Warren ralliers told Portage County ranks No. 1 in Ohio for drilling waste...
WARREN: Nearly 7.9 billion gallons of drilling waste have been injected under Ohio since 1978.This includes 27 million barrels under Portage County, making Portage County No. 1 in Ohio for such wastes,...
View ArticleU.S. home prices rise 12.2 percent, best in 6 years
WASHINGTON: U.S. home prices jumped 12.2 percent in May compared with a year ago, the biggest annual gain since March 2006. The increase shows the housing recovery is strengthening.The Standard &...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — July 30
LOCAL BUSINESSGoodyear names executiveGoodyear announced that Tom Kaczynski has joined the company as vice president of investor relations. He will report to Darren R.Wells, executive vice president...
View ArticleChrysler’s second-quarter net income up 16 percent on U.S. sales
DETROIT: Chrysler said Tuesday that its sales picked up in the second quarter thanks to strong U.S. demand for trucks and SUVs. But the company cut its target for full-year sales and profit, blaming...
View ArticleGoodyear second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecast; shares up
Goodyear on Tuesday reported second-quarter profits that were than more double those of last year and beat Wall Street estimates.The Akron tire company’s profits set a record for the quarter, even as...
View ArticleNew shale processing plants in Columbiana, Harrison counties are up and running
Eastern Ohio got a new Utica shale processing complex on Sunday, thanks to Utica East Ohio Midstream LLC.The announcement of operations getting underway came from M3 Midstream LLC President and Chief...
View ArticleInvestors look to Fed for further clues on rates
WASHINGTON: When the Federal Reserve offers its latest word on interest rates today, few think it will telegraph the one thing investors have been most eager to know: When it will slow its bond...
View ArticleBalancing work, family life par for course for busy women executives
Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz was used to hearing the crack of the bat or the smack of a fastball hitting a glove as the usual background noises of his business.When he spoke to his agent,...
View ArticleAkron Children’s oversees pediatric care at Wooster hospital
Akron Children’s Hospital pediatricians are now overseeing medical care for all young patients hospitalized at Wooster Community Hospital.Under the agreement, pediatricians from Akron Children’s...
View ArticleFeds halt Ohio forest drilling plans — for now
ZANESVILLE, OHIO: A federal agency has halted plans to auction off mineral rights for shale drilling in a state forest in eastern Ohio after state officials complained they weren’t consulted.The U.S....
View ArticleAbout 50 Plain Dealer journalists laid off
The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Wednesday eliminated approximately 50 journalists, or one-third of its newsroom staff, according to the union which represents the staffers.The journalists were given...
View ArticlePUCO delays decision on FirstEnergy renewables rebates
COLUMBUS: Ohio utility regulators have delayed action in a case affecting potentially millions of dollars in rebates of renewable energy overcharges to customers of FirstEnergy.Public Utilities...
View ArticleSpeculation about new Apple products kicks into overdrive
For Apple Inc. fans and investors, the future can’t get here fast enough.Chatter about what revolutionary products the company has cooking in its laboratories is incessant and often overblown. But...
View ArticleFed downgrades U.S. economic growth to modest
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is growing only modestly, a downgrade from its June assessment. The Fed expects growth will pick up in the second half of the year,...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — July 31
LOCAL BUSINESSB&W wins contract at plantBabcock & Wilcox Co.’s Power Generation Group Inc. in Barberton is part of a joint venture that has been awarded a $110 million contract to replace...
View ArticleReport shows U.S. economic growth stronger in 2012
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy grew from April through June at a modest seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percent, as businesses spent more and the federal government cut less.The Commerce...
View ArticleHonda quarterly profit slips despite solid sales
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co.’s net profit for the first quarter of its fiscal year slipped 7 percent, largely on financial expenses and other spending, although its auto sales increased outside of...
View ArticleBoard, beneficiaries of JobsOhio linked
COLUMBUS: A newspaper review found that six of nine board members of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s privatized economic development office, JobsOhio, have ties to companies that received tax credits or other...
View ArticleU.S. unemployment claims fall to 326,000, a 5½-year low
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, the fewest since January 2008. The decline shows the job market continues...
View ArticleUSPS eyes alcohol deliveries
WASHINGTON: Allowing the Postal Service to deliver beer, wine and spirits is high on his wish list for raising cash for his financially ailing agency, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said...
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