Campaign to end unpaid internships heads to campus
A nascent campaign against employers’ use of unpaid interns is taking aim at what critics call some of the longstanding practice’s biggest enablers: colleges that steer students into such programs in...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Crystal Clinic recognized for affordable surgeries
When it comes to performing a lot of knee and hip replacements at the lowest cost, the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center ranks among the best hospitals in the country, according to a national study.A...
View ArticleAdvice for small companies: Take stock, take risks
The economy is showing signs of life and that makes it a good time for small-business owners to re-evaluate how they are running their companies.With crisis mode in the past, owners need to make sure...
View ArticleFast plant is boost for Japan’s Mazda
HOFU, JAPAN: Mazda says it came up with innovations in nearly every step of auto manufacturing for a super- efficient assembly line that rolls off vehicles at a stunning rate of one every 54...
View ArticleOhio boosts efforts to target unemployment fraud
HAMILTON, OHIO: The state has added investigators and increased efforts to identify unemployment fraud amid a decrease in the amount of available jobless benefits and the number of Ohioans receiving...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Sept. 3
LOCALSchulman buys companyA. Schulman Inc. spent $52 million to buy a thermoplastics manufacturing business that will add to its Asia Pacific segment.The $2.1 billion Fairlawn polymer company on...
View ArticlePay gap for women doctors tops $50,000 a year since 1990
Female physicians in the U.S. continue to earn less than their male counterparts, with the pay gap widening during the past two decades to more than $50,000 annually in 2010, researchers said.Women...
View ArticleImprobably, Nintendo’s latest handheld gaming system rises to top
AUSTIN, TEXAS: What’s the hottest selling gaming console these days?It’s not the Nintendo Wii, Sony’s PlayStation 3 or Microsoft’s Xbox 360. And it certainly isn’t Nintendo’s latest-generation console,...
View ArticlePitch your business idea in Hudson and you could win bucks
Pitch your business idea to a group of panelists and you could win as much as $3,000.The Hudson Library & Historical Society is launching its first business-pitch contest — culminating in Pitch...
View ArticleUniversity Park Alliance has two more resignations
Two more resignations have occurred at the University Park Alliance, a nonprofit group working on the redevelopment of 50 city blocks around the University of Akron.Jennifer Thomas, Akron program...
View ArticleDrillers in Ohio increasingly shifting to southern counties
Carroll County is the reigning Utica shale capital of Ohio.With 319 wells permitted, Carroll represents nearly 38 percent of the 858 wells the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has approved since...
View ArticleOhio has drilled 514 Utica wells, with 125 producing
Drillers have completed 514 wells in Ohio’s Utica shale formation, with 125 in production.The remaining wells are awaiting pipelines or connections.A total of 36 rigs are drilling in Ohio.The state...
View ArticleBeacon Journal publisher to retire
Akron Beacon Journal Publisher Andrea Mathewson will retire at the end of September after six years at the helm of the newspaper and Ohio.com.A search for a successor will begin immediately.“Upholding...
View ArticleU.S. trade deficit widens to $39.1 billion in July
WASHINGTON: The U.S. trade deficit widened in July from a four-year low in June. American consumers bought more foreign cars and other imported goods, while U.S. companies exported fewer long-lasting...
View ArticleSamsung unveils smartwatch ahead of rival Apple
BERLIN: Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated digital wristwatch at least weeks ahead of a similar product expected from rival Apple. The so-called smartwatch is what some technology analysts...
View ArticleMcDonald’s exploring changes to Dollar Menu
NEW YORK: McDonald’s Corp. says a revamped version of its Dollar Menu that includes items priced at $5 could be launched nationally this year.The world’s biggest hamburger chain says it has been...
View ArticleFed says ‘modest to moderate’ growth spurred by homes, autos
Americans spending more on cars and housing helped the economy maintain a “modest to moderate” pace of expansion from early July through late August, even as borrowing costs increased, the Federal...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Sept. 4
LOCAL BUSINESSFirstEnergy to sell 11 plantsFirstEnergy Corp. is making a small splash by selling off some of its hydroelectric power stations.The Akron utility said Wednesday it intends to sell 11...
View ArticleSamsung watch blends style, tech wizardry
SUWON, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, a new computing device worn like a wristwatch, is certain to pique much curiosity when it starts being worn in public. The black rectangular screen and orange...
View ArticleSamsung tests user demand for smart watch, called Galaxy Gear, priced at $299
Samsung Electronics Co. set the price of its Galaxy Gear at $299 as the biggest maker of smartphones beat Apple Inc. in unveiling a wristwatch device that can make phone calls, surf the Web and take...
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