High cellphone use linked to lower grades
High cellphone usage can lead to lower grades and other problems for college students, according to a new study by Kent State University researchers.In a recent study of college students, the...
View ArticleMedical transport company looks to expand as competitor abruptly closes
A national ambulance company is looking to expand in the Akron area after a competitor apparently closed late last week.MedCorp abruptly shut down on Friday, according to published reports. The medical...
View ArticleDominion announces deal to deliver West Virginia natural gas to Ohio
RICHMOND, VA.: Dominion announced agreements Tuesday to deliver 500 million cubic feet of West Virginia-produced natural gas daily to Ohio and to lease more than 100,000 acres of Marcellus shale...
View ArticleU.S. job openings reach 5-year high, a hopeful sign
WASHINGTON: U.S. employers advertised the most job openings in more than five years in October, and the number of people quitting also reached a five-year high.The Labor Department said Tuesday that...
View ArticleGroup wants Fisher Price iPad bouncy seat recall
WASHINGTON: Ahh, the first year of a baby’s life — learning to sit up, crawl, even walk. But how about playtime in a bouncy seat with an iPad and some cool apps?Fisher-Price is selling a baby bouncy...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 10
LOCAL BUSINESSPrint shop moving to AkronThe Akron City Council approved plans this week for a new print shop that will go into the vacant former post office on Copley Road.Repros Inc. plans to move its...
View ArticleFederal ban approved on high-risk bank trades
WASHINGTON: Banks will be barred in most cases from trading for their own profit under a federal rule approved Tuesday.Five U.S. regulatory agencies voted on the so-called “Volcker Rule,” a major step...
View ArticleGM names Mary Barra as CEO, first woman to lead car company
DETROIT: General Motors picked Mary Barra, its product development chief and a 33-year company veteran, as its next CEO. Barra will become the first female head of a major U.S. car company.GM said...
View ArticleFiat has $12.3 billion investment plan
Italian automaker Fiat SpA, which controls American car maker Chrysler, plans to invest as much as $12.3 billion on new models to end European losses in three years and revive nearly empty Italian...
View ArticleOhio to start releasing proposed rule packages to toughen gas-oil drilling laws
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources soon will be releasing proposed rules aimed at tightening the state’s rules on drilling for oil and natural gas.The plan covers a sweeping array of regulations,...
View ArticleTech coverage editors working on deal with NBC
Editors Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, who are leaving media giant News Corp. at the end of the year, completed a deal with NBCUniversal for a news and conference business arrangement that will bring...
View ArticleMARY BARRA FILE
• NAME: Mary T. Barra.• AGE: 51 (turns 52 on Dec. 24).• EXPERIENCE: Roles at General Motors have included vice president of global human resources and vice president of global manufacturing...
View ArticleMore than 2 million Xbox One units sold in first 18 days
NEW YORK: Microsoft says more than 2 million of its Xbox One consoles have been sold since the system’s launch 18 days ago.That works out to an average of 111,111 units per day. And company officials...
View ArticleAkron women executives applaud GM’s choice of CEO
With the naming of Mary Barra as the first woman CEO of a major U.S. car company, “the glass ceiling has finally been broken in the good ol’ boys club,” said Michelle Primm, managing partner of Cascade...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 11
HOTELSHilton sells stockHilton is back, and in a big way.The hotelier, which went private in 2007, says its initial public offering priced Wednesday at $20 per share — in the middle of its expected...
View ArticleXbox sales hit 2 million in race to catch PlayStation
Microsoft said Wednesday that sales of the new Xbox One video-game console reached more than 2 million in its first 18 days on the market, as the company vies to keep pace with Sony Corp.’s PlayStation...
View ArticleStocks slump following disappointing earnings
NEW YORK: Disappointing earnings from a handful of U.S. companies pushed the stock market on Wednesday to its biggest loss in five weeks.Health-care stocks had some of the biggest declines. Laboratory...
View ArticleABIA draws international attention
An Akron partnership formed to boost medical-related research and economic development in the region is drawing international attention.A group of 16 pharmaceutical executives, government officials and...
View ArticleU.S. unemployment aid applications surge to 368,000
WASHINGTON: The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year.The surge in first-time applications...
View ArticleU.S. stockpiles jump in October by most in 9 months
WASHINGTON: U.S. companies boosted their stockpiles at the fastest rate in nine months in October as their sales grew. The gain in restocking indicates businesses anticipated a healthy holiday shopping...
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