Oscar winners working ‘9 to 5’
As we continue to cheer Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar for their Academy Award for “American Factory,” keep an eye out for their next work.
The local documentarians have been working on telling the untold story of a movement started in the 1970s, when America’s secretaries took to the streets fed up with on-the-job abuse, fighting to force changes in their workplaces.
The “9 to 5” documentary premieres in less than three weeks at the South by Southwest annual festival in Austin, Texas.
Reichert and Bognar directed “American Factory” about the creation of Fuyao’s automotive glass production facility in the shell of a former General Motors plant. They are also well known for their HBO documentary examining the closure of the GM-Moraine plant, “The Last Truck.”
Make it tougher to file bankruptcy
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants Congress to pass legislation that will make it tougher for corporations to unfairly game the system when filing for bankruptcy.
“When corporations exploit loopholes, it’s the consumer who bears the brunt of the costs,” Yost said. “The current set of rules is in desperate need of an update and we urge Congress to make those necessary changes.”
A coalition of 42 attorneys general wrote in support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that will prevent a corporation from filing for bankruptcy in a district that it believes would be more favorable to them. That practice known as “forum shopping” imposes a burden on states and other creditors who may have to travel and incur significant expenses to pursue their claims.
Businesses and consumers who interact with the debtor generally are located in places where the debtor primarily operates, and having to travel great distances away from that area makes it harder to protect their interests. The same hardship applies to states that may be owed taxes or other payments, and may need to incur expenses to collect, which could wipe out any amounts collected through the bankruptcy.
Need a question answered?
We often get questions from readers asking about a local construction project they drove by. What is that construction project going to be? When will it be finished?
Even for reporters who cover these projects, it can be difficult to keep track when construction is booming across the region.
In health care construction
alone, there’s more than $100 million in projects underway in the Dayton metro area.
We’d like to help answer your construction questions.
If there is a project you would like more information about, let us know and we’ll answer your question next Sunday. Send us whatever information you have, such as the address or streets it is near, so we can tell which project it is. Questions can be sent to kaitlin.schroeder@coxinc.com or 937225-2279.