• Air Products and Chemicals Inc. seeks partnership with Max Hayes to develop Life Skills USA curriculum

    Air Products and Chemicals Inc. seeks partnership with Max Hayes to develop Life Skills USA curriculum by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (APCI), a cryogenic air separation plant on Quigley Road, lies in the heart of Cleveland’s Industrial Valley. The plant separates air into oxygen, nitrogen and argon and…


  • Max Hayes students visit Air Products & Chemicals

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, October 4, 2013; Max Hayes students tour Air Products & Chemicals’ plant on Quigley Road as part of Manufacturing Day: Site Manager Charlie Dawson talks to students about the company and career opportunities in manufacturing.


  • San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams

    San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Speaking to a large crowd at the at the Convención Hispana 2013 at St. Ignatius High School on October 19th, Keynote Speaker Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, took the opportunity to…


  • Comedian’s visit to Cleveland helps Hispanic UMADAOP & its Youth Center

    Comedian’s visit to Cleveland helps Hispanic UMADAOP & its Youth Center (Plain Press, November 2013) Comedian Bob Perkell, in Cleveland for an October 11th fundraiser to benefit Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (Hispanic UMADAOP), took some time out the night before the fundraiser to meet with youths at the organization’s UMADAOP…


  • Contract set to deactivate Carnegie South Branch Library building FUTURE OF HISTORIC STRUCTURE STILL UNDECIDED

    Contract set to deactivate Carnegie South Branch Library building FUTURE OF HISTORIC STRUCTURE STILL UNDECIDED by Jerleen Justus (Plain Press, November 2013) On September 17, 2013, the Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees approved a Resolution authorizing Executive Director, CEO, Felton Thomas, Jr., to execute and negotiate a contract with the Sterling Professional Group (General…


  • Cleveland Lumber begins using solar power to help power its buildings

    Cleveland Lumber begins using solar power to help power its buildings by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Cleveland Lumber is now using solar panels to help power their buildings. Owner Vince Valentino says he hopes to save from 10% to 20% on the cost of electricity for his company. In early October, a Near…


  • Remember to Vote: General Election, Tuesday November 5, 2013

    (Plain Press, November 2013) The November 5th General Election Ballot includes races for Cleveland Municipal Court, the Cleveland Mayor’s race and Cleveland City Council races. Voters will also be asked to weigh in on levies for Health and Human Services, the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Metroparks and the Port Authority. There will also be…


  • November 2013 Plain Press

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