A quarter-percent sales tax hike begins Sunday
Retail purchases will cost a bit more come Sunday when shoppers across Ohio will see a one-quarter percent sales tax increase.The state rate will rise from 5.5 percent to 5.75 percent, or 25 cents for...
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TuesdayToastmasters Akron 151 — 6:30 to 8 p.m., Summa St. Thomas Hospital, 444 N. Main St., Akron. Information: 330-389-9869.Northeast Ohio Business Alliance — 7:30 to 9 a.m., Real Estate Capital...
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WORKPLACEHow to explain changeQ: I’m having trouble explaining why I left my last job. For three years, I worked in a residential treatment facility for youthful offenders. Everything was fine until I...
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LIQUORDaniel’s expansionOne of the world’s most famous whiskey-makers is getting a $100 million shot in the arm.The parent company of Jack Daniel’s announced a $100 million-plus expansion of its...
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COMPANIESBuehler’s Fresh FoodsBuehler’s Fresh Foods announced that shoppers at its stores can use the free Ibotta app for mobile electronic devices to earn cash in addition to in-store savings by...
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Environmental Design GroupFrank J. Bronzo joined the company as principal and director of the firm’s Government Client Service Group. He is responsible for teams that perform municipal, transportation...
View ArticleLocal woman leads Ohio chapter of Association for Accounting Administration
Serving as the director of administration of a small regional accounting firm, Kelly Nizzer-Bates is used to wearing many hats.Her routine might include day-to-day management tasks or talking about...
View ArticlePrivacy takes back seat to jobs in drone debate
In the balancing act over state concerns about drone surveillance and the opportunity for drone-related jobs, economic interests appear to be winning out.Lured by the possibility of winning one of six...
View ArticleFeatured family: Donn and Janet Ehrich
Donn and Janet EhrichAges: Donn, 61; Janet, 70.Family situation: Married for 23 years.Occupation: Donn, sheet-metal worker with Goodyear; Janet, retired elementary school teacher at St. Augustine...
View ArticleFeatured family: Laurel Kunkel
Laurel KunkelAge: 53.Family situation: Divorced mother of two, Claire, 15, and Celeste, 18.Occupation: Public school secretary.Hometown: Canton.Annual gross income 2013: $32,000 (received less child...
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AUTO INDUSTRYNew safety technologyHonda Motor Co. recently held demonstrations of experimental safety technology designed to prevent its vehicles from colliding with other vehicles, pedestrians and...
View ArticleUseful mobile apps that can save you cash
Websites and smartphone applications can be tremendous resources for spending your money smarter. Problem is, so many new ones crop up that it’s difficult to keep up.So we searched for some websites...
View ArticleFord’s Fusion output boost tests $2,300 premium over Toyota Camry
Ford has bigger aspirations than challenging Toyota’s Camry. Its Fusion is about to take on the law of supply and demand.An assembly plant about 20 miles south of Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.,...
View ArticleFive years later, families in financial makeover roll with punches
Five years ago, as part of an Akron Beacon Journal yearlong project looking at the economic challenges of the middle class, five Akron-area families agreed to talk about their lives and their...
View ArticleLeap Motion Controller not ready for prime time
When Tom Cruise’s character in the movie Minority Report controls a computer only by waving his hands, it looks really cool.But in the real world, using touchless gestures to interact with a PC can be...
View ArticleA modest proposal: Truth in government liabilities
A new organization is seeking support for something we desperately need, but don’t have: a realistic accounting for the unfunded commitments our government has made. You can learn about it online at...
View ArticleHaswell laptops deliver on long battery life
New laptops with extended battery life are hitting store shelves.What these laptops have in common are microprocessors that belong to a new family of Intel chips called Haswell. The chips consume less...
View ArticleBenefits depend on age and spouse’s working situation
Q: Can I delay my retirement benefits and receive benefits as a spouse only? How does that affect me?A: It depends on your age. If you are full retirement age or older when you first apply, and your...
View ArticleVodafone confirms late-stage talks with Verizon
NEW YORK: Vodafone said Sunday it is in advanced talks to sell its 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless back to the U.S. cellphone service provider for $130 billion in cash and stock, a deal that would...
View ArticleWorkers’ protests highlight fast-food economics
NEW YORK: American fast-food workers often earn about $7.25 an hour to make the $3 chicken sandwiches and 99-cent tacos that generate billions of dollars in profit each year for McDonald’s and other...
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