http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:22:30 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/fallen-timbers-mall-sale-shops-growth-catalyst/stories/20260729112 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/fallen-timbers-mall-sale-shops-growth-catalyst/stories/20260729112#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:30:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/fallen-timbers-mall-sale-shops-growth-catalyst/stories/20260729112 The Shops at Fallen Timbers were sold on Tuesday, officials said. The Shops at Fallen Timbers is showcased in 2020. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/promedica-announces-plans-for-new-perrysburg-facility/stories/20260729091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/promedica-announces-plans-for-new-perrysburg-facility/stories/20260729091#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:41:53 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/29/promedica-announces-plans-for-new-perrysburg-facility/stories/20260729091 ProMedica is building a full-service emergency department and urgent care to serve the Perrysburg area, the organization announced Wednesday. ProMedica Headquarters https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/22/regional-study-connects-housing-transportation-and-jobs/stories/20260718010 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/22/regional-study-connects-housing-transportation-and-jobs/stories/20260718010#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:32:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/22/regional-study-connects-housing-transportation-and-jobs/stories/20260718010 Every morning, tens of thousands of northwest Ohio workers stream across county lines, turning highways between Lucas and Wood counties into two-way arteries for the regional economy. Marissa Bechstein, program manager for Lake Erie West, on July 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/12/keystone-pipeline-system-operatorpay-26-9m-penalty-kansas-oil-spill/stories/20260712109 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/12/keystone-pipeline-system-operatorpay-26-9m-penalty-kansas-oil-spill/stories/20260712109#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:31:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/12/keystone-pipeline-system-operatorpay-26-9m-penalty-kansas-oil-spill/stories/20260712109 TOPEKA, Kan. — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40 million more to prevent future accidents. This photo taken with a drone shows the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., in 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/manufacturer-investing-1-3-billion-and-800-jobs-in-northwest-ohio/stories/20260710050 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/manufacturer-investing-1-3-billion-and-800-jobs-in-northwest-ohio/stories/20260710050#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:40:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/manufacturer-investing-1-3-billion-and-800-jobs-in-northwest-ohio/stories/20260710050 DEFIANCE — A project touted by Gov. Mike DeWine last year as the largest investment in Defiance County’s history took another step forward this week. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/swiss-company-boosts-floor-cleaner-production-at-toledo-facility/stories/20260614023 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/swiss-company-boosts-floor-cleaner-production-at-toledo-facility/stories/20260614023#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:44:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/10/swiss-company-boosts-floor-cleaner-production-at-toledo-facility/stories/20260614023 When TASKI, which produces industrial floor-cleaning machines, acquired Toledo-based NSS in 2023, the company’s leadership was looking to expand its operations in the North American market. Van Walter, TASKI national service manager, explains products at TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. Van Walter, TASKI national service manager, explains products at TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. Van Walter, TASKI national service manager, explains products at TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. Van Walter, TASKI national service manager, explains products at TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. Mike Dilley, supply chain director, explains the company's manufacturing process at TASKI's facility on June 4 in South Toledo. Van Walter, TASKI national service manager, explains products at TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. TASKI's manufacturing facility on June 4 in South Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/06/demolition-st-luke-s-site-moves-mixed-use-future/stories/20260623100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/06/demolition-st-luke-s-site-moves-mixed-use-future/stories/20260623100#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:16:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/07/06/demolition-st-luke-s-site-moves-mixed-use-future/stories/20260623100 As redevelopment of the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee continues, excitement is building about what the project could become. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. An aerial view showcases the former site of St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee on June 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/29/1-1b-investments-in-ohio-include-ukrainian-drone-company-coming-to-holland/stories/20260629080 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/29/1-1b-investments-in-ohio-include-ukrainian-drone-company-coming-to-holland/stories/20260629080#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:37:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/29/1-1b-investments-in-ohio-include-ukrainian-drone-company-coming-to-holland/stories/20260629080 COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday a series of investment projects across the state, including a drone manufacturing facility planned for Holland. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced seven investment projects across Ohio. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:42:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090 A historic Toledo building will receive tax credits to help with its restoration, among others, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Thursday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference on June 16 in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:47:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092 LONDON — Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a pact announced Tuesday to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated. Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill, July 16, 2025, in Washington. A data center is visible in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. A worker prepares a plot of land for an AI data center, with a retired power plant being refurbished to provide electricity for the facility in the distance, March 24, 2026, in Independence, Mo. Workers walk outside a data center building under construction in Johor Bahru town at Johor state, Sept. 28, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/21/dad-daughter-team-children-program/stories/20260619002 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/21/dad-daughter-team-children-program/stories/20260619002#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:07:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/21/dad-daughter-team-children-program/stories/20260619002 Evan McKinney didn’t get the typical Father’s Day gift from his daughter this year. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/toledo-yacht-club-avoids-sheriff-s-sae/stories/20260610086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/toledo-yacht-club-avoids-sheriff-s-sae/stories/20260610086#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:42 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/toledo-yacht-club-avoids-sheriff-s-sae/stories/20260610086 The Toledo Yacht Club has officially avoided a sheriff’s sale and is readying to turn the page. An aerial view of the Toledo Yacht Club in Toledo on May 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/trader-joe-s-golf-galaxy-to-be-tenants-in-new-westgate-village-north/stories/20260610036 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/trader-joe-s-golf-galaxy-to-be-tenants-in-new-westgate-village-north/stories/20260610036#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:31:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/10/trader-joe-s-golf-galaxy-to-be-tenants-in-new-westgate-village-north/stories/20260610036 Trader Joe’s, Nordstrom Rack, and Dick’s House of Sport are just some of the tenants for the new Westgate Village North retail complex, officials said. City officials and representatives with Abbell Associates break ground on the new Westgate Village North retail complex in West Toledo on Wednesday. An excavator was the backdrop for the groundbreaking of the new Westgate Village North retail complex in West Toledo on Wednesday morning. Aerial view from Sept. 4, 2024 show Costco/Westgate Village in the foreground and the vast empty expanse of the former Elder-Beerman and Sears stores on the far side of Central Avenue. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/07/2-downtown-sylvania-businesse-close-amid-ongoing-construction/stories/20260603050 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/07/2-downtown-sylvania-businesse-close-amid-ongoing-construction/stories/20260603050#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/07/2-downtown-sylvania-businesse-close-amid-ongoing-construction/stories/20260603050 Two downtown Sylvania businesses are closing their doors as owners say ongoing construction has added to an already challenging environment. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. Owner Tracey Tober announced on Wednesday that Bandit’s Main Street Eats, 5758 Main St., in Sylvania will close at the end of June after less than a year in business. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. Construction work on Main Street in Sylvania on June 5. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/29/van-wert-announces-agreement-for-10b-data-center-development/stories/20260529091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/29/van-wert-announces-agreement-for-10b-data-center-development/stories/20260529091#comments Fri, 29 May 2026 15:18:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/29/van-wert-announces-agreement-for-10b-data-center-development/stories/20260529091 VAN WERT, Ohio — QTS, a data center developer, will construct a $10 billion data center consisting of seven buildings across 902 acres near U.S. 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/22/ohio-tax-credit-helps-bring-feature-film-production-to-toledo/stories/20260508092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/22/ohio-tax-credit-helps-bring-feature-film-production-to-toledo/stories/20260508092#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/05/22/ohio-tax-credit-helps-bring-feature-film-production-to-toledo/stories/20260508092 The movies are coming to Toledo. Logan Brown, Director of Video Services and DP at Madhouse Films, May 14 in Toledo. The local studio is part of 'Method's' production team and is gearing up for shooting the film with the rest of the crew. The production team for the upcoming Toledo-shot horror film 'Method' works behind-the-scenes on the initial pitch video for the independent film. 'Method' has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. Cora Vander Broek, left, directs and stars in the upcoming horror film 'Method,' which follows a middle-aged theater professor's destructive acting methods during a production of Shakespare's 'Titus Andronicus.' 'Method,' which will be filmed in Toledo, has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. Logan Brown, Director of Video Services and DP at Madhouse Films, May 14 in Toledo. Logan Brown, Director of Video Services and DP at Madhouse Films, May 14 in Toledo. The production team for the upcoming Toledo-shot horror film 'Method' works behind-the-scenes on the initial pitch video for the independent film. 'Method' has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. The production team for the upcoming Toledo-shot horror film 'Method' works behind-the-scenes on the initial pitch video for the independent film. 'Method' has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. The production team for the upcoming Toledo-shot horror film 'Method,' including University of Toledo theater professor Matt Foss, second from right, works behind-the-scenes on the initial pitch video for the independent film. 'Method' has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. Cora Vander Broek directs and stars in the upcoming horror film 'Method,' which follows a middle-aged theater professor's destructive acting methods during a production of Shakespare's 'Titus Andronicus.' 'Method,' which will be filmed in Toledo, has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. 'Method,' which will be filmed in Toledo, follows a middle-aged theater professor's destructive acting methods during a production of Shakespare's 'Titus Andronicus.' Cora Vander Broek, left, directs and stars in the upcoming horror film 'Method,' which follows a middle-aged theater professor's destructive acting methods during a production of Shakespare's 'Titus Andronicus.' 'Method,' which will be filmed in Toledo, has been awarded $92,298 in tax credits through the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. 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.