Business solutions news — Jan. 27
FINANCEPay off credit cardsQ: I owe $40,000 in credit card debt (on eight cards). I am going to retire this year and have $40,000 after taxes in my savings account from work. Should I take this money...
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COMPANIESCCG Energy SolutionsThe Richfield-based company was presented with a World Energy Engineering Congress National Award for Best Energy Project 2012 — Domestic (Twinsburg High School energy...
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MondayMBA Lite: Renew Your Business — 6:30 p.m., Hudson Library and Historical Society, 96 Library St, Hudson. Dr. Susan C. Hanlon, assistant dean, College of Business Administration, University of...
View ArticleLimited Brands to detoxify lingerie
Environmentally minded consumers soon will be able to buy Victoria’s Secret underwear — or anything else Limited Brands makes, for that matter — with a clearer conscience.Responding to a study and...
View ArticleSmall businesses uneasy about tax-collection bills
Small-business owners could be closer to losing an advantage they’ve enjoyed during the e-commerce boom — being exempt from collecting sales tax in states where they’re not located. And they’re worried...
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Rubber City Harley-DavidsonOlga Bell was named the human resources director for Adventure Harley-Davidson in Dover, Mad River Harley-Davidson in Sandusky, and Rubber City Harley-Davidson in Akron. She...
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Kashkari leaves PimcoNeel Kashkari, who joined Pacific Investment Management Co. in December 2009 to help oversee an expansion into equities, said he’s leaving Bill Gross’ firm to consider returning to...
View ArticleSocial Security is a social program, not a pension plan
Q: I read an article about divorced wives being able to collect on their ex-husbands’ Social Security and the ex-husband doesn’t even have to know. I have a hard time figuring out how anyone can get...
View ArticleBig Lots’ cash flow seen luring bidders
Two years after failing to secure a deal, Big Lots Inc. is once again a potential target of private equity firms as its chief executive officer retires.Big Lots, which explored a sale in 2011, lost...
View ArticleSumma boosts radiation oncology services
Summa Health System is trying to boost its ability to battle cancer by expanding its radiation oncology services in the region.The health system recently recruited a doctor with national research...
View ArticleWill Ohio start accepting drilling brine at 40 landfills?
Could Ohio landfills soon start accepting large volumes of solidified briny waste from shale drilling in Ohio and other states?The state has not approved such shipments, but is poised — at least on...
View ArticleDefinitions related to waste products from drilling
TERMS TO KNOW■ Drill cuttings: Rock and soil carried to the surface during drilling. Cuttings coming into contact with drilling muds, oils and other contaminants are classified as solid wastes, If they...
View ArticleScott Burns: How many should pay income taxes?
Should more people pay income taxes? It is widely agreed that the top 1 percent of Americans can, and should, pay more. This is not surprising. It’s a pretty good bet that you’ll get a majority vote...
View ArticleNew Saturday stock report coming to Beacon Journal
The Beacon Journal’s Saturday stock report will be in a convenient abbreviated format starting Feb. 2. The new Saturday Market Report will be one page with the following highlights: • Local stocks,...
View ArticleReview: Mega sharing service lacks versatility
New Zealand entrepreneur Kim Dotcom — still wanted by U.S. authorities on allegations of copyright infringement — has launched a new online service for storing and sharing files.Staying true to his...
View ArticleWhat holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
WASHINGTON: As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It’s why electric cars aren’t clogging the...
View ArticleElectronic company’s products look ‘Sharp’
Sharp is not a powerhouse electronics company.It was reported last fall to be on the edge of bankruptcy. But even when financially healthy, it has played second or third fiddle, first to Sony and now...
View ArticleBillions in gas drilling royalties transform lives
PITTSBURGH: Private landowners are collecting billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a...
View ArticleOhio gas prices still rising
COLUMBUS: Ohio motorists will see higher gas prices to start the work week.The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $3.39 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price...
View ArticleU.S. durable goods orders rise 4.6 percent on aircraft
WASHINGTON: U.S. demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose sharply in December on strong gains in volatile aircraft orders. But companies slowed their orders of goods that signal investment...
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