Deloitte also worked on improvements to the traditional unemployment system and added staff for processing claims.
Ohio spent millions on adding staff to handle the influx of claims. Seattle-based Direct Interactions received $21.5 million to staff up the state s unemployment compensation call center. California-based consulting firm Protiviti, a subsidiary of Robert Half, received $6.7 million on the call center and addressing fraud.
Ohio spent $957,000 on benefit fraud, paid to LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Navigator, which had a contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services also spent nearly $505,000 on public relations and crisis communication, explaining the system s woes and fraud to the media and lawmakers. Paul Werth & Associates and Pierce Communication got those contracts.
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CLARINGTON Mountaineer NGL Storage LLC is exploring green options for its Appalachian Storage Hub in Monroe County.
The natural gas storage facility is gauging interest in the possibility of storing carbon-free hydrogen in its new storage hub near Clarington in Monroe County. The company announced its interest in green hydrogen storage earlier this month and is looking to see if there is a market for it in the local region. The initiative comes after Long Ridge Energy Terminal announced its plans to convert its Hannibal power plant to a green hydrogen fuel source.
David Hooker, CEO and president of Mountaineer, said the exploration is in support of the power generation market move toward green energy solutions, including that of Long Ridge Energy Terminal, being developed at the former Ormet Corp. aluminum production site. Hooker said Long Ridge Energy Terminal had reached out to the storage company to inquire if it would be willing and able to store hydrogen; Moun
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