Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1902, Cheryl Crawford was born in Akron. An actress and theatre producer, she helped establish the Group Theatre and the Actors Studio in New York.

A Catholic nun from northeast Ohio hit the links to celebrate her 105th birthday. Read more about her golf game in Et Cetera.

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Labor Group Backs Railroad Merger

The nation’s largest railroad union, based in North Olmsted, endorsed Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, citing a deal over job protections.

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division represents more than 100,000 railroad workers across North America.

Leaders of other railroad unions and chemical manufacturers that rely on freight rail have raised concerns that the merger could reduce competition and increase shipping rates.

Union Pacific announced the proposed merger in July. The pairing would create America’s lone transcontinental railroad.

Foreign Student Enrollment Drops

New enrollments by international students at The Ohio State University fell by nearly 38%, while overall international enrollment declined 4.9% from last fall.

A school spokesman said the numbers align more closely with historic trends after last year's unusually high admissions. The school's U.S. student population was up 1.1%.

Last month, President Trump proposed limiting the length of stay and other changes for student visa holders, citing abuses in the program.

Northern Ohio Shines in Lake Erie Awards

Northern Ohio destinations stand out in Lake Erie Living Magazine's 2025 Best of Lake Erie awards, highlighting the region's tourism, dining, and lodging.

Vermilion earned Best New Look and Best New On-the-Water-Living, praised for its Waterwood neighborhood, Main Street Beach upgrades, and more.

Biggies Custard in Mentor-on-the-Lake won Best Cold Treat, touted for local flavors that include Lake Erie Salt Mine caramel ice cream and the Browns Town custard sundae.

In the Readers' Picks categories, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Kelleys Island, Fairport Harbor, and Oregon received awards. See the full list of readers' choices here.

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From a Caltech Garage to a $1 Trillion Market

In 2016, some innovative Caltech robotics students set out to transform fast food. That first garage-built prototype became the foundation of Miso Robotics.

Since then, Miso's robots have worked 200K+ hours in live kitchens for brands like White Castle, frying 4M+ baskets of fries, chicken, and more. That traction convinced NVIDIA, Uber AI, and Amazon to help refine Miso's AI and robots. As restaurants grapple with 144% employee turnover rates and $20/hour minimum wages, that's a major edge.

No wonder Miso's first fully commercial robot, Flippy Fry Station, sold out of initial units in one week.

Now, Miso is leveraging its new manufacturing partnership to scale U.S.-based production nationwide across a $4B annual revenue opportunity.

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➤ Statewide: Republican governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and U.S. Sen. Jon Husted endorsed each other for their 2026 races at an event in downtown Columbus. (More)

➤ Butler County: County commissioners approved a $20.1 million property tax rollback effective in 2026, citing surplus revenues. (More)

➤ Orient: Pastor Mark Robinette was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for Heroism for leading his wife and two of his children to safety during a house fire. He died in the January 2024 blaze. (More)

➤ Toledo: The city signed a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to link a planned 1 billion-gallon reservoir to the current Lake Erie intake. The reservoir would provide up to 10 days of drinking water in the event of an emergency. (More)

➤ Southeast Ohio: The state Division of Wildlife proposed lowering the white-tailed deer bag limit from three to two in Athens, Meigs, and Washington counties due to an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a virus transmitted by biting flies. (More)

➤ Cincinnati: Duke Energy will relinquish naming rights to the city's convention center in exchange for $1.6 million, ending a deal signed in 2004 and set to run through 2032. (More)

➤ Archbishop Moeller is No. 1 in the USA Today Ohio Super 25 high school football poll. Anderson, Walsh Jesuit, Archbishop Hoban, Kirtland, and Elder also received first-place votes. (Rankings)

➤ The Cincinnati Reds are offering $8 tickets, $3 beers, $2 hot dogs, and $1 ice cream during the final homestand as the team pushes for a postseason berth. (Details)

➤ Cleveland Browns left tackle Dawand Jones, a former Ohio State offensive lineman, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered during Sunday's win over Green Bay. (More)

➤ Yesterday's Results: NHL | MLB | Soccer | WNBA

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➤ Starbucks fired a Middletown employee who allegedly wrote an offensive note on the cup of a customer who ordered one of the late Charlie Kirk's favorite beverages. (More)

➤ Meta said its data center under construction in New Albany will be the world's first 1-gigawatt facility. (More)

➤ Government officials from Ohio and Taiwan signed a $6.4 billion agreement supporting Taiwanese purchases of Ohio soybean and corn products. (More)

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"One of the Largest Industries Ever"

That's what NVIDIA's CEO said about robotics. And the numbers back it up. In Q4 2024, the sector raised nearly as much capital as in all of 2023.

So it's a big deal that NVIDIA, Uber AI and Amazon helped Miso Robotics perfect Flippy, its new fully commercial kitchen robot. No wonder initial units sold out in one week.

Miso already has 200K+ hours for brands like White Castle under its belt. With the $1T fast-food industry facing 144% employee turnover rates, Flippy provides 24/7 labor and can boost profits by up to 3X.

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➤ Sister René Parman, of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, marked her 105th birthday with a round at Knoll Run Golf Course in Lowellville. Now legally blind, she said this season might be her last. (More)

➤ Barry Manilow announced January 2026 dates for his farewell tour, including a Jan. 18 performance at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Details)

➤ Gladys, a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, gave birth to a healthy male this past weekend. It's her first offspring and the 51st gorilla born at the zoo. (Watch Video)

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