LOCAL BUSINESS
Design help for nonprofits
Triad Communications Inc. is again offering free design services to area nonprofits under its Design4Good program.
Each year, the Cuyahoga Falls-headquartered advertising and marketing firm chooses eight to 12 nonprofits and provides a variety of pro bono design services.
The lastest group of recipients netted a total of more than $30,000 worth of such services as logo design, marketing collateral, websites and videos.
Organizations receiving the work include the Akron Urban League, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Arlington Church of God, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Tuesday Musical Association, The Giving Doll Inc. and YEPAW (Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop).
Nonprofits interested in the program can apply at www.triadadv.com. Applications must be postmarked or hand delivered to Triad by Nov. 30. Those selected will be notified by mail by the end of December.
Career help for recent grads
Parents of college students, or those who are entering college or are recently graduated are invited to author Don Philabaum’s presentation at the Hudson Library & Historical Society at 7 p.m. Sept. 24.
Philabaum, author The Unemployed Grad, And What Parents Can Do About It, will talk about how parents can help in their child’s career planning.
The first 32 people at the presentation will receive a free copy of the book.
There is no registration for the free program. The library is at 96 Library St. in Hudson’s First and Main shopping complex. For more information, call 330-653-6658.
ECONOMIC FORECASTS
Business owners optimistic
Small business owners are getting a little more optimistic about how their companies will do after the election, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The National Federation of Independent Business says owners it surveyed last month expect their companies’ sales and overall business conditions to pick up after the election and the end of the year.
That brighter outlook helped lift the NFIB’s small business optimism index by 1.7 points in August to 92.9. The NFIB, which lobbies on behalf of small business owners, compiled the index from its survey of 736 of its members.
TECHNOLOGY
Internal glitch at Go Daddy
Go Daddy Group, a widely used Web hosting and provider of website-name registration services, said outages of its website and services Monday were caused by internal issues and not an attack by hackers.
The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which says on its website that it has more than 10.5 million customers and manages more than 53 million Internet domain names, said service was restored fully Monday afternoon.
WALL STREET
Investors prepare for events
Investors spent Tuesday preparing for two events sure to move markets this week: a Federal Reserve meeting and a court decision on whether Germany can help support its struggling neighbors. And if the stock market’s gains Tuesday are any sign, they expect both events to turn out well.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 69.07 points to close at 13,323.36. The average of 30 large company stocks has already gained 1.8 percent to start September, a month which is usually dismal for stocks.
Federal Reserve officials will gather for a two-day meeting today. Many expect the Fed will announce a new effort to revive the sluggish economy Thursday afternoon.
Also today, Germany’s high court is expected to rule on whether the country can participate in a European bailout fund. The court rejected a last-minute appeal to delay the decision on Tuesday.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
New leader for Pilot Flying J
PepsiCo Inc. says its president is leaving to become CEO of a privately held company after less than a year on the job.
John Compton’s departure is effective immediately. He had been named to the newly created position of president in March. He is leaving to head Pilot Flying J Oil Corp.
Ex-Penney leader lands in Gap
Michael Francis, the former J.C. Penney president and chief marketing officer at Target Corp., has found a new home.
Gap Inc. is confirming Francis will join the clothing chain as its marketing creative adviser. The news comes almost three months after Francis abruptly left J.C. Penney Co., after being on the job for a little over eight months.
As Penney’s president, Francis was responsible for the marketing of a controversial new pricing plan that aims to get rid of hundreds of sales events.
Compiled from staff, wire reports