59 year old Clinton D. Berry of Findlay was found guilty of rape, aggravated burglary and kidnapping.  Berry broke into a woman’s Mount Cory home, handcuffed her to her son’s bed and raped her in March 2015.  He will be sentenced on May 12 and could face up to 44 years in prison.

Fostoria Planning Commission approved the site plan for a 40,000 square-foot speculative building set to go up in the industrial park on U.S. 23.  The $1.2 million spec building will be constructed this fall as a shell, fully customizable to fit the needs of any potential manufacturing or warehousing company looking to move in.  The property will also support an expansion of up to another 60,000 square feet and will come with utilities already included.  FEDC President Renee Smith has said the state is planning to market the spec building to prospective companies before construction is completed this fall. 
 

Hancock County Commissioner Phillip Riegle delivered the State of the County address yesterday.  While the county is in an economic upswing, so isn’t the crime rate.  According to the prosecutor’s office, there were 347 criminal indictments in Hancock County last year.  That’s an all-time high for the county with opiate addiction is driving those numbers.

Partitions Plus, which makes partitions for cardboard boxes, plans to double its plant size this summer and add 10 employees by December.  A 40,000 square foot addition on County Road 99 was approved by the Findlay Planning Commission.  Construction is to start in May and completed by September.  The company currently employs 40 to 45 and plans to reach 60 to 65 employees in 2017.

Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to open a location in Tiffin.  The restaurant is to be located in a new, three-store building being constructed by Diverse Development at the site of the former FirstMerit bank at West Market Street and Ashwood Road.  The project is dependent on the developer receiving a tax exemption from Tiffin City Council.  Construction would occur within the recently-designated Community Reinvestment Area.  No opening date has been announced.