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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities are joining forces with other utilities throughout the state to launch Ohio’s Oldest Refrigerator Contest, which offers valuable prizes for Ohio’s oldest working refrigerator.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods after new caffeinated gum introduced

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Toledo Police urged drivers to avoid the area of Airport Highway and Holland-Sylvania after a transformer blew Thursday afternoon.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Thousands of FirstEnergy customers, mostly in Point Place, lost power for a few hours on Thursday night.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The city of Oregon is taking steps to construct a new clean energy plant over the next few decades.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  North Korea vows to restart nuke facilities in latest escalation on already tense peninsula

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Friday, March 08, 2013  One piece has about the same amount of caffiene as a cup of coffee.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  FirstEnergy hopes less of its customers will feel left in the dark during an outage with a new email and text message alert system released on Thursday.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Walmart has installed solar panels at 12 of its signature stores and Sam's Clubs in Ohio

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The FDA does not regulate caffeine in energy drinks, which can be marketed as dietary supplements. Soft drinks, on the other hand, are regulated and can have no more than 71.5 milligrams of caffeine in a 12-ounce serving.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  E.R. visits related to beverages have doubled.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  More than 20,000 emergency room cases have been reported, mostly involving teens or young adults who have consumed energy drinks.

Friday, November 09, 2012  FirstEnergy a Akron based company employs about 17,000 people in 10 companies from Ohio to the East Coast. Company expects to cut up to 400 jobs by 2016 as it struggles against a economy that’s led to lower demand and power prices.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Port authority issues $6 million bond to support the BetterBuildings Northwest Ohio program.