Toyota seeks 18 percent rise in U.S. RAV4 sales
Headed for its best U.S. sales in four years, Toyota wants to boost deliveries next year of its RAV4 by 18 percent as it pits a restyled version of the crossover against rivals Honda and Ford.The goal...
View ArticleEconomy grew at 2.7 percent rate in summer
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy grew at a 2.7 percent annual rate from July through September, much faster than first thought.The strength is expected to fade in the final months of the year because of...
View ArticleLife possible in Fair Finance criminal sentencings today in Indianapolis
Cindy Scott has her own thoughts on the prison sentence that should be handed out today to Timothy Durham, convicted of swindling money from her and thousands of others in the Fair Finance Co. fraud...
View ArticleDurham gets 50-year sentence in Fair Finance fraud case
INDIANAPOLIS: Timothy Durham was given a 50-year prison sentence Friday for being the ringleader of the $200 million fraud scheme involving Fair Finance Co.“It’s likely an effective life sentence,”...
View ArticleTwo startup companies receive funding
Two startup companies — one in Akron and the other in Medina — have each received a $25,000 grant from the nonprofit Innovation Fund, designed to help young companies at the earliest stage of...
View ArticleNewest Acme in Green ready to break ground in the spring
Acme Fresh Market hopes to break ground in the spring for its newest store in 20 years and be open for business by next fall. The grocery store received the final go-ahead from the city of Green...
View ArticleA gift shop in a barn, jewelry promotion and other shopping tidbits
Mary Beth Filon and her mother found inspiration for their Portage Trail Barn gift shop in Cuyahoga Falls in all the fabric and other materials they’d collected over the years for crafts.“We were...
View ArticleStocks post gains as indexes make changes
NEW YORK: Stocks erased losses in the final 15 minutes of trading on Friday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to a second weekly gain, as investors bought shares before changes to MSCI Inc....
View ArticleSeveral vehicles make debut at L.A. Auto Show
Some talked-about vehicles made their debut Friday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Here is some capsule information:• MAZDA6 DIESEL: Mazda will offer a diesel version of its new, sportier Mazda6 sedan in...
View ArticleChalets are open for business at Holiday Market in downtown Akron
The wooden chalet huts at Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron are open for business as the annual outdoor Holiday Market has begun.Vendors hoping to tap the seasonal shopping spirit again include bakers, a...
View ArticleAdvice for smart holiday shopping
Here are tips to keep your holiday shopping season a little more jolly and a lot less jarring on the wallet.(1) Makin’ a list: One of the best ways to avoid overspending is to write down a list of...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Nov. 30
LOCAL BUSINESSNetwork updates comingTwo companies with local ties are expanding networks for high-speed broadband and data usage.Agile Networks, a telecommunications services company headquartered in...
View ArticleMicrosoft to overhaul Windows development
Microsoft Corp. plans to overhaul how it develops the flagship Windows operating system in a strategic shift aimed at keeping pace with nimbler rivals Apple Inc. and Google Inc., people familiar with...
View ArticleMcDonald’s starved for ideas as Burger King lures diners
For McDonald’s Corp., it’s business as usual — and that’s the problem.McDonald’s, which recently reported its first monthly global same-store sales decline in nine years, hasn’t introduced enough new...
View ArticleGoodyear welcomes Santa and visitors to Suffield blimp hangar this weekend
SUFFIELD TWP.: In what has become an endearing holiday tradition for Northeast Ohio families, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Friday threw open the giant doors to its blimp hangar at Wingfoot Lake...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs-- Dec. 02
SOFTWAREHow to copy WAV filesQ: I am a contemporary ballroom DJ and have been looking in vain for software that can copy .WAV format music files and a DVD player that can play them randomly....
View ArticleWomen are increasingly ascending to top posts at aerospace firms
At a time when federal budget cuts are reshaping the nation’s aerospace industry, a far different makeover is under way in the executive suites of some of the country’s biggest defense...
View ArticleBusiness new briefs — Dec. 02
AUTO INDUSTRYTesla increases car priceTesla Motors Inc., the maker of electric vehicles led by billionaire Elon Musk, said the price of its Model S sedan will rise by $2,500 as the company boosts...
View ArticleShoppers can save as retailers go head-to-head
This holiday season, the hottest trend among retailers isn’t found on a store shelf. It’s taking place at the cash register.Major retailers, from Best Buy to Toys R Us, are promising to match their...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — Dec. 2
COMPANIESStark & KnollThe Akron law firm was named a “2013 Best Law Firm” in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized with Metropolitan First Tier...
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