Hospitals identify biggest health needs in Akron area
More than half the restaurants in Summit County are fast-food businesses, compared to just 25 percent nationwide.Area residents have a higher rate of major depression than the national average — 7,850...
View ArticleOhio gas prices up to start workweek
COLUMBUS: Ohioans will be paying a little more for gas as the new workweek begins.The average Monday morning was $3.38 for a gallon of regular gas in the survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price...
View ArticleTop health needs in Summit County
Top health needs in Summit County Adults■ Cancer■ Cardiovascular disease■ Diabetes■ Depression■ Suicide■ Alcohol abuse and excessive drinking■ Prescription drug abuse■ Opioid drug abuse■ Overweight and...
View ArticleUniversity Hospitals to build outpatient medical facility/urgent care center...
University Hospitals will be opening an outpatient medical facility that will include an urgent care center in Fairlawn.The new operation will be at the 3800 Embassy Parkway building, which currently...
View ArticleAluminum Revolution: Ford introduces a new F-150
DEARBORN, Mich.: Ford pickups have been doing the country’s work for 66 years. They’ve hauled grain, towed logs and plowed snow. They’ve cleared debris after tornadoes and pulled floats in the Rose...
View ArticleGM takes prizes, Ford remakes F-150
Global automakers previewed their new cars and trucks for the media Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.The show opens to the public Saturday. Here are some highlights from...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Compiled Jan. 13
HEALTH CAREAkron General adds centerAkron General announced Monday it is opening an urgent care center with extended hours beginning Feb. 1 in Tallmadge. The center will be located at 33 North Ave.,...
View ArticleCharter offers to take over Time Warner Cable in $61 billion deal
Charter Communications Inc. offered Monday to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. for about $132.50 a share, valuing the second-largest U.S. cable provider at more than $61 billion, including debt.Excluding...
View ArticleTarget’s data breach hurting company image
Challenges are piling up for Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel.In the last few days, the company said a security breach affected more people and more information than previously...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: HMC Hospice of Medina County leader retiring
The longtime leader of HMC Hospice of Medina County is retiring at the end of the month.Pat Stropko-O’Leary, 71, has served as executive director of HMC since 1993.Under her leadership, HMC expanded to...
View ArticlePublic Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Todd Snitchler will not seek...
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Todd A. Snitchler will not seek reappointment for his term that ends April 10.The Lake Township Republican was appointed by Gov. John Kasich to lead the...
View ArticleDirecTV loses Weather Channel over subscriber-fee dispute
DirecTV subscribers couldn’t get their Weather Channel forecast this morning as a dispute over fees escalated into a blackout of the network that has struggled to make weather-tracking a...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Jan. 14
OhiO BUSINESS‘Underwater’ homes declineMore than a quarter of Ohio homes with a mortgage were “deeply underwater” in December, meaning they were worth at least 25 percent less than combined loans...
View ArticleDetroit auto show offers preview for upcoming Cleveland event, Classic Auto...
Jim Brown makes a point of going to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit every year.Monday, when the show opened only to media members and industry insiders, was no different for...
View ArticleNew CEO Barra endures auto show swarm
DETROIT: Visitors to this week’s Detroit auto show could be forgiven for thinking they had stumbled into a Mary Barra welcome parade.Barra, a 52-year-old General Motors Co. lifer who takes over today...
View ArticleChase profit falls after legal settlements
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quarterly profit fell 7.3 percent on $2.6 billion of settlements tied to money manager Bernard Madoff’s criminal Ponzi scheme as rising legal costs ended the bank’s...
View ArticleRetail sales inch up, but holiday spending weak
Americans were more than willing to spend during the holiday season, if they saw big discounts or were shopping online.Sales rose 3.8 percent from last year for November and December combined,...
View Article356th Fighter Group flies off into the sunset, will close Saturday
The fight has gone out of the 356th Fighter Group.The Green restaurant with a World War II theme will close at the end of business on Saturday, owner Bob Scofield said Tuesday.Scofield, 55, said the...
View ArticleRobinson Memorial Hospital reaches tentative deal to join UH health system
RAVENNA: Robinson Memorial Hospital has reached a tentative deal with University Hospitals to join the Cleveland-based health system. The hospital, in Ravenna, had been in talks with several health...
View ArticleApple will refund at least $32.5 million in app case
WASHINGTON: Apple will refund at least $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents’ permission while playing on mobile apps, the...
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