Business news calendar — Dec. 2
MondayMining the Hidden Job Market — 10 a.m. to noon, Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St., Hudson. Diane Reiff, board-certified career coach and business consultant, will speak....
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Stop unwanted junk mail
Eileen and Frank Field have special causes that are close to their heart.So, over the years, they have made donations to various organizations.But this fall, the Fields felt overwhelmed by the mountain...
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DEFENSELockheed wary of talksLockheed Martin Corp. leader Robert Stevens said the best result that U.S. defense contractors can hope for from congressional budget talks would be a delay of the...
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Timken Co.Shelly Chadwick was appointed segment controller — process industries within the Timken Co.’s Bearing & Power Transmission Group.She is responsible for financial leadership in all key...
View ArticleBob Evans speeds up restaurant revamps
Bob Evans Farms executives are expecting future rewards from investments being made now in their restaurant and prepared-foods businesses.The Columbus-based food company turned in a disappointing...
View ArticleDEC. 11-12: Federal Reserve policy meeting on interest rates and economy.
DEC. 11-12: Federal Reserve policy meeting on interest rates and economy.
View ArticlePlaying roulette with long-term care
Is this the winter of long-term care insurance?It sure is quiet. In most years, my mailbag will have a healthy dose of questions about buying long-term care insurance. This is entirely reasonable. On...
View ArticleA guide to buying a TV for the holidays
With numerous brands, technologies, features and sizes to choose from — not to mention a wide range of prices — picking a TV can be a major headache. So to help guide you through the process, I’ve...
View ArticleOnline options multiply for holiday greeting cards, invitations
We’ve all received them — cheesy holiday greeting cards and party invites with messages like, “Ho ho hope you have a very merry Christmas.”Pre-written mass-produced cards are getting passed over in...
View ArticleRecreational vehicle industry sees turn-around
The RV industry’s recovery from the Great Recession has picked up speed.Recreational vehicle makers are churning out higher numbers of travel trailers bound for dealers’ lots and, ultimately,...
View ArticleFirst all-electric Tesla luxury sedan in Ohio now driving around Fairlawn
If you’re driving in the greater Akron area and spy a swoopy but unfamiliar white sedan with Ohio license plates GET AMPD, feel free to take a good look. It’s the first all-electric Tesla Motors Model...
View ArticleStocks edge lower after weak manufacturing report
NEW YORK: Stocks are mostly lower in midday trading following an unexpected contraction in U.S. manufacturing last month. Concerns about automatic tax increases in the New Year caused factory orders to...
View ArticleBetter economy, storm delays lift U.S. auto sales
DETROIT: Superstorm Sandy gave an extra boost to already strong U.S. auto sales last month, although carmakers warned that uncertainty over the “fiscal cliff” could undo some of those gains.Most major...
View ArticleFirst U.S. plant to convert gas to liquid fuel planned in Louisiana
WESTLAKE, LA.: In an ambitious bet that the glut of cheap natural gas in the United States will last for many years, a South African energy company announced Monday that it would build America’s first...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 3
WALL STREETWeak report stymies stocksStocks edged lower on Wall Street on Monday after a surprisingly weak manufacturing report heightened concern that fiscal deadlock in Washington is already hurting...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Low-dose CT scans screen high-risk smokers for lung...
Several Akron-area hospitals are offering a screening test for smokers who are at higher risk for lung cancer.Akron General Health System recently started providing low-dose CT scans of the chest to...
View ArticlePope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle
VATICAN CITY: Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account.The pontiff will tweet in eight languages...
View ArticleNews Corp.’s new media co. to be named Fox Group
NEW YORK: News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox Group.The conglomerate announced...
View ArticleLordstown GM plant closes for extra week
Associated PressLORDSTOWN, OHIO: General Motors says it will shut down its Lordstown plant in northeast Ohio one week ahead of its regularly scheduled holiday break.The Youngtown Vindicator reports...
View ArticleU.S. home prices rise in October by most in 6 years
WASHINGTON: A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a comeback in the once-battered...
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