Owens Illinois News

Toledo-area investors know the drill for takeovers. They've been there before - especially in the 1980s and early 1990s, when the region lost five Fortune 500 firms and another had to reorganize radically in order to avoid a hostile takeover.

Stocks of companies facing asbestos-related lawsuits fell yesterday amid growing tension over a draft law that would create a trust for victim payouts.

Polishing its image as a worldwide player, Owens-Illinois, Inc., said yesterday it wants to buy France's second-largest glass company in a $1.5 billion deal that has some analysts concerned.

When it comes to taxing businesses, Ohio has one of the most cumbersome systems in the country, which could thwart business development.

BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of Owens-Illinois , Gerdau , Western Digital , USG Corp , Ardea Biosciences and Monsanto and each have a high seasonal probability to go higher in the next 5 weeks.

PharMerica Corporation , a national provider of institutional pharmacy and hospital pharmacy management services, announced that it has appointed Geoffrey G. Meyers to the Companya s Board of Directors.

Want to fast forward through a century of Broadway hits in a few hours with the help of five top theater stars and an all-star New York band? The time machine will be humming along with Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway, a musical take-off of Broadway's most celebrated shows, at 8 tonight in the Valentine Theatre, 400 North Superior St.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER Owens Community College's board president said Wednesday the college should have responded differently to its nursing program's loss of national accreditation.

The report Owens Community College filed eight months ago to maintain national accreditation for its nursing program failed to show what, if anything, the college did to bring the program up to standards in two deficient areas.

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH Owens Community College and the Department of Nursing announced Wednesday the establishment of a new School of Nursing.

Owens Community College will honor American service men and women as students host Veterans Day activities on Nov.

Four students in Owens Community College's nursing program have filed suit against the college, alleging they were misled into enrolling in a program that didn't hold proper accreditation.Plaintiffs in the case are Tiffany Habegger and Robin Kelly, both of Toledo; Brian Williams, Perrysburg; and Jason Rice, South Rockwood, Mich.The college has ...

5, 2009. The public is encouraged to join the campus community for guest speakers and educational awareness programs.

First Solar, Inc led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 17.3%. Affiliated Managers Group third quarter profit increased 72%. Aetna Inc beats analyst expectations.

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER Owens Community College has taken its first step toward winning back its national accreditation this week by submitting its application for candidacy.

Sales fell but profits rose for two of the Toledo area's three largest companies as the tough economy kept its grip on industry.

William Matousch, 60, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. He was the husband of 38 years to Jackqueline Ann ; devoted father of Jackqueline Ann Maousch-Scoleri of Fortescue, William J. Matousch of Franklinville and Kyle Alan, Zachary James and Sara Jean Folds, all of Franklinville; grandfather of William J. Matousch Jr., Dante Scoleri and ...

By MICHELLE REITER STAFF WRITER Owens Community College President Christa Adams, who saw the construction of a new campus in Findlay during her tenure, announced Thursday that she plans to retire next year.

Ohio and Michigan have shed more than 8,000 jobs and tens of millions of dollars in business the last eight years because of subsidies China provides to support massive growth in its domestic glass industry, a new report says.

Barbara Owens has been named vice president and chief communications officer at Owens Illinois Inc., Perrysburg.