Fast-food strikes aim at 100 cities
NEW YORK: Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in their push for higher pay.The actions are intended to...
View ArticleAmazon.com sees delivery drones as future
NEW YORK: Amazon.com is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less — via self-guided drone.Consider it the modern version of a pizza delivery boy, minus the boy.Amazon.com said...
View ArticleStocks fall on disappointing Thanksgiving sales
NEW YORK: The final month of a stellar year for stocks began with a thud.All three major indexes closed lower Monday, the first day of trading in December. Investors sold shares on signs that American...
View ArticleHopkins Airport opens 1,000 more parking spaces
CLEVELAND: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has opened a new surface lot to provide passengers with another on-site parking option.The Orange Lot allows passengers to avoid the additional time...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 2
LOCAL BUSINESSMesnac gets tax creditThe Ohio Tax Credit Authority on Monday announced it approved a 40 percent, five-year Job Creation Tax Credit to help tire industry company Mesnac Americas Co. open...
View ArticleSatellite ERs in region earn high marks with patients
Several satellite hospital emergency departments throughout the Akron area are getting high marks with patients.The Cleveland Clinic’s stand-alone emergency department in Twinsburg, Akron General...
View ArticleAmericans click for deals on Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday online sales increased 19 percent compared with last year, setting the foundation for what’s projected to be the biggest online shopping day of 2013.Retailers catering to smartphone and...
View ArticleOlive Garden challenges competitors with menu change
Olive Garden is beefing up its menu — literally.The Italian restaurant chain on Monday began serving a $9.99 6-ounce burger in an attempt to compete with fast-casual and other sit-down dining chains....
View ArticleStow native Kashkari studies run for governor of California
Neel Kashkari, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive chosen by ex-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to help rescue the U.S. banking system, is readying an elective office challenge to California...
View ArticleIndians to close remaining satellite team shops
The Cleveland Indians will be closing its three remaining satellite stores next month, according to news reports.WEWS said it confirmed with Indians staff that the team would be closing its stores on...
View ArticleU.S. home prices rise just 0.2 percent in October
WASHINGTON: A measure of U.S. home prices rose only modestly in October, adding to signs that prices have stabilized after experiencing big gains earlier this yearReal estate data provider CoreLogic...
View ArticleCyber Monday draws $1.74 billion holiday dollars
NEW YORK: Cyber Monday is still on top.Retailers from Wal-Mart Stores to Amazon started rolling out “Cyber” deals at the beginning of November, and kept them going on Thanksgiving and Black Friday....
View ArticleAkron Children’s might end contract with Anthem
Anthem is notifying customers that they might not be able to get care from Akron Children’s Hospital without paying higher out-of-network rates beginning Jan. 1.In a letter mailed recently to members,...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 3
LOCAL BUSINESSIndians stores closingThe Cleveland Indians will close their three retail stores next month, according to news reports.WEWS (Channel 5) said it confirmed with Indians staff that the team...
View ArticleHoliday weekend gives a boost to auto sales
DETROIT: The holiday weekend was good to U.S. automakers, as November sales rose 9 percent to beat strong numbers from a year ago.Sales ran at an annual rate of 16.4 million cars and trucks last month,...
View ArticleNintendo predicted to miss goal as Sony and Microsoft leave Wii behind
Nintendo’s prospects for meeting profit and sales forecasts in 2013 are diminishing after Sony and Microsoft each sold more game consoles in 24 hours than the Wii U maker did in nine months.Nintendo’s...
View ArticleStocks sink as consumer spending worries deepen
NEW YORK: After eight consecutive weeks of gains, the stock market pullback long anticipated by investors might have arrived.Stocks fell Tuesday, dragged lower by the Detroit automakers and...
View ArticleAgencies offer help finding health insurance options
For five years, Kathy Steinwand has been paying for all her medical care rather than spending nearly $900 per month for insurance.Steinwand, 57, of Akron, lost her health insurance when her benefits...
View ArticleNinni’s Bakery will close Dec. 31
This will be the last Christmas you can buy your cannoli, pignoli cookies and torroni from Ninni’s Bakery.The Italian bake shop, an Akron institution for more than 70 years, will close Dec. 31 at 2...
View ArticleWillan’s 10-year term upheld in Evergreen case
A Summit County judge has rejected a defense argument that former Evergreen Corp. executive David Willan’s mandatory 10-year prison term for a 2009 racketeering conviction should be significantly...
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