http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 15 May 2026 08:56:44 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/14/rudolph-libbe-group-announces-promotions-to-8-leadership-positions/stories/20260514119 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/14/rudolph-libbe-group-announces-promotions-to-8-leadership-positions/stories/20260514119#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 17:54:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/14/rudolph-libbe-group-announces-promotions-to-8-leadership-positions/stories/20260514119 Rudolph Libbe Group announced that Scott Kepp, currently president of GEM Inc., will be promoted to chief operating officer, among seven other leadership changes. Scott Kepp https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/02/building-trades-unions-emerge-key-ally-tech-giants-push-ai-data-centers/stories/20260502101 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/02/building-trades-unions-emerge-key-ally-tech-giants-push-ai-data-centers/stories/20260502101#comments Sat, 02 May 2026 12:13:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/02/building-trades-unions-emerge-key-ally-tech-giants-push-ai-data-centers/stories/20260502101 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America's artificial intelligence economy. A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., in 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/01/california-company-brings-small-job-boost-big-enthusiasm-for-toledo/stories/20260430120 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/01/california-company-brings-small-job-boost-big-enthusiasm-for-toledo/stories/20260430120#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/01/california-company-brings-small-job-boost-big-enthusiasm-for-toledo/stories/20260430120 When Rayfield Metal Stamping closed its Toledo plant this past winter, Joshua Bonds helped pack the equipment and ended up being offered a job by the president of Green Products Packaging Corp. Joshua Bonds smiles as he wheels bins over to the packaging machine inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Couper Airoldi, general manager, Paul Rachina, president, and Ron Dodds, maintenance manager, stand together in front of a painting done by local artist, Dean Davis, inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Myron Noble operates a festooner, which feeds paper into the packaging machine, inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Myron Noble operates a festooner, which feeds paper into the packaging machine, inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Paul Rachina, president of Green Products Packaging Corp, sits inside of a company meeting room in Toledo on April 29. Ron Dodds, maintenance manager, stands next to an inverter, which flips the packaging canisters upright, that he welded himself inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Joshua Bonds, Kelvin Campbell, and Troy Tucker operate a packaging machine inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. A food canister sits in an inverter welded by Rod Dodds, Green Products Packaging Corp maintenance manager, which flips the packaging canisters upright, inside of the GPPC manufacturing plant in Toledo on April 29. Paul Rachina, president of Green Products Packaging Corp, stands holding their packaging material inside of the company’s warehouse in Toledo on April 29. A food packaging machine inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Shawn Jones looks to his co-worker before turning on the packaging machine inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. Kelvin Campbell organizes paper product that has been shaped and hermetically sealed into food packaging canisters into bins inside of Green Products Packaging Corp in Toledo on April 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/30/union-pacific-85b-acquisition-norfolk-southern-railroad-merger-application/stories/20260430105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/30/union-pacific-85b-acquisition-norfolk-southern-railroad-merger-application/stories/20260430105#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:48:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/30/union-pacific-85b-acquisition-norfolk-southern-railroad-merger-application/stories/20260430105 OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it detailed for the second time Thursday will be good for the country. A Norfolk Southern freight train rolls past the U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, in Clairton, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2025. A Union Pacific worker walks between two locomotives that are being serviced in a railyard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec. 15, 2023. Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena talks in front of a locomotive simulator used to train engineers at the company's headquarters in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/velocity-unveils-new-facility-swanton-pledges-commitment-lucas-county/stories/20260420099 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/velocity-unveils-new-facility-swanton-pledges-commitment-lucas-county/stories/20260420099#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:37:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/velocity-unveils-new-facility-swanton-pledges-commitment-lucas-county/stories/20260420099 For the past four years, Jon Adamski has lived within walking distance from work. People take a tour of Velocity's new 100,000 square feet Enterprise Solutions Repair, and Logistics Facilities. People take a tour of Velocity's new 100,000 square feet Enterprise Solutions Repair, and Logistics Facilities. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-step-down-after-more-than-decade/stories/20260420102 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-step-down-after-more-than-decade/stories/20260420102#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:56:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-step-down-after-more-than-decade/stories/20260420102 Tim Cook, the executive who led Apple to become a $4 trillion company and defined its identity in the post-Steve Jobs era, is stepping down as CEO, Apple said on Monday. Apple CEO Tim Cook is seen on a big screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum 2026 held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 22. Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on stage during an announcement of new products at Apple Park on Sept. 9, 2025, in Cupertino, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/14/pittsburgh-post-gazette-to-continue-publishing-after-sale-to-nonprofit-media/stories/20260414095 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/14/pittsburgh-post-gazette-to-continue-publishing-after-sale-to-nonprofit-media/stories/20260414095#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:48:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/14/pittsburgh-post-gazette-to-continue-publishing-after-sale-to-nonprofit-media/stories/20260414095 The publisher of a highly regarded nonprofit digital news outlet based in Baltimore announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ending nearly a century of family control of the newspaper and ensuring the future of Western Pennsylvania’s largest news organization. The North Shore editorial offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a building at 358 North Shore Dr, Pittsbugh, PA. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/10/whirlpool-announces-60m-perrysburg-factory-addition-of-about-100-jobs/stories/20260409102 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/10/whirlpool-announces-60m-perrysburg-factory-addition-of-about-100-jobs/stories/20260409102#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:36:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/10/whirlpool-announces-60m-perrysburg-factory-addition-of-about-100-jobs/stories/20260409102 CLYDE, Ohio — Whirlpool Corp. is adding a factory in Perrysburg, investing $60 million over the next two years and creating as many as 150 jobs. Workers assemble washing machines at the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Ambassador Jamieson Greer, left, tours the Whirlpool plant April 10 in Clyde. Ambassador Jamieson Greer, left, tours the Whirlpool plant April 10 in Clyde. Ambassador Jamieson Greer, left, tours the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Workers assemble washing machines at the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Workers assemble washing machines at the Whirlpool plant Friday, April 10, 2026, in Clyde. Whirlpool Corporation announced plans to further expand its industry-leading U.S. manufacturing footprint with the addition of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in Perrysburg, Ohio, Workers assemble washing machines at the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Whirlpool workers listen as Whirlpool Corporation announces plans to further expand its industry-leading U.S. manufacturing footprint with the addition of a new, state-of-the-art production facility that will be located in Perrysburg on April 10 in Clyde. Whirlpool workers listen as Whirlpool Corporation announces plans to further expand its industry-leading U.S. manufacturing footprint with the addition of a new, state-of-the-art production facility that will be located in Perrysburg on April 10 in Clyde. U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno speaks after touring the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Ambassador Jamieson Greer speaks after touring the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur speaks after touring the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. U.S.Rep. Bob Latta speaks after touring the Whirlpool plant on April 10 in Clyde. Marc Bitzer, Whirlpool Corporation chairman and CEO, announces plans to further expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint with the addition of a new, state-of-the-art production facility in Perrysburg on April 10 in Clyde. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/09/keybank-makes-225-000-investment-historic-south-initiative-home-repair-program/stories/20260409108 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/09/keybank-makes-225-000-investment-historic-south-initiative-home-repair-program/stories/20260409108#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:17:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/09/keybank-makes-225-000-investment-historic-south-initiative-home-repair-program/stories/20260409108 Dannielle and Nick Decair have had significant repairs done to their home on Jervis Street thanks to the Historic South Initiative’s Exterior Home Repair Program. From left, Carla Frost of KeyBank, Carl Wagner, chairman of the Historic South Initiative, Joe Cordella of HSI, Mike Anderson of HSI, and KeyBank Market President Dan Dower during a news conference announcing KeyBank is making a $225,000 investment to preserve affordable housing in Toledo's Old South End on April 9 in Toledo. Carl Wagner, chairman of the Historic South Initiative, speaks during a news conference announcing KeyBank is making a $225,000 investment to preserve affordable housing in Toledo's Old South End on April 9 in Toledo. Carl Wagner, chairman of the Historic South Initiative, speaks during a news conference announcing KeyBank is making a $225,000 investment to preserve affordable housing in Toledo's Old South End on April 9 in Toledo. KeyBank Market President Dan Dower speaks during a news conference announcing KeyBank is making a $225,000 investment to preserve affordable housing in Toledo's Old South End on April 9 in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/07/maumee-gets-update-on-90m-project-to-revitalize-fallen-timbers-area/stories/20260406089 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/07/maumee-gets-update-on-90m-project-to-revitalize-fallen-timbers-area/stories/20260406089#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:55:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/04/07/maumee-gets-update-on-90m-project-to-revitalize-fallen-timbers-area/stories/20260406089 A new community authority will help the city of Maumee redevelop the Shops at Fallen Timbers, a process that was explained to residents and city council Monday night. About 40 people attended the Maumee City Council meeting in council chambers Monday in Maumee. The Shops at Fallen Timbers. The Shops at Fallen Timbers. 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.