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1 week ago | 
wcpo.com | Sue Kiesewetter
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Construction of a Liberty Twp. roundabout on Millikin Road will close its intersection with the north leg of Lesourdsville-West Chester Road beginning Tuesday. “We had this roundabout in mind when we started down the road with the other roundabout (Millikin Road, Lesourdsville-Wester Road and Pinckney Trail),” said Greg Wilkens, Butler County engineer. That roundabout opened in 2021.
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1 week ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
That roundabout open in 2021. Both roundabouts were planned because of increasing congestion and accidents – including a pedestrian death in 2021, Wilkens said. “We do (roundabouts) for two reasons – safety and increasing capacity. As Liberty Twp. has grown there’s more traffic,’’ Wilkens said. “Roundabouts are the No. 1 tool in our toolbox.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
The added space is allowing the company to offer its first Better Worklife Career Center, said Cathi Canfield, vice president of operations/talent experience. It’s (worklife center) actually the first of its kind in the country for Employbridge. Fairfield is getting the best of the best that Employbridge has to offer,” Canfield said. “We’re the largest light industrial staffing provider in the nation. It’s a pretty big deal for us to open this center,” added Tim Devine, regional vice president.
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2 weeks ago | 
mahoningmatters.com | Sue Kiesewetter
May 22-Republic Wire Inc. is moving its headquarters for warehousing, distribution, and office operations into a newly constructed building in West Chester Twp. The move, officials said, is to make more room for the company's manufacturing operations at its 400,000 square-foot facility on Union Centre Boulevard, about two miles away from its new headquarters on Princeton-Glendale Road. The company also leases a 125,000 square-foot facility on Dues Drive.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
The major work on the $3.6 million renovation begins June 27 – the day after the Cassette Junkies play the last concert of the 2025 season, said Mike Huxsoll, the township’s community services director. The work includes construction a new, larger, covered stage on the opposite side of the square from the existing stage. That will improve sound and viewing, allow more events in inclement weather, and includes space to put a screen on the stage for viewing parties or similar events.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
“We needed the space and it’s going to let us grow,” said Ron Rosenbeck, owner and chief executive officer, during Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting program. Since moving to West Chester Twp. in 1994 to begin manufacturing operations, the 43-year-old company expanded in 1998, 2000, 2014 and 2018. With the move the company will add 40 employees to its payroll that now includes 200. The $20 million, 311,867 square-foot structure was designed and built by ARCO National Construction/Ohio Valley.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
“We got a brand-new ice cream truck, completely custom built. We don’t need any hookups,” said Noah Connaughton, son of owners Brian and Jodie Connaughton. The truck has its own generator and roof units for water. “We can show up and be ready to go,” Connaughton said. Flub’s approached church leaders about parking the truck in the parking lot, 3100 Princeton Road. “We’re all excited. We think it’s going to be great. There’s no ice cream shop in the township,’’ said Tracy Spiess, office administrator.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
“We’ve got places to go, and crawl, and splash. If you are in a splash zone, you are getting splashed and wet,’’ said Mike Huxsoll, the township’s director of community services. “This is the awesomest, splash pad in Ohio.”It the second largest free splash pad in the state, Huxsoll said. It occupies an oval-shaped concrete pad measuring 120-feet by 82-feet and replaces a manmade pond/pool in the park.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
Six to eight people are being recruited for the task and would serve staggered 3-year terms. Last September, council approved the city’s first sustainability plan that addresses quality of life; environment/natural resources; and economic vitality. Earlier this year Gillian Hart was hired as the sustainability program manager to develop and coordinate efforts throughout the city to address the plan’s 10 goals, 30 strategies and 100 action plans.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-news.com | Sue Kiesewetter
“I’m very excited. This (program) is a great community outreach to small businesses to show how vital they are to our community,’’ said Katy Kanelopoulos, West Chester’s economic development manager. “This will show our love and support to them. We want them to succeed.”Initiated at the end of 2022, 18 projects met criteria and were approved in 2023, with 16 of those completed.
