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The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement The Kent Power Company reported the highly unusual theft Monday around 8 a.m. The crane was taken near El Dorado Casinos at Scioto Downs on Parsons Avenue in Hamilton Township.

The Building Industry Association of Central Ohio estimated that the region needed to build 19,000 new homes in 2024. Around 10,000 homes were built last year.

The $200 million expansion is set to begin in 2026.

Columbus voted to approve a $130 million bond issue in 2019 to finance the new courthouse. Columbus City Council approved the last payment for property purchase.

The superload is the 12th of roughly two dozen needed for the Intel facility, and the first of four extra-large superloads.

Columbus City Council approved funding for a $10 million trail connector in Clintonville.

Now that winter is over, road construction season is underway in Ohio, with nearly 1,000 projects planned this year.

This booming growth isn't lost on industry leaders, who are trying to attract and retain construction workers in Ohio's fastest growing metro area. Columbus has major projects, like the OSU Wexner Medical Center inpatient tower and the Intel semiconductor plant in nearby New Albany, as well as many multi-family apartments and single-family homes to house new residents.

The building sector is the single largest consumer of energy and producer of greenhouse gas emissions. We talk about how we build our shelter is part of the problem but could become part of the solution.

It appears area contractors are making an effort to protect construction workers at job sites but are those extra measures enough to prevent COVID-19?