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Entrepreneurial Center Celebrates Success, Unveils Plans

Since it opened in fall 2018, The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at Ohio Wesleyan University has seen 11 companies grow and graduate out of the business incubator; 45 new, full-time jobs added to the local income tax base; and more than $3.7 million in investments and grants awarded to center members. The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center, located on the OWU campus, also supports …

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Newark Police Seeking Community’s Help

NEWARK, OHIO –The Newark Division of Police is seeking the community’s help with aninvestigation. In the early morning hours of Sunday, 3/17/2023 between midnight and 12:10am,an incident occurred on Manning Street, near the bridge over the Licking River. Surveillance video shows several vehicles traveling down Manning Street while a darkcolored sedan was parked near the bridge. If anyone in the …

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Heating Assistance Available

The Ohio Department of Development and Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. want to remind Ohioans assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines pay their heating bills. Ohioans can visit energyhelp.ohio.gov to apply online, download a copy of the application, …

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Governor DeWine Praises CHIPS Grant for Intel

COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine is lending his support to the expected announcement today that the U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding a major CHIPS and Science grant to Intel. “Intel’s commitment to building semiconductor chips in Ohio is adding tens of thousands of new direct and indirect jobs right here in Ohio – the heart of the Silicon Heartland. Today’s …

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