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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Friday that financial abuses by four former executives cost the institution more

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Friday that financial abuses by four former executives cost the institution more than

Business Notes By Staff | Aug 3, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer John Lai and Col. Andrew Kelly with Callie Johnson, Mark Blust and Chris Davidson, members of the chambers Government Affairs Committee. CHAMBER TO HOST BUSINESS LUNCHEON The Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce will hold its next business luncheon meeting on Aug. 11 starting at noon at the Pink Shell Beach Resort, at 275 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. The guest speaker is Col. Andrew Ke...

Trump’s legal team keeps losing in court "> FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020, photo, a canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa. President Donald Trump’s campaign filed a number of lawsuits across six battleground states this month as he tried to upend the 2020 election. Judges uniformly rejected his claims of vote fraud. The latest case ended Saturday, Nov. 21, when a federal judge in Pennsylvania said Trum...

Associated Press Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson catches a pass over Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick during the first half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. Ohio State University is working with Columbus-based Anomaly Sports Group to give student athletes Name Image and Likeness protective education and consultation as the state as enacted legislation allowing athletes to be paid. Anomaly’s curriculum for Ohio S...

Amid investigations and the resignations of top executives, Columbus Zoo board members said they want integrity, experience and diversity in new CEO.

Columbus Zoo board discusses transparency, changes amid investigations The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s board of directors said they’re working with elected officials to provide transparency about tax levy spending and considering changes to how the board operates. That includes examining terms and "selection criteria," as well as how the boards chairs and assignments are decided, said Brian OMara, co-chair of its governance committee.  "The timing is really good right now for us to just ta...

Report accuses Columbus Zoo top executives of misusing funds by The Associated Press Last Updated Apr 6, 2021 at 9:58 pm EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former president and chief financial officer of the Columbus Zoo arranged for relatives to live in houses owned by the zoo and used its marketing sporting event tickets for their own personal use, according to findings released Tuesday by a law firm hired by the zoo’s board. The president, who was also the CEO, kept a $45,000 RV purchased by the z...

Columbus Zoo director used zoo money to buy RV for his use; failed to bid construction project at The Wilds Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch © Adam Cairns / Dispatch Then-Columbus Zoo President and CEO Tom Stalf speaks at the opening of Straker Lake cabins at The Wilds in 2018. The bidding for that project is now part of the investigation into Stalf and CFO Greg Bell. Both men resigned March 29. Former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium President and CEO Tom Stalf used zoo f...

Columbus Zoo investigation: CEO used zoo money personally, failed to bid construction project at The Wilds Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch © Adam Cairns / Dispatch Then-Columbus Zoo President and CEO Tom Stalf speaks at the opening of Straker Lake cabins at The Wilds in 2018. The bidding for that project is now part of the investigation into Stalf and CFO Greg Bell. Both men resigned March 29. Stalf also personally selected the vendor for a $2 million construction...