Emotional Fair Finance investor letters show how lives changed for worse
The letters, some typed but most handwritten, tell heart-breaking stories.They are outcries of despair. Sadness. Guilt. Frustration. Bewilderment. And anger — lots of anger.More than 1,000 Ohio people...
View ArticleToyota retakes global auto sales crown from GM
DETROIT: Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world’s top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it’s still counting. GM...
View ArticleCoca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads
Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it’s taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry:...
View ArticleA behind-the-scenes look at JobsOhio program
A line in a routine financial disclosure form reveals that American Electric Power is one of the big donors helping to fund Ohio’s private-development department — to the tune of $2 million.The AEP...
View ArticleOrrville’s Will-Burt extends reach into top-secret security systems
Will-Burt Co. will be involved in guarding nuclear weapons on U.S. military bases with one of its two new business acquisitions.And the Orrville employee-owned telescoping mast and tower company said...
View ArticleChildren’s Hospital seeks Change Bandits for annual fundraiser
Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking volunteers to help with one of its largest annual fundraising campaigns.“Change Bandits” collect donations of spare change that will be turned in to the hospital...
View ArticleGM’s Cadillac ATS, Chrysler’s Ram 1500 win Detroit auto awards
General Motors’ Cadillac ATS, a luxury sports sedan, won the North American Car of the Year award while Chrysler Group LLC’s Ram 1500 won the truck award, providing a sweep for automakers bailed out in...
View ArticleNaming rights trend in the National Football League
The Browns’ decision to offer naming rights follows a long trend of pro football business in most NFL cities.Here, listed alphabetically by stadium name, is a list of stadium sponsorship deals reported...
View ArticleFirstEnergy buys Cleveland Browns Stadium naming rights
Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. will soon have its name on Cleveland Browns Stadium, multiple sources said Monday afternoon.FirstEnergy has purchased the naming rights for the stadium, and a news...
View ArticleFalling food, gas costs lower U.S. wholesale prices
WASHINGTON: U.S. wholesale prices fell for the third month in a row last month, pushed down by falling food and gas costs. The drop is the latest evidence inflation is tame.The producer price index...
View ArticleBrowns home now named FirstEnergy Stadium
Cleveland Browns Stadium will now be known as FirstEnergy Stadium: Home of the Cleveland Browns, FirstEnergy President and CEO Tony Alexander announced this afternoon during a news conference at the...
View ArticlePUCO chief blasts ‘green’ energy on Twitter
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s ruling last week against a solar-energy project might not have come as a surprise to anyone following Chairman Todd Snitchler’s Twitter account. Snitchler, a...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Jan. 15
AUTO INDUSTRYJeep expanding in ChinaChrysler Group LLC and its majority owner Fiat SpA of Italy reached a preliminary agreement with joint venture partner Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. to make Jeep...
View ArticleNew Panera opening in East Akron
Panera Bread plans to open a new restaurant in East Akron that will be the first of its kind. The restaurant, which will be built on Wedgewood Drive, east of Abington Road, will feature a new design...
View ArticleKia moves into North American premium sedan market
DETROIT: Kia is making a move into the North American premium sedan market with the 2014 Cadenza, which goes on sale later this year.It was unveiled Tuesday at the North American International Auto...
View ArticleU.S. retail sales up 0.5 percent in December
WASHINGTON: Consumers increased spending at retail businesses in December, buying more autos, furniture and clothing. Steady job growth and lower gas prices kept consumers shopping for the holidays,...
View ArticleFacebook unveils social search feature
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc. on Tuesday introduced a tool for searching information posted to its social network of more than 1 billion users, seeking to improve features to attract more users and...
View ArticleDisney unveils video-game system
Walt Disney Co., working to improve results at its interactive division, unveiled a video-game system that reduces development costs by incorporating characters from multiple movies in the same...
View ArticleU.S. stocks rise as retailer rally offsets debt-ceiling concern
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from earlier losses in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, as a rally in retail and transportation companies overshadowed concern about discussions on...
View ArticleGeorge Gund III, former Cavs owner, dies at 75
George Gund III, a former owner of the Richfield Coliseum and the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise with his brother Gordon, died Tuesday in Palm Springs, Calif.The San Jose Sharks of the National...
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