Mini-crossovers could be next big thing in domestic auto industry
Mini-crossovers — small SUV-styled vehicles that share parts and systems with compact and subcompact cars — could be the auto industry’s next boom.“We’ll see every automobile manufacturer enter this...
View ArticleOil boom turbocharges North Dakota growth
North Dakota was the nation’s fastest-growing state in the past year.U.S. Census Bureau data show that North Dakota’s population grew 2.2 percent to 699,628 in the year ending July 1, as the oil boom...
View ArticleSave money by eating better
Lots of money-saving strategies involve cutting back, making sacrifices or hard choices. But when you change your eating habits, following the strategies listed below, it can actually help improve your...
View ArticleTop 5 tech tips and tricks from 2012
It was an exciting year for consumer technology. But accompanying the release of new gadgets, software and online tools were the usual headaches associated with life in the digital age.Here are five...
View ArticleReview: High-res music player ups the audio ante
It’s hard to make headlines with a portable music player these days. It’s old hat by now to carry around thousands of songs in your hip pocket, whether on an iPod or a smartphone.But there’s been a...
View ArticleTop business story in 2012: Sluggish global economy
This would be the year when the global economy finally regained its vigor. At least that’s what many had hoped.It didn’t happen.The three largest economies — the United States, China and Japan —...
View ArticleHobby Lobby to defy health law’s order to cover morning-after pill
After losing a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court, craft chain Hobby Lobby will defy a federal health-care mandate requiring employers to provide its workers with insurance that covers emergency...
View ArticleDrilling industry wants to use barges to move wastewater
PITTSBURGH: The shale gas drilling industry wants to use barges to move its potentially toxic wastewater across rivers and lakes to disposal sites across the country, but the U.S. Coast Guard must...
View ArticleDevon, Chesapeake each pull plugs of two disappointing wells
A great deal of attention is directed at successful Utica shale wells in eastern Ohio, but there’s another side to the story.A total of nine wells, including three in the Akron-Canton area, have been...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 31
LOCAL BUSINESSNew publisher namedChip Lippincott is the new president and publisher of Akron-based Lippincott & Peto Inc. and Initial Publications Inc., succeeding his father, Job Lippincott, who...
View ArticleAmish country getting a craft brewery
Ohio tourists flock each year to Amish country to visit furniture stores, antiques shops, cheesemakers and restaurants.Soon, they’ll be able to sip a locally made craft beer, too.Businessman William...
View ArticleQuaker Oats readies ‘Quaker Up’ ad campaign
The Quaker Oats Co., in its quest to refresh the company’s 135-year-old image, could borrow the phrase “everything old is new again” for a new campaign that makes subtle tweaks to the company’s tried...
View ArticleStocks cement 2012 gains on hope for tax deal
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, cementing yearly gains as Wall Street embraced emerging details of a budget deal that reportedly will have tax cuts extended for most households.“Despite...
View ArticleTry seven fun tips for a healthier new year
Go ahead: Eat more chocolate and shop for a new pair of shoes.Doctor’s orders.Of course, everyone knows they should ring in the New Year with pledges to eat healthier and exercise more.But the experts...
View ArticleCinemark, Menards, new Get-Go all strong possibilities for Cuyahoga Falls area
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Cinemark is close to bringing a movie theater to Portage Crossing, Menards is in negotiations to take over the current Giant Eagle spot when the grocer moves to the new development and...
View ArticleUtica shale development continues slow, steady progress in Ohio
Not many people had heard the terms “Utica shale,” “fracking” or “natural gas liquids” as recently as a few years ago.That’s changing quickly. Development in Ohio’s Utica shale formation is still in...
View ArticleFacebook, Google branch out into sale of physical goods
Google and Facebook made their reputations by helping people find information or friends online. But the two rivals have been making some surprising moves in a different direction — the business of...
View ArticleFour ways to save big beyond the holidays
It’s the time of year when people worry about the money they’ve wasted, but there’s more at stake than a holiday splurge.Think bigger — about the thousands of dollars people waste without a second...
View ArticleEHarmony founder has his heart set on reviving the dating site
Neil Clark Warren thinks he’s the best match for EHarmony Inc.In a move that caused his friends to call him crazy, the 78-year-old EHarmony founder came out of retirement in July to become chief...
View ArticleChevrolet brings Spark of life to minicar segment
City dwellers and those who have trouble parallel parking: Rejoice! Chevrolet has introduced the Spark, the first mini-car that the bow-tie brand has sold in the United States.Looking like a Chevrolet...
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