COMMUNITY REACTION:• Lead reporter on ongoing reporting projected credited with helping Lima, Ohio, community leaders find a buyer for a then 112-year-old oil refinery slated for closure, 1997-1998.• Encouraged community outreach to federal lawmakers to keep a Defense Department facility operating in Lima, Ohio, 2004.AWARDS:Associated Press Society of Ohio:• Best Blog, second place, 2011• Best Blog, second place, 2010• Best Editorial Writer, second place, 2009• Best Editorial Writer, third place, 2007 • Best Investigative Reporting, second place, 2007• Business Reporting, first place, 2003• Special Sections, first place, 2002• Business Reporting, third place, 1997Freedom Communications:• Award of Excellence, 1997SERVICE/NONPROFIT• Took over 5K run/walk, increasing participation from 90 to 250 and turning third-leading fundraiser into club's top moneymaking event. Work included writing promotional material and actin