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Updated: 9:36 a.m., Sept. 13, 2019 Sherwin-Williams Company, the paint giant that has called Cleveland home for more than 150 years, is searching for a new headquarters. The company announced in a news release Thursday morning that it would consider sites “in Cleveland, Northeast Ohio and several other states” for a global headquarters and research and development facility.

Ten years after Ohio blocked lawsuits against lead paint manufacturers, local governments in California have successfully sued paint companies. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to lawsuits against the paint companies ConAgra and Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams, letting stand a $400 million ruling for California cities and counties to cover the cost of lead paint abatement.