Ohio’s jobless rate continues to inch downward
Ohio’s unemployment rate inched down in December to 6.7 percent, but the drop was because people dropped out of the labor force.There were 8,000 fewer people in the labor force — those employed or...
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Another new student housing development may be coming to downtown Akron.The Akron Planning Commission approved plans Friday for a $20 million, four-story student housing development on the south side...
View ArticleBrewing icon to visit Cleveland
When the New Albion Brewing Co. — considered the first microbrewery in the U.S. — went out of business in 1982, pioneering owner and brewer Jack McAuliffe slid into obscurity.And that was fine with...
View ArticleSisters with nursing background start advocacy firm
When Julie Harris battled breast cancer several years ago, she relied on fellow nurse practitioners to serve as her personal advocates.Harris, a Norton resident, asked her colleagues to accompany her...
View ArticleFairlawn GetGo to open Monday
The newest Giant Eagle GetGo gas station is scheduled to open Monday at the southwest corner of Trunko Road and West Market Street in Fairlawn.The 2,000-square-foot GetGo has 12 fuel pumps and in-store...
View ArticleDistrict has lease with Colorado driller on 6,700 acres at Seneca Lake
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District announced Friday that it has negotiated an oil-gas lease for 6,700 acres at Seneca Lake in Guernsey and Noble counties.The lease with Colorado-based Antero...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Jan. 20
AUTO PARTSContinental sees slowdownContinental AG, Europe’s second-largest maker of auto parts, including tires, said sales and profitability growth may slow in 2013 as the region’s market contraction...
View ArticleFormer Browns salesman building business for Akron-area company
Robert Perry was working for the Cleveland Browns in 2011 when he struck out in his attempt to get Welty Building Co. of Fairlawn to lease a loge at the stadium in Cleveland.Perry, who was then the...
View ArticleOhio business briefs — Jan. 20
AUTO INDUSTRYOhio supercar on trackAn Ohio-made supercar is closer to reality with the first look at the Acura NSX’s interior, and an update on the exterior.Honda revealed the car to the media Friday...
View ArticleBusiness people — Jan. 20
Bruner-Cox LLPLisa M. Hilling was promoted to assurance services partner. She provides audit and accounting services for hospitals, colleges, private foundations and governments. She is also...
View ArticleECONOMIC CALENDAR
A look at economic events for the remainder of January:MONDAY — U.S. stock and bond markets are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.TUESDAY — National Association of Realtors releases existing home...
View ArticleYounger Americans might die with credit-card debt
That Chanel handbag might be to die for, and perhaps you truly couldn’t have lived without that all-inclusive trip to Cancun.But the credit-card debt that those purchases helped to build could be...
View ArticleIn financial advice, the value added is in planning
Q: I use your investment ideas to manage my 401(k) account. My financial situation recently changed. Is there a wealth threshold at which you recommend hiring a financial adviser rather than going it...
View ArticleArea home sales down in December, but up for year
Summit County home sales took a dip in December, but were up 11.4 percent for the year.A low inventory of homes on the market might depress sales in the new year, but area real estate sellers say the...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions — Jan. 20
AUTO MAINTENANCEUndercoating vs. rustproofingQ: I’m 70 years old and keep my cars for years. I just purchased a 2013 Toyota in October. I have heard a lot of pros and cons on getting the vehicle...
View ArticleOhio theme parks CEO: ‘Staycations’ are fun
BATAVIA: The chief executive of one of the country’s largest amusement park companies said since the economic downturn has people staying closer to home, “staycations” have boosted business at the...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio rising car sales show momentum through 2012
Sales of new cars and trucks in Northeast Ohio continue to rise from their Great Recession lows.And analysts are forecasting that national sales will increase in 2013. That bodes well for the greater...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of FirstEnergy Stadium deal
Within 18 days of being introduced in early August as the soon-to-be owner of the Browns, Tennessee businessman Jimmy Haslam drove to Ken Stewart's Lodge in Bath Township with two Browns executives to...
View ArticleVariety of products are new and/or improved
It seems every company in the world is rolling out new or improved gadgets. Here are some of the better items we’ve tested.Motorola Talkabout MT350• What is it? Two-way radios that are rated for up to...
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