Daily briefs

RCM Architects names new partners FINDLAY — The Interstate 75 northbound entrance ramp from SR 103 at Bluffton will close today for bridge deck repair. Officials expect the closure to just last the day, a release from ODOT states. The offered detour for drivers is from I-75 southbound to Bentley Road to I-75 northbound. RCM Architects names new partners FINDLAY — RCM Architects has announced the promotion of two of its associates to partners — Amber Clason and Brett Gies. Clason, a registered architect, joined RCM in 2008. She has worked on the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, the Allan H. Davis Judicial Center and the Tiffin East Green. She earned her master of architecture degree from the University of Michigan and holds a bachelor of arts in mathematics from Albion College. She resides in Tiffin with her husband Ken and their two sons. Gies, a professional landscape architect, joined the firm in 2009 and has played a key role in expanding RCM's landscape architecture services. His work has shaped projects across the region, including the Dorney Plaza Redevelopment, the Hancock Hotel, Findlay High School's CooperTires Track & Field Complex, YMCA's Early Learning Center and multiple initiatives with the Hancock Park District, including the Multi-Use Trails Master Plan. He earned his B.S. in landscape architecture from The Ohio State University. He lives in Findlay with his wife Angela and their daughter.