Honda plans $70 million Ohio supercar plant to lift Acura luster
Honda Motor Co., speeding ahead with an overhaul of the premium Acura line, is planning a $70 million central Ohio factory opening in two years to produce the next-generation NSX.The Tokyo-based...
View ArticleSmall-business matchmaker event set for June 5-6
Small companies may seek business with government entities and other contractors — ranging from Cleveland’s new Horseshoe Casino to the federal government’s General Services Administration — at the...
View ArticleGoodyear visitors reminisce along Mahogany Row
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s former Mahogany Row senior executive suite was one busy place Tuesday.But none of it had to do with tire industry business.Instead, hundreds of people took the...
View ArticleAkron-Canton Airport’s future with Southwest Airlines still bright, airport...
GREEN: Akron-Canton Airport’s future with Southwest Airlines is still strong, despite the low-fare carrier ending its Chicago Midway International Airport service in November, an airport official...
View ArticleLocal employers launch national effort to fight depression in workplace
A locally based coalition of employers has launched a national effort to combat depression in the workplace.Employers Health joined with the American Psychiatric Foundation’s Partnership for Workplace...
View ArticleGiant Eagle increasing ‘fuelperks’ rewards to 20 cents per gallon for May
Giant Eagle is increasing its popular fuel rewards program for a limited time beginning Thursday. The Pittsburgh-based grocer will be offering 20-cent “fuelperks” on nearly all items in the store...
View ArticleGoogle unveils social, photo, music features
SAN FRANCISCO: Google’s sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements include a new phone, new tools for...
View ArticleU.S. factory output falls 0.4 percent in April
WASHINGTON: U.S. manufacturers cut back on production in April, as auto companies cranked out fewer cars, factories made fewer consumer goods and most other industries reduced output. The weakness...
View ArticleMacy’s quarterly profit tops estimates as stock buyback boosted
Macy’s Inc. on Wednesday reported a 20 percent increase in first-quarter profit even though cool temperatures and economic worries dampened some of its shoppers’ spending on spring clothes.The company...
View ArticleStocks keep climbing
NEW YORK: Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports.Google’s stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — May 15
LOCAL BUSINESSShale news comingInterested residents and businesses will get more information today on the productivity of drilling at Ohio’s shale formations.The state of Ohio will announce at 2 p.m....
View ArticleGoogle’s music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc. unveiled Wednesday a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10...
View ArticleGoodyear auction means business to some, memories to others
Wayne Bell’s $3,000 bid won him all of the 1970s-era white, yellow and lime-green plastic chairs and tables from Goodyear’s old corporate headquarters cafeteria.Bell, from Oakland, Calif., barely...
View ArticleU.S. jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeks
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam tells trucking industry leaders he knew nothing...
INDIANAPOLIS: Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says he was “absolutely not” aware of and did not participate in the practices that led to the federal investigation into his Pilot Flying J company.“I take...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — May 16
LOCAL BUSINESSCentral Federal income fallsOfficials with Central Federal Corp., parent company of CFBank, said the company is continuing to “right size” the organization. The Fairlawn company with...
View ArticleWalmart first-quarter profit and sales disappoint
The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The world’s largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up just slightly, and the company struggled with a...
View ArticleConsumer prices fall 0.4 percent on cheaper gas
WASHINGTON: A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008. Excluding the drop in fuel costs, prices were largely unchanged.The...
View ArticleAkron company says McDonald’s franchisee hurt business
Small-business owner Jim Fuller was upbeat when he heard a nearby vacant church building was to be torn down.He figured the McDonald’s restaurant and other development planned for the site would help...
View ArticleUtica shale analyzed in Ohio
Ohio’s Utica shale is generating big production numbers, although it’s been a slow process and some experts were hoping for even bigger numbers.The state on Thursday released production data from 87...
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