Inaccessibility to meters affecting utility bills
The cold, snow and ice haven’t just taken a toll on our psyches this winter.The electric company is telling customers that bills could be slightly lower this month and slightly higher next month for...
View ArticleFor some fliers, mileage programs come up short
Travelers take note: The economics of earning free airline flights are changing.Delta Air Lines Inc. said starting Jan. 1, 2015, it will reward passengers for the amount they spend on tickets, not the...
View ArticleToyota Sienna: Roomy family vehicle
Remember when Toyota’s quintessential family vehicle, the Sienna, was called a minivan?Today, the Sienna stretches nearly 17 feet in length, and with generous seating for seven or eight people and...
View ArticleAutomotive scion William Clay Ford dead at age 88
DETROIT: William Clay Ford was born into a fortune and spent much of his life staying away from fame as he steered the family business and owned an NFL franchise.The man reverently referred to as Mr....
View ArticleOhio gas prices steady to start workweek
COLUMBUS: After weeks of increases, Ohio gas prices have flattened out.The cost for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was averaging $3.58 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information...
View ArticleChina export data causes industrial stocks to slip
NEW YORK: Stocks slid in Monday trading, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down from a record, as a slowdown in Chinese exports fueled concern about global economic growth.Boeing Co. dropped...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Group launches private exchange
A nonprofit group that helps employers control health-care costs is launching an online comparison shopping tool for benefits.Employers Health Purchasing Corp. of Canton recently announced it will...
View ArticleCompany to use zeppelins to ship ore from remote Siberia mine
Amur Minerals Corp., a copper and nickel explorer in Russia’s Far East, plans to fly equipment to its Siberian operation by zeppelin to bypass snow-clogged roads.Amur will use two airships from...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 10
LOCAL BUSINESSAldi sets job fairGrocery retailer Aldi announced it will hold “hiring events” for “more than two dozen positions” for its stores in Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina and Lorain counties.The...
View ArticleTV panelist to appear in Fairlawn for entrepreneurial conference
The chairman of the As Seen on TV company, also a former panelist on the show Shark Tank, will come to Fairlawn next weekend as part of a two-day event geared toward inventors and business people.Kevin...
View ArticleState halts driller’s operations after two earthquakes in Mahoning County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Monday ordered a drilling company to halt operations in Mahoning County in the wake of two small earthquakes there.The order affects Hilcorp Energy, which...
View ArticleSumma evaluating future services at St. Thomas ER
Summa Health System is evaluating whether changes are needed for the emergency department at one of its Akron hospitals.But Summa spokesman Mike Bernstein said on Monday that the health system doesn’t...
View ArticleJobless rates rise in Summit, all other Ohio counties in January
Jobless rates rose in Summit County and all 87 other counties in Ohio in January.Summit County’s unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in January from 6.4 percent in December, the Ohio Department of...
View ArticleMen’s Wearhouse buying Jos A Bank for $1.8 billion
NEW YORK: Looks like the best suitor won.After an extended chase that included overtures on both sides and flirtations with other parties, Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank will combine to create the...
View ArticleU.S. employers posted more open jobs in January
WASHINGTON: U.S. employers advertised slightly more jobs in January than in December, a sign that hiring should remain steady in coming months.The Labor Department said Tuesday that employers posted...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 11
LOCAL BUSINESSAkron firm wins fundingAdjuvant Polymers, a startup company that originated at the University of Akron, was awarded $100,000 from the Innovation Fund, a “pre-seed” program that gets money...
View ArticleTesla’s direct sales idea sparks dealer anger in Ohio
To hear Ohio car dealers tell it, the Tesla Motors Inc. showroom that opened last year in a Columbus mall is a threat to a bedrock U.S. institution.They are pressing lawsuits that would stop Tesla’s...
View ArticleReport says Target cyberattackers used common methods
The U.S. Secret Service has called the criminals behind Target Corp.’s monster security breach well-organized, “highly technical” and “sophisticated.”But cybersecurity firm McAfee Inc. said in a report...
View ArticleOhio making big effort to plug 600 orphan gas, oil wells across state
CHATHAM TWP.: Ohio is making a major effort to reduce the number of abandoned oil and natural gas wells.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio experiences 5th minor earthquake
YOUNGSTOWN: A fifth minor earthquake has been recorded in an area of Northeast Ohio where state regulators have ordered a gas drilling company to halt operations.The U.S. Geological Survey reported a...
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