Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Charity Settles False Claims to Help Those Impacted by Ohio Train Derailment
Jun 9 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Thousands of dollars raised by a charity that falsely claimed it would help residents affected by a train derailment on the Ohio- Pennsylvania border earlier this year will be turned over to a...
Hub Acquires Ohio’s HORAN Associates
Jun 6 2023 // Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the employee benefits assets of HORAN Associates, Inc. and HORAN Smart Business, LLC (collectively HORAN Health). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With...
Ohio Resin Manufacturer Fined $171K for Exposing Workers to Respiratory Hazards
May 24 2023 // In certain concentrations, flammable vapors can ignite, leading to powerful explosions and leaving workers seriously injured or worse. For workers manufacturing plastic resin, the high heat used in the production process...
Wisconsin’s United Mutual to Merge Into Ohio Mutual Holding Company Structure
May 23 2023 // Ohio Mutual Insurance Group announced that it has reached agreement to merge Medford, Wisconsin-based United Mutual Insurance Company as a subsidiary under Ohio Mutual’s mutual holding company structure. The boards...
Norfolk Southern Bondholders Sue Over Safety Disclosures Preceding Ohio Derailment
May 18 2023 // Norfolk Southern Corp was sued on Tuesday by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous...
Football Player with Down Syndrome Sues Ohio College for Discrimination
May 17 2023 // An Ohio man who was the first person with Down syndrome to play and score a point in a college football game is now suing the school, its president and several staffers. Caden Cox alleges he was the target of disability...
Ohio Opioid Settlement Panel’s Records Must Be Public, Court Says
May 15 2023 // The state panel that will decide how Ohio distributes more than half of the money it will receive from a nationwide settlement regarding the opioid addiction crisis must make its records publicly available, the state...
Senate Panel OKs Rail-Safety Bill But Fate Uncertain
May 12 2023 // A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, but its fate remains uncertain due to significant Republican opposition. The bill...
Norfolk Southern to Pay Ohio Homeowners Near Wreck
May 11 2023 // Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would cover any decline in home values since before the derailment earlier this year. In early February, 38 cars...
