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The
OKI News Archives
Read past
OKI-related news items and download archived
files.
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Study Says Traffic Tieups Cost Tri-State Big
Money
The Texas Transportation Institute report says
there are solutions, but they'll be tough to
achieve. The Institute reported reported
that in 2005 the Greater Cincinnati economy took
a hit of $459 million in lost wages and delayed shipments.
In addition, 24-million hours of time vanished
as people sat in traffic tieups. Nationally, the
report said the economy dropped $78 billion and
4.2-billion hours because of highway delays. |
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Click here for the complete story and a video
interview with OKI Regional Council of
Government's Communications Director, Brian
Cunningham.
The video clip is located to the right of the
page. |
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Don't just sit in traffic; Sound off!
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for more information
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"Desparate" Banks plan worries Qualls
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more information
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Do or die for embattled Banks?
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more information
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Draft of OKI Participation Plan
Click here to view the draft of the OKI
Participation Plan (formerly known as the OKI
Policy for Environmental Justice).
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Cincinnati Business Matters - Mark Policinski
Click here to hear OKI Executive Director
Mark Policinski and Cincinnati Business Courier
Publisher Doug Bolton discuss freight shipping
and its impact on the tri-state area.
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Gas Prices hit record high and commuters are
looking for alternative ways for travel
There was more shock at the gas pumps Tuesday as
prices set a record high for the Tri-State:
$3.49 a gallon at many stations. The upward
trend has local transportation experts looking
for ways to help you save money. Metro
isn't normally how Valdasia Merrick gets around,
but her car recently broke down. If gas prices
stay high, she'll stay on the bus, even after
her car gets fixed.
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for the complete story
Click here for the video story
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OKI Named Client of the Year
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of
Governments (OKI) Executive Director Mark
Policinski announced today that OKI has been
named the client of the year by the Society for
Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) of
Greater Cincinnati.
“This recognition is a tribute to the hard
work our dedicated professionals consistently
provide for our communities,” said
Policinski. “The award praises OKI’s
project selection process, the management of
those projects and our outstanding public
outreach program. I am proud that almost every
aspect of OKI is commended by this prestigious
award.”
OKI was nominated by
Edwards and Kelcey (EK) who worked with OKI on
the Western Hamilton County Transportation Study
and the Uptown Transportation Study. As
described by EK in their award nomination, OKI
is “an active champion for regional
approaches to multi-modal modes of
transportation, improving air quality and
improving the overall quality of life for the
eight-county, 198-community area for which it
serves.” Christine Matacic, president of
OKI, said, “For more than 40 years, OKI has
provided this region with the valuable service
of planning effectively for our future. This
award serves as recognition of that hard work
and the important role OKI plays in improving
the quality of life for our region.”
SMPS members can
nominate an individual, company, or institution
that has commissioned design, engineering or
construction service. A diverse group of
architectural, engineering and construction
professionals evaluated the nominations and
selected the award recipient. The SMPS will
formally recognize OKI at the chapter’s
Threshold Awards Gala on Thursday, May 3rd at
the Duke Energy Center. Business Courier
publisher, Douglas Bolton, will be the event’s
keynote speaker.
OKI is a council
of local governments, business organizations and
community groups committed to developing
collaborative strategies, plans and programs to
improve the quality of life and economic
development potential of the Tri-State.
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April 13, 2007 - GONGWER Article
Regional Agencies Seek State Funding For Water
Quality Plans
Sprawling suburban development and declining
federal funding is increasingly squeezing Ohio's
ability to devise sewer and drinking water
management plans, regional planning officials
told a House panel this week. Regional agencies
that coordinate planning efforts among various
counties, townships, health departments, soil
and water conservation districts, and other
local entities have seen their federal funding
fall to less than 1% since Congress enacted the
Clean Water Act in 1972, according to Jane
Wittke, of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Council of
Governments. Next year she expects federal
appropriations to decrease from about $33,000 to
$18,000 per agency. <more>
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Trustee elected president of OKI - Journal News
January 18, 2007
A Jan. 11 vote lifted a Liberty Twp. trustee to
the presidency of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana
Regional Council of Governments. "I'm a
little bit in awe," said Christine Matacic
as she walked out of OKI's downtown Cincinnati
offices. "As much as I prepared for this, it
hasn't hit me yet. "I'm also honored that people
feel that I can follow in Judge (Gary) Moore's
footsteps." <more>
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Local Notice of Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) Goal for Fiscal Year 2008
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments hereby announces the establishment of a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) goal of 9.18% for programs funded and authorized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for Fiscal Year 2008, October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. The FY 2008 goal and information regarding the DBE program are available for public review at the address in this notice between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:00PM Monday through Friday. A Public Hearing will be held at this address on September 19, 2007 from 4:00 – 6:00PM. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive comments from the public regarding OKI’s DBE program and goal. Comments regarding the goal and DBE program will also be accepted for a period of (30) days following publication of this notice and should be addressed to: David K. Andres or Florence J. Parker, OKI Regional Council of Governments, 720 East Pete Rose Way, Suite 420, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 513-621-6300.
Click here for DBE Program Information 2008
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