Worth it or not: a gift guide
We’ve all been there, standing in the aisle of a store, spending way too much time weighing the small differences between two similar products.Will the more expensive sleeping bag really perform better...
View ArticleTimken responds to OSHA fines
CANTON: Timken Co. says its Canton steel plant has “a favorable safety record” and the company is working quickly to correct issues.The company’s statement came in response to a Thursday news release...
View ArticleSmall bookstores show way to survive
The Snowball Bookshop has seen a lot of retail neighbors come and go in downtown Barberton.There was a jewelry store, a furniture shop, a collectibles emporium and more in the renovated historic brick...
View ArticleSouthwest backs off no-fee stance with missed flight charge
Southwest Airlines Co., the discount carrier with the advertising slogan “Bags Fly Free,” forecast $100 million a year in revenue from fee changes including new charges for premium boarding positions...
View ArticleWalmart, Kroger among bidders for Hostess assets
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. are among the bidders for assets being sold by Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies, said a person familiar with the...
View ArticleGM aims to regain dominance in truck market
For decades, Chevrolet’s Silverado pickup has carried the load for General Motors Co., most recently providing needed cash and loyal buyers through the automaker’s bailout and bankruptcy.Truck sales...
View ArticleHoliday shoppers may see big discounts soon
NEW YORK: If shoppers don’t show up in stores soon, more “70 percent off” sale signs will.After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions roundup — Dec. 16
COMPUTERSUpgrades can be giftsAmong the swarm of new computer gadgets this year are dozens of new super-light laptops, tablets, mini tablets and smartphones, all of which offer consumers an upgrade to...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 16
TELECOMMUNICATIONSClearwire is Sprint targetSprint Nextel has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of Clearwire for $2.1 billion in a deal that would give it total control of the flailing...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: No, you did not win a free gift card
’Tis the season for holiday gift giving and receiving.But you can’t take a holiday from being wary of scams.The Akron Police Department and Summit County Prosecutor’s Office are warning that a text...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — Dec. 16
COMPANIESSS>he CPA, business advisory and management consulting firm announced it is offering QuickBooks consulting services, responding to an increasing demand of users of the accounting...
View ArticleBusiness news calendar — Dec. 16
TuesdayToastmasters Akron 151 — 6:30 to 8 p.m., Summa St. Thomas Hospital, 444 N. Main St., Akron. Information: 330-733-7683.Northeast Ohio Business Alliance — 7:30 to 9 a.m., Real Estate Capital...
View ArticleAkron company marketing vegetable juice blend to kids
An Akron company is hoping its newest product will be a hit with schoolchildren while satisfying new nutritional requirements.Country Pure Foods, which is 20 years old with a plant on Waterloo Road in...
View ArticleBusiness people — Dec. 16
The Ruhlin Co.Tim Newberry joins the company’s Industrial Division as superintendent. His duties include Advanced Hydro Solutions Projects. Paul McCutcheon joined the Civil Division as a licensed...
View ArticleCharlie Solley advocates for Children’s
Akron Children’s Hospital has a new voice in the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill.Charlie Solley recently joined Children’s as director of government relations.Solley, 32, had been doing advocacy work on...
View ArticleOhio business news briefs — Dec. 16
AUTO INDUSTRYHonda’s Acura dilemmaWhen Honda’s Acura brand showed off its new flagship RLX sedan at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, the auto company with Ohio operations was confronted with a...
View ArticleFirefighting, nursing among most dangerous jobs
Greenville fire Capt. Chip Fashner injured his shoulder in October while extinguishing a blaze.Fire protection is one of the most dangerous types of work in the nation. Last year, almost 71,000...
View ArticleNational economic calendar
calendarEconomic news schedule• Tuesday — Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the third quarter, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market...
View ArticleNew FCC rule could increase cable costs
A little-known Federal Communications Commission rule was lifted last week that could add costs to your cable television bill. But it’s not clear what this will mean for Time Warner Cable customers,...
View ArticleWhy efforts to stop factory fires have failed
About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Walmart, Gap and other big retailers met nearby to discuss ways to prevent the...
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