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WEEK IN REVIEW
Friday, October 15, 2021
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Week in Review
For the week ending October 15, 2021
 Governor DeWine visits with students and staff at Richmond Heights Secondary School.
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On Monday,?Governor Mike DeWine visited Richmond Heights Secondary School where he met with students, teachers, and administrators and learned about the school?s Aviation Career Exploration Program for students in grades 7-12.
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On Tuesday, Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted joined with Amazon, the largest Internet-based retailer in the United States, to announce Amazon's plans to build a new one-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Canton.?
The center will open in 2022 at 3550 Columbus Road NE in Canton and will create 1,000 new jobs, paying an average starting wage of $18 per hour and providing comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, up to 20 weeks fully paid parental leave, and more for employees and their families. Amazon cited a talented workforce, welcoming community, and highly developed customer service logistics among its reasons for choosing Canton.
?Amazon has been a strong partner in Ohio, investing billions in?cloud?data centers, advanced distribution facilities, air service infrastructure, and more while creating over 41,000 jobs that provide healthcare and tuition assistance,? said Governor DeWine. ?We look forward to working with Amazon as it continues to demonstrate its confidence?in Ohio?s value proposition, premier location, and outstanding talent.?
?Ohio has proven once again that we can compete and win when it comes to attracting major new projects,? said Lt. Governor Husted. ??Amazon will see that the people of the Canton area are hard-working, and when you give them an opportunity, they will do a great job.?
 Governor DeWine speaks after receiving an award from the Dayton Region Walk of Fame.
On Tuesday,?Governor DeWine was in Dayton attending the Dayton Region Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony. The Governor was one of five inductees this year.
 Lt. Governor Husted speaks alongside the Ohio Department of Veteran Services at the National Veterans Memorial.
Also on Tuesday, Lt. Governor Husted gave remarks at the?Hiring Our Heroes event designating Ohio as a?Military Spouse?Economic?Empowerment Zone?(MSEEZ) in Columbus alongside?local employers,?military spouses, and other officials.
 Lt. Governor Husted announces the pilot launch of new BMV Express self-service kiosks to better serve Ohio drivers.
On Wednesday,?Lt. Governor Husted, Director of InnovateOhio, and Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Registrar Charlie Norman joined representatives from Meijer and Intellectual Technology, Inc. to announce the pilot launch of new BMV Express self-service kiosks to better serve Ohio drivers. Featured at nine deputy registrar and retail locations across the state, the new system will allow customers the ability to conveniently renew their vehicle registrations at the self-service kiosk. The announcement was made at the Meijer in Fairfield, where a kiosk is located.?
?InnovateOhio?s goal is to change the culture of state government so that every service is designed with the customer in mind,? said Lt. Governor Husted. ?The service announced today offers a convenient way for Ohioans to quickly and easily renew their vehicle registration so they can continue on with the rest of their day.?
 Governor DeWine speaks to members of the press following a tour of The District at Clifton Heights.
On Thursday, Governor DeWine stopped by Cincinnati to tour The District at Clifton Heights, a mixed-use development district that is under development on property previously occupied by Deaconess Hospital.?
Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio EPA Director Laurie A. Stevenson announced on Friday that $3.7 million in H2Ohio grants will go to several local communities to help improve drinking water quality and to repair or replace aging water and wastewater infrastructure.
"Many of these systems have degraded to the point that they're a threat to public health because improvement projects are often much too expensive for our smaller communities to handle on their own," said Governor DeWine. "All of these projects are long overdue, and we're excited to contribute toward improving water service and quality of life in the areas of the state where H2Ohio's help is needed the most."
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 Governor Husted?speaks with members of the Buckeye Charter School Boards.
Also on Friday, Lt. Governor Husted?spoke with members of the Buckeye Charter School Boards at their conference in Westerville about educational opportunities and career pathways for Ohio students.
Ohioans ages 12-25 who have received a COVID-19 vaccination?can enter to win one of 150 $10,000 scholarships, or one of five $100,000 grand-prize scholarships through the Ohio Vax-2-School program. Registration is open online using the Ohio Vax-2-School portal at?www.ohiovax2school.com?or by phone at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). |
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As of?Friday, there have been 1,490,451 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Ohio. Additionally, 23,327 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths have occurred. A total of 76,880 people have been hospitalized, including 9,801 admissions to intensive care units.
CASE DATA/VACCINE INFORMATION
In-depth COVID-19 data for Ohio:?coronavirus.ohio.gov.?
Ohio's central scheduling system:?gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov
Ohio mass vaccination information:?coronavirus.ohio.gov/massvaccinationclinics
All vaccine providers:?vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov
More vaccine information:?coronavirus.ohio.gov/vaccine
For more information on Ohio's response to COVID-19, visit?coronavirus.ohio.gov?or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Dan Tierney: 614-644-0957
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