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March 10, 2009 - 06:18 pm
NEWS FEED: Buckeye State Blog

Lt. Gov. Fisher announces up to 430 new jobs in Wilmington Air Park

By modernesquire

Last fall, Wilmington lost approximately 8,000 jobs when private delivery carrier DHL announced a major restructuring that called for the termination of its Wilmington air transport hub (a private airport that had operately exclusively for the use of DHL since Airborne Express was brought by Belgium-based DHL. 

Today, Lt. Governor Lee Fisher announced 430 new jobs were coming back to the Wilmington Air Park.  From the Dayton Daily News (HT: Fisher for Senate campaign):

The state will provide a total of $5.2 million in assistance to a new aircraft maintenance company that plans to hire up to 430 people within three years at Wilmington Air Park, Lt.

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February 24, 2009 - 09:34 am
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

State helps aircraft unit hire 430 in Wilmington

By Marla Matzer Rose

Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Inc. will receive a 65 percent, 10-year tax credit for the $5.7 million project, which is expected to create 430 positions in Wilmington, where thousands of jobs have been lost as DHL has pulled shipping operations there.

Many positions likely will be filled by employees of parent company Air Transport Services Group, which includes ABX Air and Air Transport International, both of which provide services to DHL and have operations and aircraft in Wilmington.

John Graber, president of ABX Air, said workers for the new unit could be recruited from a combination of active and laid-off ABX maintenance workers. He said that, as a free-standing company, the unit will have to compete on cost and service for the business of ABX as well as third-party companies.

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Thu, 11/20/2008 - 13:00

Voinovich helped to secure $4M in grants to assist workers affected by layoffs

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The office of U.S. Sen. George Voinovich (R-Cleveland) announced today that Ohio's senior senator has helped secure nearly $4 million in grant funds to assist workers affected by layoffs within the Wilmington Air Park at DHL Express, ABX Air, Inc., and ACS Business Process Solutions.

Earlier in November, DHL's German parent company said it would cut 9,500 jobs in the United States as well as eliminate shipping within the U.S. by land and air, but DHL spokespeople are saying the air cargo hub in Wilmington will continue to operate for now. 

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Tue, 11/11/2008 - 10:38

Voinovich on DHL: We must pull together to help fellow citizens

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Early this week, cargo shipper DHL's German parent company said it would cut 9,500 jobs in the United States as well as eliminate shipping within the U.S. by land and air, but DHL spokespeople are saying the air cargo hub in Wilmington will continue to operate for now.

DHL, however, is still planning on a deal with UPS that would compromise the Wilmington hub and could result in the loss of around 8,000 jobs. DHL says it expects a decision with regard to the UPS deal by the end of the year.

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Mon, 11/10/2008 - 15:48

Brown holds news conference on DHL, auto industry

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Lorain) held a press conference Monday afternoon outside his Cleveland office to discuss the news that freight carrier DHL will lay off people at its Wilmington facility.

Earlier this year, the estimated number of people who were going to be put out of work once the DHL-UPS merger occurred was 8,000. However, a DHL spokesman said the 9,500 people to be cut work throughout the country and will not be all cut from Ohio.

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Mon, 11/10/2008 - 13:45

Fisher responds to massive DHL job loss

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) responded to Monday's news that freight carrier DHL will lay off people at its Wilmington facility.

Earlier this year the estimated number of people who were going to be put out of work once the DHL-UPS merger occured was 8,000. However, a DHL spokesperson said the 9,500 people to be cut work throughout the country and will not be all cut from Ohio.

Still, Fisher said the state's special taskforce will help workers cope.

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 09:56

Strickland skips DHL hearing in D.C. to tour wind damage in Ohio

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Gov. Ted Strickland has canceled his scheduled testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee to oppose the DHL-UPS merger.

Instead, Strickland will tour wind damaged areas throughout the state today. Strickland declared a state of emergency yesterday in response to storms that knocked out electricity for about 2 million Ohioans in 80 of 88 counties. 

Strickland's office said he will be in Hamilton County at noon, then will be in Montgomery County and finaly Franklin County this evening. Local media availabilities are scheduled at each stop.

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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 10:26

Strickland to testify to Judiciary Committee on DHL

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Gov. Ted Strickland (D-Lisbon) will be in Washington on Tuesday to testify to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee over the plans of DHL to cut thousands of jobs from an air-freight hub in Wilmington, Ohio.

The DHL topic has been receiving plenty of political attention since the planned job cuts were announced, and was the focus of some political volleying in the presidential campaign.

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 10:28

Fisher testifying to Congress on DHL today

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will talk to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this afternoon about the impending DHL-UPS merger that’s expected to result the elimination of 8,000 jobs from Wilmington.

Department of Development spokesperson Kelly Schlissberg said Fisher will discuss potential anti-trust violations as a result of the merger. Schlissberg said Fisher would probably be asked questions by the committee as well.

The meeting will start at 2:00 p.m. and is scheduled to air on C-SPAN.

Check back here for a transcript of Fisher’s prepared remarks at 2:00.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 17:08

McCain's DHL response hits TV

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

John McCain's presidential campaign is hitting back against Barack Obama and Democrats' attacks about McCain and DHL's impending job cuts in Ohio -- the full back-and-forth of which you can read here.

The campaign is also referring reporters and all interested to a FactCheck.org page sorting out the rivaling DHL claims from both sides, which they believe McCain comes out on top of.

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