U.S. construction spending up 1 percent in November
WASHINGTON: U.S. construction spending rose in November at the strongest pace in more than four years, driven by solid gains in home construction and commercial projects.The Commerce Department said...
View ArticleAntero Resources, Gulfport Energy are big winners in new report on Ohio’s 245...
Antero Resources and Gulfport Energy appear to be the big winners in Ohio’s first-ever quarterly production reports from 245 horizontal wells in Ohio’s Utica shale.The Utica shale is emerging as a...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Jan. 2
RETAILAll Archiver’s stores closingAvid scrapbookers will lose a store dedicated to their hobby in mid-February when Archiver’s closes its 33 locations nationwide, including a store in Fairlawn.The...
View ArticleRumors of closing dog doggie day care not true
The owner of a small dog day care business in Stow fears a competitor’s erroneous radio advertisement will take a bite out of business.The radio spot apparently said that Double Dog Day Care in Stow...
View ArticleOhio-built Chevrolet Cruze sales up in 2013
LORDSTOWN, OHIO: Last year was a good one for the Ohio-built Chevrolet Cruze.Sales of the General Motors compact increased by 4.4 percent in 2013, according to the Vindicator newspaper. The car is...
View ArticleFormer Goodyear vice president Bill Miller dies
Bill Miller’s children like to say their father was short in stature but larger than life.William Russell Miller was born April 6, 1922, in segregated Kentucky and went on to become a vice president at...
View ArticleChrysler sales up 6 pct. as 2013 finishes strong
DETROIT: Chrysler says its U.S. sales rose 6 percent last month, a sign that automakers closed 2013 with strong numbers.The company sold just over 161,000 cars and trucks in December, up from about...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Jan. 3
NEWSPAPERSReadership gain at ABJThe Akron Beacon Journal and its website, Ohio.com, ranked second out of the 25 top U.S. newspaper audience gainers in print and digital audience in the latest survey by...
View ArticleS&P 500 starts 2014 with two-day decline
NEW YORK: After last year’s big party in the stock market, 2014 is starting off with a nagging hangover.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged a fraction of a point lower on Friday, beginning a year...
View ArticleTri-County Labor Council gets new leader
The Tri-County Regional Labor Council AFL-CIO is getting a new leader.Tom Morneweck, a longtime Summit County employee and head of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local...
View ArticleDecember auto sales falter; 2013 still best in 6 years
DETROIT: After four years of strong sales increases — and few discounts — as the economy improved, demand for new cars and trucks is expected to slow in 2014. That could mean better deals for buyers as...
View ArticleAkron business offers space to work that’s not the coffee shop
The cats, the laundry and other distractions. Not to mention, “the mundane feeling of being in the same place for so long.”That’s what drove Torrie Fischer to seek out an alternative to working from...
View ArticleLong-term care is expensive, so know your options
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, almost 70 percent of individuals 65 or older will need some type of long-term care. Unfortunately, most families don’t have sufficient...
View ArticleMillions of Americans lack basic financial literacy, studies show
Guess how many Americans correctly answered this basic financial question: Is the stock of a single company usually safer than a mutual fund?A. 100 percentB. 80 percentC. 60 percentD. None of the...
View ArticleAuto Trader ownership stake changes hands
Cox Enterprises Inc., the Atlanta-based media holding company, agreed to buy back a 25 percent stake in AutoTrader Group from Providence Equity Partners, restoring its full ownership of the e-commerce...
View ArticleAbout Office Space Coworking
• What: Offers work space to those who might otherwise work from home.• Where: 39 E. Market St. (Everett Building), downtown Akron; 2223 Fulton Road NW (Fulton Professional Building), Canton. New space...
View ArticleCompany logos can now adorn Ohio plates
Ohio allows the Superman “S” insignia and university names to adorn license plates, so why not company logos?Beginning this week, the state is offering company logo plates for customers who have at...
View ArticleBusiness solutions items — Jan. 5
WORKPLACEEmail prank is problem on jobQ: While I was away from my desk, a co-worker used my computer to send out a very offensive email under my name. “Hannah” included everyone in our department on...
View ArticleWhen the right to sue goes away
Federal regulators are taking a closer look at those restrictive contract provisions that force consumers to arbitrate disputes — barring them from suing a company individually or joining a...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — Jan. 5
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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