A CLARK COUNTY FARMER HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A WINNER IN AMERICA’S FARMERS GROW COMMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY THE MONSANTO FUND. GROW COMMUNITIES GIVES FARMERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A $2,500 DONATION TO DIRECT TO THEIR FAVORITE LOCAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT COUNTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DECLARED DISASTER AREAS DUE TO DROUGHT BY THE USDA, WINNING FARMERS IN THESE COUNTIES WERE ABLE TO DIRECT DOUBLE THE DONATION, A TOTAL OF $5,000 TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. CLARK COUNTY WAS DECLARED A DISASTER AREA BY THE USDA, GIVING ALAN SPRACKLEN, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE TWO $2,500 DONATIONS. ALAN SPRACKLEN SELECTED THE GOOD SAMARITAN OUTREACH CENTER AND THE CHRISTIAN EDU-CARE CENTER. ALAN SPRACKLEN AND A MONSANTO REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT THE DONATIONS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH AT THE GOOD SAMARITAN OUTREACH CNETER IN SPRINGFIELD.
THINKING ABOUT OUR FARMERS…OHIO FARMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE TREASURER’S 2013 AG-LINK PROGRAM. OHIO TREASURER JOSH MANDEL SAID OHIO FARMERS CAN SUBMIT ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THE OHIO TREASURY’S 28TH YEAR OF THE AGRICULTURAL LINKED DEPOSIT PROGRAM…CALLED AG-LINK. FARMERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH AT 5PM. MANDEL SAID, “AGRICULTURE IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF OHIO’S ECONOMY, AND THIS PROGRAM IS ONE WAY THAT THE STATE HELPS FARMERS INVEST IN THINGS LIKE FEED, SEED, FERTILIZER AND FUEL.” MANDEL CONTINUED, “THE INTEREST RATE REDUCTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND LINES OF CREDIT THAT WE OFFER HELP OHIO FARMERS MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THEIR HARVEST AND START THE SEASON OUT ON A STRONG FINANCIAL FOOTING.” FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE STATE TREASURER’S WEBSITE AT: WWW.OHIOTREASURER.GOV/AGLINK OR YOU CAN CALL TOLL-FREE: 1/800/228-1102, OPTION #3.
GAS IS CONTINUING ITS UPWORD SWING IN THE DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD AREA, RISING MORE THAN 50 CENTS A GALLON IN THE PAST MONTH. AREA DRIVERS PAID AN AVERAGE $3.64 A GALLON FOR REGULAR-GRADE GAS ACCORDING TO DAYTONGASPRICES.COM A WEBSITE THAT USES SPOTTERS TO TRACK LOCAL GAS PRICES. THE AVERAGE IN THE AREA A MONTH AGO WAS $3.10. AAA SAID GAS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO STEADILY RISE AS MANY REFINERIES TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR SCHEDULED TURNAROUND MAINTENANCE AND THE INDUSTRY BEGINS TO SWITCH OVER TO SUMMER BLENDS OF GASOLINE. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT A TOLEDO REFINERY LAST WEEK COULD ALSO CREATE SHORT-TERM SHORTAGES ACCORDING TO AAA.
NEW CARLISLE IS CONSIDERING A 10-YEAR INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH R.D. HOLDER OIL COMPANY ACCORDING TO THE NEWS SUN THAT CALLS FOR EIGHT NEW JOBS AND A COMBINED ADDITIONAL PAYROLL OF AROUND $400,000. THE PROPOSED ENTERPRISE ZONE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF NEW CARLISLE AND CLARK COUNTY SAYS THE COMPANY WILL CREATE THE NEW PERMANENT JOBS OVER THREE YEARS AT ITS NEW $2.6 MILLION HEADQUARTERS IN EXCHANGE FOR A TAX ABATEMENT ON NEW TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. THE COMPANY WILL ALSO RELOCATE 21 FULL-TIME JOBS FROM ITS TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS IN BELLEFONTAINE TO NEW CARLISLE. THE COMPANY’S PREVIOUS PIKE TOWNSHIP HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ON FOLK REAM ROAD WERE DESTROYED BY A MASSIVE FIRE LAST YEAR. HOLDER SHARED THAT CLARK COUNTY IS ITS HOME BASE. HE SAID, “THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GOOD TO US.” THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1986 AND MAINLY DEALS IN COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL FUEL AND LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION, SERVING SPRINGFIELD, BELLEFONTAINE, LANCASTER, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, LIMA, NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. R.D. HOLDER INC. ALSO HAS LOCATIONS IN LANCASTER AND WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE.
A REPORT FROM THE TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE FINDS THAT AMERICANS WASTED AN AVERAGE OF $818 EACH SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN 2011. THE DAYTON-AREA COMMUTE RANKS 80TH IN THE NATION FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE CINCINNATI-AREA COMMUTE RANKS 37TH. THE WORSE COMMUTE IN THE COUNTRY IS WASHINGTON D.C. COMMUTERS IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL NEEDED ABOUT THREE HOURS FOR A TRIP THAT SHOULD TAKE 30 MINUTES WITHOUT TRAFFIC. THE LEAST CONGESTED CITY? THAT WAS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA!
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON IS PLANNING TO HOLD ITS SPRING CAREER AND GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH FROM 1-5PM. BECAUSE OF INCREASED INTEREST FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS THIS CAREER FAIR WILL BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ARENA. THE CAREER FAIRS ARE SCHEDULED TWICE A YEAR AND ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI TO SPEAK WITH EMPLOYERS ABOUT JOB PROSPECTS AND GRADUATE SCHOOLS. OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE INTERNSHIPS, CO-OP AND FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THE CAREER FAIR WILL HOST A RECORD 160 ORGANIZATIONS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING 15 GRAD SCHOOLS. THE EVENT IS ONLY OPEN TO U.D. STUDENTS AND ALUMNI BUT JASON ECKERT, DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES, HAS SOME ADVICE GOOD FOR ALL OF US WHEN ATTENDING A JOB FAIR. PREPARE…RESEARCH THE COMPANIES. DRESS TO IMPRESS…WEAR A SUIT OR PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE. PRACTICE…KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY BEFORE YOU SAY IT. HE SUGGESTED COMING UP WITH A ONE MINUTE SUMMARY OF YOUR NAME, MAJOR, EXPERIENCES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WHAT KIND OF JOB YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. OH…AND ONE MORE THING…ECKERT SAYS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS END YOUR ONE-MINUTE SUMMARY WITH A QUESTION…IT PROMOTES DIALOGUE BETWEEN YOU AND THE EMPLOYER AND SHOWS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR COMPANY.
IF YOU GO OUT TONIGHT…TAKE YOUR UMBRELLA! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CALLING FOR RAIN TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 32 DEGREES. AS THOSE TEMPERATURES GO DOWN TO FREEZING, WE COULD SEE SNOW MIX IN WITH THE RAIN INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WE GO BACK TO ALL RAIN FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL ONLY GET TO 36 DEGREES WITH COLD CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY NIGHT…LOWS DIPPING TO 20. SUNSHINE IS IN THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS ON SATURDAY PEAKING AT 34…GOING UP TO 48 ON SUNDAY!
