Betty Lin-Fisher: Beware of medicare scam; unsolicited offers for property...
The Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs is warning consumers about offers concerning Medicare and property tax help.Here are details: Medicare scamSenior citizens are receiving telephone calls...
View ArticlePost-McClendon Chesapeake starved of cash after Icahn-led revolt
Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s departing chief executive officer will leave to his successor a shrunken, cash-starved version of what was once the pre-eminent natural gas producer in the world’s biggest...
View ArticleBusiness solutions news — Feb. 2
WORKPLACEHow to keep focus at workQ: I find I’m making a lot of small mistakes at work; I think it’s because everything moves so fast and there are so many things to get done each day. Do you have...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Feb. 2
TECHNOLOGYGoogle adds app revenueGoogle Inc., benefiting from growing sales of smartphones running its Android software, boosted revenue from mobile applications more than sixfold in 2012 as it gained...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Gas marketer’s mistake inexplicably links two accounts,...
Talk about a mess.Chris Jurey lives in Wadsworth Township in Medina County.Luan Haas and her family lived for about nine months in 2011 and 2012 in an 1800s farmhouse just over the Akron border in...
View ArticleState’s racetracks bet on ‘racino’ trend
The road to recovery for Ohio’s seven long-suffering racetracks seems to be lined with thousands of flashing video lottery terminals.Wagering on horse races was up substantially at Scioto Downs Casino...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — Feb. 3
COMPANIESEdward JonesThe financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 8 on Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for 2013” list. It is the company’s 14th appearance on the list.National...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — Feb. 3
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 ArticleBusiness people — Feb. 3
Valley Savings BankWilliam Flinta was promoted to senior vice president and retains his position as the bank’s senior lender. Marilyn Jacob, chief financial officer, was promoted to senior vice...
View ArticleHome is where hard assets ought to be
Q: I have been very uncomfortable putting money into my 401(k) since the crash. I think tangible assets may be the way to go. Can you recommend a broker that can diversify in all tangible assets, not...
View ArticleToyota revamps middle-aged Corolla to keep lead
With Toyota back on top as the world’s largest automaker, President Akio Toyoda isn’t looking to a relative youngster like the Prius hybrid to defend that lead. Instead, he’s counting on a middle-aged...
View ArticleOhio business briefs — Feb. 2
Marathon sets buybackFINDLAY: Marathon Petroleum plans to buy back an additional $2 billion of its common stock.The company also declared a fourth-quarter dividend of 35 cents per share.Marathon...
View ArticleNational publication recognizes Western Reserve Hospital
A local hospital recently was recognized by a health-care industry publication as being among the highest performing physician-owned hospitals nationwide.Summa Western Reserve Hospital was included in...
View ArticleOn the restoration of middle-class wealth
Things change.One of the big changes is in housing affordability, a figure that is currently so positive it’s likely to drive home prices upward for the rest of 2013. That price change would do a lot...
View ArticleChromebook improves, but still doesn’t beat PC
Google has done a good job of improving its Chrome OS software. But the flagship Chromebook doesn’t fulfill the software’s potential.Chrome OS is a PC operating system that competes with Microsoft’s...
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Office pricey, but good value
As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at times. So I was skeptical when I heard Microsoft is trying to sell its new version of Office as...
View ArticleBlackBerry back from dead with new Z10 phone
BlackBerry has done a lot right with the Z10, the first smartphone to run its new, bet-the-company operating system.The touch-screen phone — a version with the traditional BlackBerry physical keyboard...
View ArticleAkron General to open three new ‘smart’ ORs
Akron General Medical Center is boosting its brain power with the launch of three new smart operating rooms.Doctors and staff are training this week in three new high-tech operating room suites...
View ArticleOhio gas prices higher to start work week
COLUMBUS: Prices at Ohio gas pumps are higher this week.The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $3.52 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and...
View ArticleState releases family satisfaction scores for nursing homes
Consumers now have another tool to help them evaluate nursing homes statewide.The Ohio Department of Aging recently released its updated Ohio Long-term Care Consumer Guide to include new family...
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