Family Dollar likely neighbor to new McDonald’s
A new Family Dollar store will be the likely neighbor to a new McDonald’s on South Main Street on the site of a former church.Recently, a sign touting the arrival of Family Dollar was up temporarily on...
View ArticlePNC CEO-elect turns to organic growth, breaking from acquisitions
Bill Demchak, chief executive officer-elect of PNC Financial Services Group Inc., plans to steer the second-largest U.S. regional bank by assets toward growing from within and away from a focus on...
View ArticleAkron, Mogadore announce long-term water deal
Akron and Mogadore announced a new water agreement Friday that will lower rates for village customers and allow a growing company to expand.Under terms of the deal, Mogadore has agreed to buy water...
View ArticleBrunswick anti-fracking resolution angers business owner with subsidiary that...
BRUNSWICK: Michael Baach is fracking mad.The president and chief executive officer of the Philpott Rubber Co. is strongly opposed to an anti-fracking resolution pending in Brunswick City Council.He is...
View ArticleAbout Philpott Energy & Transportation Co.
MORE ABOUT PHILPOTT Philpott Energy & Transportation Co. is a year-old subsidiary of Philpott Rubber, an employee-owned company founded 124 years ago.The subsidiary provides biodegradable and...
View ArticleLeBron cork shoes uncorked Saturday in Akron and elsewhere
Nike wasn’t hot on releasing its latest LeBron James shoe in Akron — at first.But a man who works for the Next clothing/footwear store in West Akron took a long shot and got nothing but net.“We went to...
View ArticleCleveland Auto Show opens with dreams and drives
Jennifer Baugher grew up in Akron and raced starting at the age of 8 until 16 in the Soap Box Derby.Now she’s a senior at the Cleveland Institute of Art. And in part because of her experience with the...
View Article‘Surprise singles’ face tough decisions
Q: I could be the person you described in your recent column about Social Security as an insurance program, not a pension program. I was married more than 30 years, left a career, raised children, and...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Gas glitch larger than anticipated
Here are some updates on natural gas issues:• Gas marketer mix-up: Earlier this month, I wrote about a computer glitch by natural gas marketer Direct Energy that resulted in a Medina County man, Chris...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Feb. 23
AGRICULTUREU.S. corn acreage to surgeFrom South Dakota to Ohio, farmers are preparing to plant the most corn in almost eight decades after drought ruined record U.S. harvests predicted by the...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions report — Feb. 24
COMPUTERSBack up important data filesThe specter of a hard-drive crash should haunt you if you’re aware of how it can mess up your life. Few events in the computing world are worse than a hard drive...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — Feb. 24
COMPANIESFirstEnergyThe Electric Power Research Institute recently named a team of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. employees as winners of an annual Technology Transfer Award, recognizing research,...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — Feb. 24
MondayMBA Lite: Renew Your Business — 6:30 p.m., Hudson Library and Historical Society, 96 Library St, Hudson. Denise Easterling, CPA, Entrepreneur Faculty Advisor for Collegiate Entrepreneur’s...
View ArticleMore traction for fuel-efficient tires
The engineers who create cars such as the Toyota Prius use every available method to comply with the ever-tightening fuel-economy standards they must meet. Those solutions may include the use of hybrid...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Parent-driven program provides life skills to students
On a recent Friday, 40 Our Lady of the Elms students were in a classroom, but they weren’t being taught by teachers.Their teachers were there, but the instructors for the day were some of their own...
View ArticleHonda offers a home solar system option
Automakers have long resorted to incentives like zero-percent financing, rewards points and rebates to inspire customer loyalty. Now Honda is offering a different deal: inexpensive home solar power...
View ArticleBusiness people — Feb. 24
Sterling JewelersEric McIntyre was promoted to vice president, Impact. He will oversee the development and implementation of Sterling’s retail planning, pricing, allocation and replenishment processes....
View ArticleOhio business briefs — Feb. 24
MANUFACTURINGLight company at showEYE Lighting International of Mentor will showcase its lighting solutions for parks, streets, campuses and buildings during the Illuminating Engineering Society Los...
View ArticleBanks are a critical link for isuers of payday loans
Major banks have quickly become behind-the-scenes allies of a raft of Internet-based payday lenders that offer short-term loans with interest rates sometimes exceeding 500 percent.With 15 states...
View ArticlePutting cash on the line to lose weight
Kimberly Calliari paid $300, lost 51 pounds and won $1,200.That all happened after she signed up for two challenges on HealthyWage.com, a website that lets dieters bet their own money that they’ll meet...
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