Latest Ohio Headlines

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Progressive to Consolidate Corporate Headquarters in Ohio

Aug 2 2023 // Progressive Insurance said it will consolidate its corporate headquarters in Northeast Ohio as more employees opt to work from home. Progressive will consolidate Campus One (on Wilson Mills Rd.) location to Campus Two (on...

Helicopter Crashes Near I-70 in Ohio, Killing Pilot and Causing Series of Accidents

Jul 31 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said. The Bell 206L-4 aircraft was flying near...

Norfolk Southern Says Cost of Ohio Derailment Doubles to $803M

Jul 28 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The costs associated with Norfolk Southern`s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related...

ALKEME Acquires Kansas’ Wiggins Farha, Ohio’s The Milestone Company

Jul 19 2023 // ALKEME recently acquired a pair of Midwestern agencies. ALKEME announced the acquisition of Wiggins Farha Insurance Group,a full-service insurance agency operating out of Wichita, Kansas. Wiggans Farha Insurance Group is...

Woman Seriously Injured in Roller Coaster Accident Sues Ohio Amusement Park

Jul 17 2023 // SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park has sued the park and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the...

Railroad Industry Sues to Block Limit on Crew Sizes That Ohio Imposed After Derailment

Jul 12 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew- size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. The new rule was part of a $13.5 billion...

Norfolk Southern: Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment

Jul 7 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that...

Norfolk Southern Looks to Others to Share Blame in February Derailment

Jul 7 2023 // Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the...

People Moves: Harter joins Iroquois in Ohio; Donaldson Named Account Administrator at RT Specialty

Jul 6 2023 // Harter joins Iroquois in Ohio Andy Harter joined Iroquois Mid-Atlantic, headquartered in Midlothian, Va., as regional manager, servicing agents in Ohio. Harter most recently served as a marketing rep for Grange Insurance...

Risk Strategies Acquires Ohio’s First Insurance Group

Jul 3 2023 // Risk Strategies and Premier Financial Corporation announced that Risk Strategies has acquired Ohio-based First Insurance Group from Premier Financial Corp., (Nasdaq: PFC), a community banking and financial services holding...

Ohio Couple Indicted for Conspiring to Set Fire to Rental Properties for Insurance Money

Jul 3 2023 // An Ohio couple was indicted with conspiring to set fire to rental properties in order to collect insurance money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio announced. Lonnie White, 46, and Lisa Ogletree,...

Family of Ohio Black Man Killed by Police Allege Excessive Force

Jul 3 2023 // The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within...

Business Moves

Jul 3 2023 // National Acrisure, TEn Insurance Services Ltd., Eleven Network Acrisure, a financial technology and insurance company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has acquired the UK-based insurance broker network TEn...

Safety Concerns Dominate Norfolk Southern CEO’s Job Since Derailment

Jun 30 2023 // Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in...

Firefighters Struggled to Identify the Toxic Freight in Ohio Train Derailment, Chiefs Say

Jun 26 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous chemicals the train was hauling due to a lack of communication from the...

East Palestine Community Struggles to Trust Authorities and Norfolk Southern After Train Disaster

Jun 23 2023 // The Norfolk Southern Corp. train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard’s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was lying in bed, blinds closed, unaware of the catastrophe barreling into her hometown. “My...

Family of Ohio Black Man Killed by Police Sue Officers, City, Alleging Excessive Force

Jun 19 2023 // AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a “culture of violence and...

Business Moves

Jun 19 2023 // National Specialty, Socius Insurance Services Ryan Specialty has signed a definitive agreement to buy national wholesale broker Socius Insurance Services from Abry Partners, employees, and other shareholders. Socius will...

Ohio Plastic Manufacturer to Pay $252K Over Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Jun 13 2023 // Pretium Packaging, LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers, will pay $252,768 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Federal Regulators Promise Safety Review at all the Major Freight Railroads

Jun 12 2023 // The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar...