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Intel construction report identifies completion delay, spending for New Albany plant

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March 15, 2024

Intel construction report identifies completion delay, spending for New Albany plant

Intel has spent $1.5 billion and hired 69 workers so far on what is the state’s biggest economic development project, a fraction of its $20 billion promise to build two factories in Licking County that will create 3,000 high-paying jobs.

Intel sad it remains fully committed to the entire investment of dollars and jobs in the area.

The semiconductor company also now says it anticipates construction of both plants to be finished in 2026-27 and to become operational in 2027-2028, according to a state report released Friday afternoon detailing Intel’s progress through 2023 on the project that was announced two years ago.

Initially, Intel said the plants would begin producing semiconductors by 2025.

The annual report is required of Intel as a condition of a $600 million grant designed to drive production of the tiny devices that power everything from computers to cars to military equipment back to the U.S. Intel received the money last September.

All together, Intel is receiving more than $2 billion in incentives from the state and New Albany.

“We are making great progress growing the Silicon Heartland,” Jim Evers, an Intel vice president in charge of the Ohio site, told the state in the report. “In addition to the approximately $1.5 billion investment in completed spends through 12/31/23 referenced in the report, Intel has an additional $3 billion in contractually committed spends underway, totaling $4.5 billion committed toward our Ohio One projects.

“This investment is growing every day as we work to establish a new manufacturing campus to build leading-edgesemiconductor chips right here in Ohio.”

“Transparency is always important, and we believe the public should be kept well-informed on the statewide impact of this transformative project,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement.

Biden to announce federal grants to Intel next week, report says

Separately, President Biden is traveling to Arizona next week where he is expected to announce how many billions of dollars in federal aid from the CHIPS Act Intel will receive, Reuters reported Friday.

The $52.7 billion bill passed in 2022 includes $39 billion in grants along with loans, loan guarantees and tax credits as part of the push by the Biden administration to restore production of semiconductors to the U.S.

The Biden campaign has confirmed the visit to Arizona on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of an effort to mobilize voters in battleground states, The Arizona Republic reported Friday.

Along with Intel’s project in Ohio, Intel has been expanding its operations elsewhere in the U.S. as part of the reshoring effort, including Intel’s expansion in Chandler, a Phoenix suburb, where Intel is investing $20 billion to build two additional factories.

It has applied for money for all its expansion projects in the U.S.

Intel workers live in 14 Ohio counties

As of Dec. 31, Intel has hired 70 workers with 69 living in 14 Ohio counties and one out of state.

In addition to direct Intel employees, construction workers have come from 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties so far.

The state anticipates that the project will ultimately create 20,000 jobs across the state and add $2.8 billion to the state’s economy.

Intel also said its supplier network in Ohio has grown from around 150 when Intel announced the project more than 350 today.

Power company AEP Ohio is the top supplier, according to the report. Bechtel, the construction manager at the project is No. 2.

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Hamilton County judicial primary features endorsement by Afroman

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April 30, 2026

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Hamilton County judicial primary features endorsement by Afroman

Hamilton County has two judicial primaries this Election Day, including one that prompted an endorsement from Afroman, an Ohio-based rapper.

Incumbent Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Chris Wagner will face defense lawyer Bill Gallagher on May 5. There is no Republican challenger, so the winner of the primary will serve as judge.

Wagner was first elected to the bench in 2020, defeating Republican former judge Curt Hartman with 58% of the vote, according to the Hamilton County Board of Elections. He cited jury service reform as one of his achievements on his campaign website and said jurors now serve half the number of days that they used to, and their pay has been increased.

He has been endorsed by the Hamilton County Democratic Party, Commissioner Denise Driehaus and Prosecutor Connie Pillich, among other county and city officials. Wagner was also endorsed by Clyde Bennett, a high-profile defense lawyer who’s represented former judge Tracie Hunter and more recently Rodney Hinton, who is charged with killing a Hamilton County sheriff’s deputy.

Gallagher is a co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project, which has used new evidence to free or exonerate over 200 people who were imprisoned. He is the founder of Friends to the Indigent, a nonprofit organization that supports lawyers representing clients who otherwise could not afford legal representation.

County officials endorse Wagner, Afroman endorses Gallagher

Afroman, who recently won a defamation lawsuit brought by Adams County deputies, made a video endorsing Gallagher.

Afroman, which is the stage name of Joseph Foreman, sported a star-spangled shirt and sunglasses in the video and said Gallagher is all about people protesting lawfully. A campaign Facebook page for Gallagher said Afroman and Gallagher are friends.

“We don’t need somebody that’s preprogrammed, taking sides and corrupt. He’ll be a just judge, and he’ll help innocent people get out of jail,” he said.

Gallagher said in a video posted on his Facebook page that a lot of judicial candidates made promises about reform after the George Floyd protests in 2020.

“I watched some of those people uphold the promises but a couple didn’t. The one I’m running against is someone who just didn’t uphold all those promises that were made and it’s really time for a change,” he said.

Former public defender faces former judge

There is one other judicial primary this year with Democratic magistrate Sarah Henry running against former judge Glenda Smith.

Henry is a former public defender who is endorsed by the Hamilton County Democratic Party and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio ACT.

Smith is a former judge who was appointed to the Butler County Area III Court in West Chester by then-Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in 2008, according to her campaign website. Smith has a history of encounters with law enforcement, including police response to disputes with family members, according to previous Enquirer reporting.

The winner of that primary will face incumbent Republican Court of Common Pleas Judge Chris McDowell in November.

What’s next in the judge races

The primary election is May 5. Early voting started April 7. To check your voter registration or find your polling location, visit VoteOhio.gov.

Common pleas court candidates run in partisan primaries, though the general races are considered nonpartisan and party affiliations do not appear on the general ballot. Common pleas judges in Ohio are elected countywide to six-year terms and are paid $171,982. The judges handle felony cases, ranging from drug possession to robbery to murder, and lawsuits involving more than $15,000.

Courts reporter Kevin Grasha contributed reporting.

Regional politics reporter Erin Glynn can be reached at eglynn@enquirer.com, @ee_glynn on X and @eringlynn on Bluesky.

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Ted Carter tried to get Vlachos a job at Nebraska before taking Ohio State presidency

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April 29, 2026

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Ted Carter tried to get Vlachos a job at Nebraska before taking Ohio State presidency

Before Ted Carter leveraged his position to get the woman he later admitted having an “inappropriate relationship” with a job at Ohio State University, he asked at least two University of Nebraska-related organizations to consider hiring her.

The Lincoln Journal Star reported April 28 that Carter tried to get military podcaster Krisanthe Vlachos a job at the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska and the University of Nebraska Foundation in 2023 while he was still president of the University of Nebraska System.

Ohio State released a nearly 50-page report April 21 detailing the investigation into Carter’s downturn. It included new details about Carter’s relationship with Vlachos. That report prompted the University of Nebraska System to conduct its own internal review of Carter’s potential dealings with Vlachos during his time as president there.

Vlachos and Carter appear to have met at a Veterans in Energy forum in Washington, D.C., in March 2023, earlier than initially reported, according to Ohio State’s internal report. Carter was president of the University of Nebraska System at the time and a keynote speaker at the conference.

Vlachos later described the forum to others “as the start of their friendship, the occasion when she asked him to mentor her son who was joining the Navy, and when she asked him to cohost her podcast,” the report read.

It’s not clear from the report how quickly their relationship developed or if the relationship was romantic, though The Dispatch previously reported that it was romantic.

According to public records reviewed by The Journal Star, Vlachos sent Carter a link to her resume at his NU email address a few weeks after the conference concluded in April 2023. Carter forwarded the message two days later to Rick Evans, executive director of National Strategic Research Institute. NSRI is one of 15 university affiliated research centers nationwide designated by the U.S. Department of War.

Evans replied to Carter’s email two days later.

“Looking at her profile, her skills are probably best aligned to the Contracts and Business Operations Coordinator position you approved us to hire,” Evans wrote.

Evans also said an Omaha-based position would soon be posted. Carter replied that he believed Vlachos would be “more than willing to relocate to Omaha.” Vlachos was living in St. Louis at the time.

Later that month, Carter also forwarded Vlachos’ resume to Brian Hastings, president and chief executive officer of University of Nebraska Foundation.

Both organizations told The Journal Star that Vlachos was never recommended or interviewed for either position beyond Carter’s initial referral.

Vlachos was never employed in any capacity at Nebraska, a spokesperson told The Journal Star.

Carter was named Ohio State’s 17th president in August 2023 and officially began his tenure in January 2024. Carter gunned for Vlachos to get a job at Ohio State within months of starting his tenure at the university, according to the Ohio State internal report.

In July 2024, from his personal email account, Carter emailed Senior Vice President for Talent, Culture & Human Resources Katie Hall requesting that Vlachos be considered for “any opportunity that fits her skill set.”

Vlachos applied to five positions related to the Office of Advancement, but the investigation report suggests she didn’t formally interview for any of them. Vlachos was never hired by Ohio State.

Higher education reporter Sheridan Hendrix can be reached at shendrix@dispatch.com and on Signal at @sheridan.120. You can follow her on Instagram at @sheridanwrites.

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Ohio primary election 2026 voter guide

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April 29, 2026

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May 5 is a primary Election Day in Ohio. Voters will choose candidates to represent their party on the ballot in the November elections. Some voters also have tax levies.

Here are The Enquirer’s primers on the top contested primary races: