Chesapeake Energy contributes to new aqueduct on Towpath Trail
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has provided a financial boost to the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail: an $11,200 donation for a long-awaited bridge project on the Stark-Tuscarawas county line.The grant,...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors charge Northeast Ohio man in gas-drilling wastewater...
YOUNGSTOWN: A Northeast Ohio man charged with violating the federal Clean Water Act is suspected of having an employee repeatedly dump gas-drilling wastewater into a storm sewer, federal prosecutors...
View ArticleAmerican, US Airways hope for smooth integration
DALLAS: US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work.Planes need painting. Frequent flier programs...
View ArticleReport: Ohio overpays millions to jobless
DAYTON, OHIO: Out-of-work Ohioans collected almost $2.3 billion in state and federal unemployment compensation last year, though thousands of claims were over paid.A Dayton Daily News analysis of...
View ArticleAkron-Canton Airport officials anticipate possible growth after big industry...
Officials at both Akron-Canton Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport said Thursday the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways should have little to no impact on airport...
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SUNDAY: The Beacon Journal will report on 2012 job changes at Summit County’s largest employers.
View ArticleTax experts
The following volunteers staffed Wednesday night’s tax information call-in program sponsored by Beacon Journal and the Ohio Society of CPAs:From BCG & Co.:Kristian Doty Todd Easton, CPADave Kinney...
View ArticleSingle-serve coffee helping drive higher Smucker profits
J.M. Smucker Co. has lowered its expectations slightly on projected revenue for 2013 while anticipating improved earnings for the year.Strong sales of single-serve K-Cup coffee and contributions from...
View ArticlePNC says president to succeed retiring CEO
PNC Financial Services Group Inc., the second-largest U.S. regional bank, named William S. Demchak to succeed Jim Rohr as chief executive officer of the Pittsburgh-based lender that has Akron...
View ArticleWalmart executives sweat slow start to February sales
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had the worst sales start to a month in seven years as payroll-tax increases hit shoppers already battling a slow economy, according to internal emails obtained by Bloomberg...
View ArticleS&P continues winning streak on market
SAN FRANCISCO: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index finished Friday with its seventh consecutive week of gains as a choppy trading day was buffeted by worries of weak retail sales and supported by...
View ArticleQuestions and answers from Wednesday night’s tax call-in program
Questions about divorce and rental properties were among the calls fielded Wednesday night during the second of three free Tax Call-In programs.The final call-in will be this morning from 9 a.m. to...
View ArticlePianalto says benefits of Fed securities purchases may wane
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said Friday that the benefits from the central bank’s $85 billion in monthly bond purchase may fade.“Over time, the benefits of our asset...
View ArticleHudson icon Learned Owl sold to store manager
Area book lovers have been anxiously waiting for the page to turn, wondering what would become of Hudson icon Learned Owl bookstore.Friday morning, another chapter for the store began as Learned Owl...
View ArticleDistrict to get $40.3 million for leasing 6,500 acres at Seneca Lake for...
NEW PHILADELPHIA: The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District on Friday approved a $40.3 million natural gas lease for 6,500 acres at Seneca Lake in Guernsey and Noble counties. The lease with...
View ArticleFinally, a sign that Goodyear will be moving into its new headquarters soon
The first group of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employees start moving into the company’s new $120 million global headquarters project next week and it’s likely many of them will be walking by a new...
View ArticleStock diversification, little debt helps in weak economy
Q: I’m one of many who have gotten so disenchanted with the stock market that I withdrew most of my money and sat on the sidelines. Is that a good idea in the fiscal cliff climate, or not?A: The...
View Article401(k) balances grow 12 percent in 2012, Fidelity says
Employee 401(k) accounts are growing fast, thanks to the surging stock market and increased contributions from workers and their employers.The average account balance grew nearly 12 percent last year,...
View ArticleBusiness solutions news briefs — Feb. 17
WORKPLACEOvertime could be giftQ: I was assigned to work on a special project for several weeks, and my boss generously paid me for an extra 7.5 hours a day to get my regular work done even though I...
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