GAHANNA, Ohio, May 4 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has announced a new leadership team under President and Chief Operating Officer Marc Reitter. Ryan Forbes has been named vice president, Distribution Operations. He succeeds Tom Kratt, who retired in January. Forbes is responsible for the construction, engineering, grid modernization, maintenance and operations of AEP Ohio's electr  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 4 -- Clark State College issued the following news: TAC Industries, a nonprofit organization that helps people with disabilities to reach their full potential through inclusive workplaces, has appointed Dawayne Kirkman, Ph.D., Clark State's Vice President of Student Affairs, to its Board of Directors. "I am honored to join the Board of Directors at TAC Industries," said Kirkman, who will help guide TAC's strategic direction, ensuring that the organization continues to he  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 4 -- Fifth Third Bank issued the following news release: Fifth Third Bank's nearly 20,000 employees will celebrate "Fifth Third Day III" by volunteering and donating to fight food insecurity in the communities where they live and work. On May 3, celebrated as "Fifth Third Day," the Bank will provide millions of meals across its footprint through a combination of volunteerism, donations and fundraising efforts. "Food insecurity impacts too many of our communities, and due   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on May 3, 2024: It's been another bad week for Ohio Senate candidate and car salesman Bernie Moreno. New reporting out today found that Moreno used a taxpayer-funded police escort to take his $3.4 million Aston Martin on a joyride. "Questions about his biography and business background" continue to swirl and Ohioans know they "can't trust Bernie Moreno," and are calling Moreno out for supporting a national abortion ban  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting found that Bernie Moreno used a taxpayer-funded police escort of "at least three police cars" to take his $3.4 million Aston Martin - worth "90 times Ohio's median per capita income of $37,729" - on a joyride on closed public roads. Moreno failed to reimburse the North Olmsted police department for the expenses and services associated with his special treatment and lied about how the car was imported, sh  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: After reporting revealed that Bernie Moreno lied about selling the Chinese-made Buick Envision, workers from across Ohio are saying they "cannot trust Moreno" because he "sold out American workers" and contributed to "Ohio jobs being shipped overseas." Read / Watch What They're Saying: WLIO: Ohio UAW Members Slam Bernie Moreno WLIO: "The workers called out Republican nominee Bernie Moreno, claiming he's lied about   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 -- Ohio House Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Ohio State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, D-Westlake, on May 3, 2024: State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today responded to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's plans for another statewide voter purge clouded in darkness that will happen two weeks before voting in the upcoming presidential election. The Cleveland-area lawmaker sent a third letter to LaRose's office after his refusal to provide public record  more

KENT, Ohio, May 4 -- Wright State University issued the following news: For a few hours on a recent afternoon, Wright State University nursing and social work students pretended to be little kids, heads of households, desperate single parents -- all of whom were experiencing poverty and facing challenges, headaches and heartaches. "This is not a game," an organizer told the assemblage of about 70 students. "This is real life." Such was the opening of the Community Action Poverty Simulation, a  more