🌱 Why Givaudan suddenly scrapped Reading’s $215 million factory and 300 jobs

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• Why Givaudan suddenly scrapped Reading’s $215 million factory and 300 jobs

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
• Friday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Givaudan Walks Away From $215 Million Reading Factory Deal, Jobs Left In Limbo (hoodline.com) — Reading just lost a planned $215 million Givaudan factory that was expected to bring about 300 jobs to the remediated former Dow Chemical site, now Centennial Industrial Park. The company has canceled the project months after breaking ground, leaving the city, Hamilton County, and local economic-development leaders scrambling to find a new advanced-manufacturing tenant.
   

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📸 Around Reading

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading

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Thursday May 14

• BOE Meeting →
  Lockland Local Cincinnati, OH 45215
  4:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Band Concert
  Reading Community City Cincinnati, OH 45215
  7:00 pm

Monday May 25

• Memorial Day-Administrative Office Closed
  Village of Lockland, 101 N Cooper Ave, Cincinnati

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Years of Service Celebration - Sharonville
  Lincoln Heights Elementary Sharonville Elementary, 11150 Maple St, Cincinnati, OH 45241
  8:00 am
• Water Aerobics →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 2039 Sherman Ave, Norwood
  8:30 am
• Exercise Class at Senior Center →
  Norwood, OH Calendar, 1810 Courtland Ave 1st Floor, Norwood
  11:00 am
• Student Achievement and District Instructional Performance Committee of the Whole →
  Chase School Cincinnati, OH 45223
  4:00 pm
• PRMS Food Pantry
  Pleasant Run Middle School PRMS Library
  4:00 pm
• American Burying Beetle: Reintroduction to Indian Hill
  Greenacres Arts Center Greenacres Nippert Barn, 8300 Spooky Hollow Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45242, United States
  5:30 pm
• Board of Education Work Session at Kenwood Learning Commons
  Sycamore Community Schools 11120 Kenwood Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA
  6:00 pm
• Top 20 Academic Signing (Invitation Only)
  Princeton High School Matthews Auditorium, 150 Viking Wy, Cincinnati, OH 45246, USA
  6:00 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Sharonville, OH Calendar, 10900 Reading Rd, Sharonville
  6:30 pm

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Cincinnati

• WEBN Fireworks 2026 to feature biggest Riverfest show ever (citybeat.com)
• Cincinnati weighs 24/7 police presence at Fountain Square following fatal shooting (local12.com)

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