Forbes Magazine has named Marathon Petroleum the third-best U.S. employer to work for in 2015. Goggle took top honors with Costco second. The annual list names the top 500 employers to work for in the United States.
The University of Findlay will be improving Morey and Myers residence halls this summer. Both residence halls will have new heating and cooling systems installed, as well as new windows. The University also plans to begin a search for a campus police chief the spring as part of the plans to create a hybrid security/campus police department.
Discount tool and equipment retailer Harbor Freight Tools will be opening a store in Findlay. The store will be located at 1757 Tiffin Avenue at the former site of Diner’s Buffet. No announcement of the opening date has been given.
The City of Findlay annexed 28 acres from Marion Township. The City has agreed to pay 1.5 mills of taxes on the annexed property for 10 years to the township. The property is located on East Bigelow Avenue that includes the site of Jaqua’s Fine Guns. Jaqua’s will be closing its shooting range, but the store will remain open.
The Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department has begun its search for its next Director. The job has been posted internally and is accepting applications from city employees. If no in-house candidate is selected, the position would be posted for outside applicants. The City is looking for a replacement for Michelle Grigore who accepted a position with the Toledo Metroparks.
Lake Lamberjack, also known as Reservoir 3, in Fostoria will be stocked with 1000 rainbow trout. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will oversee the release of the fish on April 22. The fist will help in creating an early-season fishing opportunity for people…Most of the fish will be caught by summer.
Twenty-nine year old Carl M. Johns was arrested after the Hancock County Metrich Unit raided his apartment on US 224. About 28 packages of suspected cocaine, cash, drug paraphernalia, hypodermic needles, criminal tools, ammunition and two handguns, one of which was reportedly stolen from Allen County, were located. The Lima-Allen County Regional Bomb Squad also detonated a homemade bomb that was found. Johns was charged with a parole violation and faces additional charges
