We’ve talked about how the work-from-home trend could hurt Cleveland, missing out on income taxes of employees who never step into their offices. But how is the work-from-home trend affecting suburban budgets? My suburb, where my husband and I have worked from home since COVID-19 began, has increased income tax withholdings 41 percent since 2019. Sean McDonnell’s story shows how your community is faring. - Laura |
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Mayfield income tax collections are way down because many Progressive Insurance employees are working from home. (Marvin Fong, Plain Dealer file photo) |
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Income taxes: Mayfield is missing out on $8 million in income taxes, likely because many employees at insurance-giant Progressive are working from home. But most Northeast Ohio suburbs are collecting more money through withholdings than they were in 2019, reports Sean McDonnell. Jail consultants: The decision to renovate or replace the Cuyahoga County Jail has been stalled for months and remains in debate, yet the bill is expected to keep growing. Kaitlin Durbin reports the county’s Board of Control is considering two amendments totaling close to $750,000 that would extend Jeff Appelbaum’s Project Management Consultants, LLC, contract for owner’s representative services another seven months, and DLR Group’s programming and planning services through 2023. Today in Ohio: Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s case has perpetuated a sex worker stigma around the massage therapy industry, said therapists from across the country who gathered in Cleveland over the weekend. We’re talking about the national convention and the difficulties facing the industry on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Republican Party: A leadership fight is emerging at the Ohio Republican Party with just two months to go until the Nov. 8 election. Andrew Tobias reports that Bryan Williams, chairman of the Summit County Republican Party and current state party vice chair, is challenging Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Paduchik at the party’s scheduled Sept. 9 organizational meeting. Batteries: The Wall Street Journal reports Honda plans to help build a new $4.4 billion factory making batteries for electric vehicles somewhere in Ohio. Andrew Tobias reports construction on the new battery factory, a joint venture with South Korean conglomerate LG, will begin next year, with the plant expected to begin mass production in 2025. Eaton Corp.: Eaton Corporation, a power-management company that moved its headquarters from Cleveland to Ireland almost a decade ago, had a roundabout role in providing a $1.6 billion windfall to a new conservative nonprofit group, according to a New York Times report last week. An electronics manufacturing mogul named Barre Seid, who served as chairman and chief executive of a Chicago electrical device manufacturing company called Tripp Lite, donated his shares in the company to the non-profit Marble Freedom Trust, which is controlled by GOP activist Leonard A. Leo. Sabrina Eaton reports Leo chairs the conservative Federalist Society. |
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Sidaway bridge: The graceful but long-damaged and disused Sidaway pedestrian bridge, one of the most poignant symbols of Cleveland’s racial unrest in the 1960s, could soon be in line for a comeback. Steven Litt reports the city-owned suspension bridge has languished in semi-ruin since the summer of 1966, when someone set fire to its wooden deck. Bikes and scooters: Cuyahoga County is looking to expand its network of public bicycles and scooters to more inner-ring suburbs, but wants to hear from residents about where it will be most beneficial, Kaitlin Durbin reports. A map of potential bike and scooter parking stations shows several dozen options planned for downtown Cleveland as well as stretching from Lakewood, West Park, Edgewater, and South Brooklyn on the county’s West Side, to Glenville, East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights and Shaker Heights on the East Side. Stimulus Watch: The city of Cleveland unveiled $102.5 million in new COVID-19 stimulus funding Monday, with nearly half of that going to “housing for all.” The proposed housing policies include $35 million to incentivize public/private housing, $10 million in home repair funds and $5 million for a revolving loan pool for small and minority contractors to build in underserved neighborhoods, Lucas Daprile reports. Baseball artist: John Jakovcic, a 72-year-old artist from North Royalton, records milestones with his artistic creations on a ball, base or bat, then turns them over to the team. Marc Bona reports he has no collection of his work except for photographs. He’s an artist without a gallery, or a chef with no food in his house. |
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Opioid increase: According to new research, we may be headed for a tsunami of opioid deaths, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. A predictive model developed to study deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic suggests the current rise in opioid deaths might be a warning for one of the largest death waves due to opioids the country has seen to date. If trends hold true, Ohio could be on the frontline once again. Football HOF: To get its stock price above $1 per share, the Hall of Fame Village might start combining 10 or more shares into one to make each individual share more valuable, reports Sean McDonnell. The process is called a reverse stock split, and Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co, the resort’s parent company, is asking shareholders for permission to do so. New jobs: Parker Hannifin and a software company are working on expansions that could create 143 new jobs in Lake and Summit counties. Sean McDonnell reports the Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved nine companies for job creation tax credits, which are performance-based, so the credits are only earned when jobs and payroll are created. |
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East CLE chief: Scott Gardner, the police chief in East Cleveland, was placed on administrative leave Monday following a 13-count indictment that accused him of fleecing the city and the state tax department. Gardner is accused of aggravated theft involving the Ohio Department of Taxation and several tax charges for the years 2014 through 2019. Armond Johnson: Jurors in the trial of Armond Johnson, who is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, setting the fire to her home that killed their 6-year-old son and her 2-year-old daughter, and killing a neighbor as he fled, saw video Monday of the suspected perpetrator running from the scene of the crime, Cory Shaffer reports. |
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PSL: The Pumpkin Spice Latte, the ultimate symbol of basicness, returns to Starbucks today. Joey Morona reports rival Dunkin’ has been serving pumpkin-related items for nearly three weeks. |
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