim Hoffman, former president of KeyBank’s Michigan and Northwest Ohio District, has been appointed chairman of ProMedica’s Board of Trustees, the hospital system announced. Jim Hoffman, new chairman of ProMedica's Board of Trustees. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/08/homegrown-ceo-doubles-down-on-downtown-toledo/stories/20260227104 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/08/homegrown-ceo-doubles-down-on-downtown-toledo/stories/20260227104#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/08/homegrown-ceo-doubles-down-on-downtown-toledo/stories/20260227104 Dan Nester, the founder, president, and CEO of Polaris Logistics Group, isn’t at all shy about where he comes from. Polaris Logistics President and CEO Dan Nester gives details of his business and its new location in the Warehouse District of downtown Toledo on March 2. Polaris Logistics President and CEO Dan Nester gives details of his business and its new location in the Warehouse District of downtown Toledo on March 2. Polaris Logistics President and CEO Dan Nester gives details of his business and its new location in the Warehouse District of downtown Toledo on March 2. Polaris Logistics President and CEO Dan Nester gives details of his business and its new location in the Warehouse District of downtown Toledo on March 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/02/promedica-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-financials/stories/20260302076 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/02/promedica-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-financials/stories/20260302076#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:29:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/03/02/promedica-reports-strong-fourth-quarter-financials/stories/20260302076 ProMedica’s revenue in the quarter ending Dec. 31 increased by $88.7 million as revenue over expenses more than doubled, shooting up by $52.1 million to $95.5 million. ProMedica Headquarters. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/28/local-veteran-grows-dumpster-business-with-pride-and-patriotism/stories/20260226101 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/28/local-veteran-grows-dumpster-business-with-pride-and-patriotism/stories/20260226101#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/28/local-veteran-grows-dumpster-business-with-pride-and-patriotism/stories/20260226101 Carl Newmister isn’t afraid to put his name on his Perrysburg-based business — he owns Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters and wants everyone to know. Carl Newmister, owner of Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters, with his truck at his home in Perrysburg on Feb. 26. Carl Newmister, owner of Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters, stands in one of his dumpsters at his home in Perrysburg. Carl Newmister, owner of Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters, with his truck. The dumpster on the back of a Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters. Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters’ dumpsters. Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters’ dumpsters. A Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters truck. Carl Newmister, owner of Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters, with his truck. Carl Newmister, owner of Carl’s Patriot Dumpsters, opens one of his dumpsters. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/evergreen-recycling-close-facility-clyde-idling-163/stories/20260226120 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/evergreen-recycling-close-facility-clyde-idling-163/stories/20260226120#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:18:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/evergreen-recycling-close-facility-clyde-idling-163/stories/20260226120 CLYDE, Ohio — Evergreen Recycling has announced plans to close its facility on Watertower Drive, idling 163 workers. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/netflix-walks-away-warner-bros-deal-clearing-path-paramount/stories/20260226131 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/netflix-walks-away-warner-bros-deal-clearing-path-paramount/stories/20260226131#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:31:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/26/netflix-walks-away-warner-bros-deal-clearing-path-paramount/stories/20260226131 NEW YORK — Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival. The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Dec. 5, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/25/owens-corning-loses-282-million-in-fourth-quarter/stories/20260225093 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/25/owens-corning-loses-282-million-in-fourth-quarter/stories/20260225093#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:45:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/25/owens-corning-loses-282-million-in-fourth-quarter/stories/20260225093 Owens Corning sustained net losses of $282 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $188 million for the year. Owens Corning headquarters in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/amazon-overtakes-walmart-lead-world-sales/stories/20260219126 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/amazon-overtakes-walmart-lead-world-sales/stories/20260219126#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:24:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/amazon-overtakes-walmart-lead-world-sales/stories/20260219126 NEW YORK — Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest company, measured by sales, breaking Walmart’s 13-year streak at the top of the list. The Amazon warehouse complex off Crossroads Boulevard in Rossford photographed on June 3, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/african-american-chamber-meeting-engage-support-black-entrepreneurs/stories/20260215128 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/african-american-chamber-meeting-engage-support-black-entrepreneurs/stories/20260215128#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:06:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/19/african-american-chamber-meeting-engage-support-black-entrepreneurs/stories/20260215128 The Toledo African American Chamber of Commerce will hold what it calls an evening of connection, conversation, and collaboration on Feb. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/dana-reports-strong-earnings-mixed-sales-figures/stories/20260218102 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/dana-reports-strong-earnings-mixed-sales-figures/stories/20260218102#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:25:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/dana-reports-strong-earnings-mixed-sales-figures/stories/20260218102 Maumee-based Dana Inc. reported a modest increase in sales and substantial growth in earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization for the quarter ending Dec. 31. For the year, the company saw a slight decline in total sales and a large increase in earnings. Dana Inc. headquarters in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/la-z-boy-sales-rise-income-drops/stories/20260217108 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/la-z-boy-sales-rise-income-drops/stories/20260217108#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:35:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/18/la-z-boy-sales-rise-income-drops/stories/20260217108 MONROE — La-Z-Boy reported a 4 percent increase in sales and a 24 percent drop in income for the quarter ending Jan. 24. La-Z-Boy Incorporated headquarters located at 1 La-Z-Boy Drive in Monroe. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/15/neodymium-powers-your-life-even-if-you-don-t-know-it-now-it-s-a-key-trade-issue/stories/20260215054 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/15/neodymium-powers-your-life-even-if-you-don-t-know-it-now-it-s-a-key-trade-issue/stories/20260215054#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/15/neodymium-powers-your-life-even-if-you-don-t-know-it-now-it-s-a-key-trade-issue/stories/20260215054 You may not know what neodymium is (or even how to pronounce it). But you have plenty of it in your home. Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder at a factory in Tianjin, China, on June 11, 2010. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/13/porch-conversions-livingspace-sunrooms-scalerator-program-growth/stories/20260128108 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/13/porch-conversions-livingspace-sunrooms-scalerator-program-growth/stories/20260128108#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/13/porch-conversions-livingspace-sunrooms-scalerator-program-growth/stories/20260128108 Starting a business is hard, and growing a business isn’t exactly easy, either. Chris Brown, Vice President of Operations at LivingSpace Sunrooms and Porch Conversions, Feb. 2, in Maumee. Work being done at LivingSpace Sunrooms and Porch Conversions. Jeremiah Roach works at Living SpaceSunrooms and Porch Conversions. Work being done at LivingSpace Sunrooms and Porch Conversions. John McGann President of LivingSpace Sunrooms and Porch Conversions. Window products at Living Space Sunrooms and Porch Conversions. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/12/dana-selects-byron-foster-as-new-ceo/stories/20260212105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/12/dana-selects-byron-foster-as-new-ceo/stories/20260212105#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:49:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/12/dana-selects-byron-foster-as-new-ceo/stories/20260212105 Maumee-based Dana Inc. announced today that Byron Foster will take over as the company’s chief executive officer effective July 1. Dana Inc. headquarters in Maumee. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/o-i-glass-losses-continue-in-2025-s-fourth-quarter/stories/20260210113 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/o-i-glass-losses-continue-in-2025-s-fourth-quarter/stories/20260210113#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:48:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/o-i-glass-losses-continue-in-2025-s-fourth-quarter/stories/20260210113 O-I Glass lost $133 million before taxes in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to a loss of $125 million in the same quarter of the prior year. O-I Glass headquarters in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/Kraft-Heinz-pauses-plans-to-split-into-2-companies-says-its-problems-are-fixable/stories/20260211102 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/Kraft-Heinz-pauses-plans-to-split-into-2-companies-says-its-problems-are-fixable/stories/20260211102#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:30:29 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/02/11/Kraft-Heinz-pauses-plans-to-split-into-2-companies-says-its-problems-are-fixable/stories/20260211102 Kraft Heinz said Wednesday it's pausing its plans to split into two companies. Heinz Ketchup has a plant in Fremont. The Kraft logo outside of the company's headquarters in Northfield, Ill., March 25, 2015. The H.J Heinz Co. headquarters is seen on Pittsburgh's northside on Friday, Nov. 9, 2001.