Business news briefs — Feb. 28
LOCAL BUSINESSReal estate firms mergeIndustrial Realty Group and its Ohio partner are merging, the Dayton Daily News reported.Cleveland-based Ohio Realty Advisors LLC, a commercial real estate firm,...
View ArticleRules regarding an adopted child
Q: We adopted a baby girl overseas and brought her home with us to the United States. We need to get a Social Security number for her. What do we do?A: In general, to apply for a Social Security number...
View ArticleAnalysts expect economy to grow in spring
WASHINGTON: When the weather warms up, so, too, will the U.S. economy.That, at least, is the prevailing view of economists, who shrugged off a government report Friday that the economy was weaker last...
View ArticleBlue Sky Events kicks off business plan with parenting expos
Bob Simmons retired several years ago as vice president and group publisher after 36 years with the Akron-based affiliate of Crain Communications.But Simmons had other business ideas he wanted to...
View ArticlePromotional video company makes products for local customers
CLEVELAND: If you’ve ever seen the imaginative introductory videos shown at Cavaliers games at Quicken Loans Arena or online, you might have wondered, “Who does those?”It’s not a big international...
View ArticleWhy more retirees are paying higher tax rates in retirement
Q: Many years ago, my company began providing a 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar match. Part of the spiel was that when you retire, you would be in a lower tax bracket. So I signed up for the...
View ArticleAllstate increases agency count for first time since 2007
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer that has a large regional office in Hudson, increased its agency count for the first time since 2007 as the company targeted...
View ArticleFacebook’s clout growing fast in wireless industry
Less than two years ago, disillusioned investors were fleeing Facebook stock, worried the company would never figure out how to make the leap to mobile devices from personal computers, let alone make...
View ArticleCleveland auto show has designs on the public
The latest motor vehicle designs, technology and more are scattered among the new cars and trucks at this year’s Cleveland Auto Show that opens to the public today at the I-X Center.“There’s over 1,000...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions — March 2
ELECTRONICSGoogle helps reduce emailsUnsubscribing from annoying marketing emails is now easier for users of Google’s Gmail service. Gmail has added an “unsubscribe” button that users will see at the...
View ArticleBeacon Journal, Ohio.com to consolidate community websites
Sites to consolidateStarting Sunday, the Akron Beacon Journal is moving news coverage from the MyCommunities.Ohio.com websites into the overall Ohio.com site.While the separate MyCommunities sites will...
View ArticleBusiness news notebook — March 2
COMPANIESPav’s CreameryPav’s Creamery is launching a retail line of its old-fashioned custard and authentic gelato. Acme Fresh Market said it will offer Pav’s custard in pint-size containers in seven...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — March 2
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...
View ArticleBill White is all business — selling and buying
Bill White is part deal maker and dream maker — that is helping people with their entrepreneurial dreams.White helps people buy and sell businesses — from the small dental practice to large...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Dominion error undercharges natural gas customers
Dominion gas officials say a billing error caused 124,500 Standard Choice Offer (SCO) customers to be underbilled in January.The SCO price for the period from Jan. 14 through Feb. 5 was $5.01 per...
View ArticleAkron woman works through financial situation involving lender
Three weeks ago, Jamela Lott was homeless.But today, Lott and her three young sons are living in a rented house in West Akron, thanks to the kindness of strangers because of Lott’s problems with an...
View ArticleHow Netflix-Comcast deal benefits consumers
When Netflix agreed to pay to stream its movies to Comcast customers without infuriating delays, it essentially yielded to monopolistic extortion.Comcast, which has just agreed to acquire Time Warner...
View ArticleBusiness moves — March 2
YMCA of CantonThe YMCA of Canton Board of Directors named Kelly Blandford Bah as chief executive officer. Bah, a Canton native who comes to the nonprofit after leading Sustainable Sandhills, an...
View ArticleGoogle Glass faces driving ban in some states
Gary Howell has a vision, and it’s a grim one, involving a cat. A motorist is driving down the road, wearing his Google Glass. He decides to watch a feline video and breaks into laughter.“When you’re...
View ArticleAnalyst extends a two-decade-long wait for KeyCorp makeover
Mike Mayo was a 31-year-old analyst at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 1994 when he wrote a report predicting KeyCorp shares would trail rivals as the firm considered restructuring. He’s still pushing...
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