Portage Path combines care for mind, body
An agency that serves thousands of low-income Summit County residents is making efforts to treat their bodies as well as their brains.Portage Path Behavioral Health this month is launching Integrated...
View ArticleU.S. unemployment benefit applications fall to 334,000
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000 last week, a hopeful sign that steady job gains will continue.The four-week average, a...
View ArticleSpeedy review of gas export process pledged by energy secretary
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz pledged to speed reviews of applications to export natural gas and told lawmakers he supported development of all types of power, including from alternate...
View ArticleStock market moves sharply higher
NEW YORK: Good news about hiring and retail sales helped send the U.S. stock market sharply higher Thursday.For investors, the two government reports offered more encouragement that the U.S. economic...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — June 13
LOCAL BUSINESSCanton online firm is suedThe Ohio Attorney General’s office is suing a Canton-based online business, saying it failed to deliver products that consumers had purchased.The lawsuit filed...
View ArticleRetail sales jump 0.6 percent in May on auto sales
WASHINGTON: Americans stepped up purchases at retail businesses in May, spending more on cars, home improvements and sporting goods. The gain shows consumers remain resilient despite higher taxes and...
View ArticleUnpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling
WASHINGTON: Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent graduates looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries,...
View ArticleLongtime art gallery, framing shop about to draw curtain
JACKSON TWP.: Patrons have seen the Lazar’s Art Gallery and Creative Framing signs at the southeast corner of Hills and Dales Road and Woodlawn Avenue for decades.So it came as a shock when another big...
View ArticleAkron General wants street for its birthday, requests renaming from city
Akron General Medical Center soon will turn 100, and the hospital has made a birthday request: its own street.AGMC has asked the city to rename Wabash Avenue, the street that cuts through its campus,...
View ArticleNeighbors of new Rubbermaid facility in Brimfield say promises not kept
BRIMFIELD Twp.: Newell Rubbermaid has a new 800,000-square-foot distribution facility in an industrial park in Brimfield Township to warehouse and ship food-storage products, home organization totes...
View ArticleIMF: U.S. economy improving but tax increases a drag
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the U.S. economy is on sounder footing than it was a year ago but is still being restrained by government spending cuts and tax...
View ArticleNew regional bank aims to grow Appalachian economy
MORGANTOWN, W.VA.: Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a...
View ArticleDisappointing reports help push U.S. stocks down
NEW YORK: Disappointing reports about the U.S. economy helped push the stock market lower on Friday.Concerns that the Federal Reserve could announce plans to cut back its stimulus program next week...
View ArticleOhio gets injunction against Lake Township investment firm, owner
The state succeeded in getting a permanent injunction against Lake Township investment adviser and money manager Geoffrey Nehrenz and his businesses, accused of losing nearly $7.9 million from 19...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — June 14
RETAILArea Oreck stores closingTwo Akron-area Oreck vacuum stores will close today. They were independently owned by Kiah Holdings LLC of New Jersey.Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticleNew consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony
NEW YORK: Microsoft and Sony offered new details this week on the game consoles they will start selling before the holiday shopping season.Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will join Nintendo’s Wii U, which...
View ArticleAkron cigar store hoping to light up sales
Customers at this business don’t have to venture outside to light one up.In fact, they can puff away while watching a big-screen TV, sitting in comfy black vinyl chairs.Welcome to the Akron area’s...
View ArticleMicrosoft bets stores can boost new products
Walking into the Microsoft Store is a bit like picking up a Windows 8 device. Tablets, mobile, gaming and accessories are separated into dedicated “bays,” each arranged to mirror the colorful tiles of...
View ArticleFirstEnergy signs appear on Cleveland Browns Stadium
Workers from Sign-Lite of Cleveland installed FirstEnergy’s name on Cleveland Browns Stadium Friday as part of the renaming of the pro-football facility.FirstEnergy is paying $102 million over 17 years...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — June 16
TECHNOLOGYYahoo adds serviceYahoo! Inc. is buying GhostBird Software as Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer seeks to add more features to the Flickr image-sharing service in a push to attract more...
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