Akron Children’s Hospital raises $25.2 million for campus expansion
The region’s pediatric hospital is getting millions in financial support for its latest growth spurt.Akron Children’s Hospital has raised $25.2 million during a quiet fundraising phase for its ongoing...
View ArticleFord shifting truck production from Mexico to Ohio
AVON LAKE, OHIO: Ford Motor Co. is announcing that it will build its Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks at its assembly plant west of Cleveland.The automaker says it is shifting production from Mexico to its...
View ArticleRegulators to report Ohio casino revenue for February
COLUMBUS: February revenue figures for Ohio’s casinos are set to be released as the facilities enter the second year with all four of them in operation.The Ohio Casino Control Commission is scheduled...
View ArticleCancer scare inspires creation of medical data company CompassMD
CLEVELAND: Warren Buffett famously said it’s best to invest in what you know.Anthony Stedillie has done just that in creating the Cleveland-based startup medical data company CompassMD.Several years...
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LOCAL BUSINESSAFG responds to suitThe Cincinnati insurance company seeking to buy Richfield-based National Interstate Corp. has filed paperwork in federal court opposing a proposed temporary...
View ArticleEmployers add 175,000 jobs despite harsh February weather
WASHINGTON: Employers stepped up hiring in February despite a blast of harsh winter weather, renewing hopes that the economy could accelerate this year.February’s gain of 175,000 jobs, up from...
View ArticleOhio’s January jobless rate dips below 7 percent
Ohio’s unemployment rate fell below 7 percent in January as the state added nearly 17,000 jobs from December.Ohio’s jobless rate dropped to 6.9 percent in January from 7.1 percent in December,...
View ArticleInterns to get some Akron-area love
Up to 60 interns at local companies and organizations will get a great big hug from the Akron area this summer.The hug will come in the form of Intern Edge — a six-session program debuting this summer...
View ArticleTips for a semi-retired kind of life
Q: I will turn 50 in May. My investment portfolio is based around your Couch Potato recipes. It hit the half-million-dollar mark in the last quarter of 2013. My work-sponsored 401(k) is valued around...
View ArticleStocks little changed after jobs data released
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index erasing losses to close at a record, as data showing stronger-than-forecast jobs growth overshadowed concern the situation in...
View ArticleGlobal ho-hum greets hubbub over bitcoin’s creator
LOS ANGELES: Who is bitcoin’s real creator? The bitcoin community is reacting to that burning question with a collective ho-hum.Developers and bitcoin enthusiasts from Finland to Texas are downplaying...
View ArticleTorchbearers Class of 2014
Each year, the Akron area young professionals group called Torchbearers selects about 40 people for its annual “class.” Members participate in leadership development and community volunteer activities....
View ArticleZale shareholder sues to block Signet jewelry deal
A Zale Corp. shareholder sued to block Signet Jewelers Ltd.’s $1.4 billion purchase of the company, arguing the deal undervalues the smaller retail jewelry chain.The deal is marred by a “flawed process...
View ArticleDavey Tree expands with new small offices
The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Kent, one of the largest employee-owned companies in the country, is continuing to grow across the United States, opening seven new branch offices in the first quarter of...
View ArticleFalls company helps others to get their names out
This growing Cuyahoga Falls company was hard to spot. It didn’t put a sign on its building until several months ago — more than three years after it moved in. Yet AG PrintPromo’s whole business is...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions items — March 9
WORKPLACE Employee management It has become one of the most perplexing workplace questions: How do you keep employees engaged and emotionally invested in their jobs? Some employers have taken the free...
View ArticleManaging own portfolio not hard, more effective
Let’s call it the Better Monkey Solution. It will allow you to be your own portfolio manager.I’m serious. Even if you think yourself permanently witless as an investor, you can do this. Two guardian...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 9
AUTO PARTSAcquisitions soughtContinental AG, Europe’s second-biggest maker of car parts, said it plans to grow by buying other companies after cutting debt from a 2007 purchase that left it vulnerable...
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COMPANIESEBO Group Inc.EBO Group Inc. of Sharon Center was named one of the 2014 Best Employers in Ohio by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group. A statewide survey and awards program...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — March 9
MondayMarch Retirement Planning Series-Retirement Income Planning: Find Out How Much You Need — 6:30 p.m., Peninsula Library, 6105 Riverview Road, Peninsula. Financial planning professionals James C....
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