PARMA, Ohio -- Mayor Tim DeGeeter will deliver his first State of the City address on the campus of one of Parma’s most successful businesses. GrafTech International will host DeGeeter’s address on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at its headquarters at 12900 Snow Road. The event will be held in the auditorium.

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PARMA, Ohio -- Statistics released last week by the Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services indicate that Parma’s unemployment rate for December 2011 fell to 6.7%, the lowest it’s been since the Great Recession began in late 2008.

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PARMA The closing of Macy’s in Parmatown Mall — announced last week and scheduled for early spring — may encourage a company to buy and-or redevelop the struggling mall.

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CITY OF PARMA — Tim DeGeeter is the 14th mayor to serve the City of Parma. He and his wife Pam made Parma their hometown because they believe in the city, its hard-working people and its future.

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PARMA, Ohio - A new chapter of leadership has begun at Parma City Hall as Tim DeGeeter has taken over as mayor of Ohio's seventh largest city.

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PARMA, Ohio - Parmatown Mall looks to refocus on serving the neighborhood, after the announcement that Macy's is closing.

"Parmatown has been on the list for some time," David Browning, the court appointed receiver for the mall, said.

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PARMA, Ohio -- Macy’s announced today that it will be closing its Parmatown Mall doors. Although sad, this announcement was not completely unexpected.

Macy’s has closed several Ohio stores almost yearly since 2005 in response to an ever-competitive retail market and a worsening national economy.

PARMA – Parma Mayor-elect Tim DeGeeter today announced his incoming administration as he prepares for the beginning of his mayoral term. DeGeeter is currently serving as the area’s state representative and will leave office at the end of the year to start in his new role.

Parma Mayor-elect Tim DeGeeter continued preparation for his new job by attending two events specifically designed to help new mayors transition into office. DeGeeter, who has served for eight years as State Representative for the 15th District, which includes Parma, will be sworn in as Mayor on Jan. 2.

On November 26, 2011, mayor-elect Tim DeGeeter honored my request to meet for an interview at the Blue Line Bar& Grill in Parma. One of the first things that he said which struck me as very poignant was that " Mayor Depiero has paved a nice road for the city; our goal is to put in sidewalks". What follows is the interview, with the questions asked, and his direct response to them.

Tim DeGeeter had a spring in his step when he emerged from the voting booth at Parma Evangelical Lutheran Church on Tuesday. That’s because DeGeeter had just voted for himself in the Parma mayoral election. It was the only vote he needed. He was running unopposed.

“Since I didn’t have opposition, I was able to prepare for my transition from the legislative branch to the executive branch,” DeGeeter said.

DeGeeter has represented the 15th District in the Ohio House of Representatives since 2003. He has never held an executive-branch seat but said he is ready for the mayor’s job.

The hospital opened its doors on August 2, 1961. A black-tie gala at Embassy Suites Rockside Road in Independence celebrated the history and tradition of service the hospital continues to provide to residents of Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights and North Royalton, as the only remaining independent hospital in Cuyahoga County.

Motorists passing the Henninger House on Broadview Road in Parma, just north of Snow Road, will soon see workers making repairs to the 162-year-old structure.

State Representative Tim DeGeeter has secured a $19,500 Certified Local Government grant through the Ohio Historic Preservation Office for the West Creek Preservation Committee, which co-manages the house along with the City of Parma.