EV Energy Partners negotiating sale of 103,800 acres in Ohio’s Utica shale
A Texas company expects to soon sell nearly 104,000 acres in the Utica shale in eastern Ohio.A total of 103,800 acres in eastern Ohio are for sale because the Houston-based company decided to sell off...
View ArticleAuto sales power ahead in February
DETROIT: Americans want new cars and trucks, and they’re not letting higher gas prices or political dysfunction stand in their way.New car and truck sales were up 4 percent in February as rising home...
View ArticleAkron and Canton ADDY Awards honor local work
The top awards in the Akron-Canton advertising industry were presented in separate events Thursday and Friday nights.The annual ADDY Awards are the first of the three steps of national competition by...
View ArticleDow sees 35-point gain
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rose Friday, with the major indexes finishing with weekly gains, as upbeat consumer confidence and manufacturing data countered concern about government-spending cuts.Federal...
View ArticleCoffee shop, store planned for old downtown building known as Printers Club
For decades, the nearly 100-year-old building in downtown Akron known as the Printers Club has been a printers union hall and a bar with a loyal following, including lawyers and others who work...
View ArticleFlour power: Nickles Bakery leader making baking history
NAVARRE: This homegrown business may have baked the bread for the sandwich you ate today, or the doughnut you gobbled this morning.On Monday, the commercial baking elite will gather in Chicago to give...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — March 3
COMPANIESSS&G Inc.Philip Hofmann III, CPA, will partner with the company’s restaurant services group to provide consulting services on tax compliance, conflict resolution and thought...
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AUTO INDUSTRYChrysler expansion setChrysler Group LLC, the automaker majority owned by Fiat SpA of Italy, said last week it will invest about $374 million and add 1,250 jobs at Indiana factories to...
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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 ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: What to do if a Groupon deal goes bad
When Brenda Mitchell saw the Groupon offer last summer for a 75-minute, on-location photo shoot for $59, she knew that it would be perfect for her daughter’s upcoming senior portraits.The deal was with...
View ArticleBusiness people — March 3
FirstEnergy Corp.Jon Taylor was named vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. In this new role, Taylor has responsibility for the accounting, tax and financial reporting activities of...
View ArticleAkron foot-ankle surgeon leads national group
An Akron foot and ankle surgeon is making strides to educate the public about podiatry and advocate for foot and ankle surgeons on a national level.Dr. Jordan P. Grossman recently was named president...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: National Consumer Protection Week events; referral...
Consumer events — plus a potential scamThis week is National Consumer Protection Week. The Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs is offering two free events with no registration required.• How to...
View ArticleCabela’s ready to open its Columbus store
The sound of deer grunts and turkey calls will ring in the ears of customers as they enter Cabela’s beginning Thursday. It’s all part of a menagerie of sounds and sights that makes the well-known...
View ArticleOhio business briefs — March 3
RETAILIntimate apparel sales surge Limited Brands Inc.’s Victoria’s Secret isn’t the only retailer generating sales as it becomes more acceptable for middle- and high-school girls to show off bras...
View ArticleChesapeake says SEC’s CEO probe escalated to investigation
Chesapeake Energy Corp. said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s informal inquiry into outgoing Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon’s private investments in company-owned wells escalated...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions — March 3
WORKPLACEFamily issues complicatedQ: Our boss’s wife was recently given a position in our department. She now works two levels below her husband, “Rick,” who is the head of operations. This is clearly...
View ArticlePUCO investigates Direct Energy for billing errors
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened an investigation into the multiple billing glitches by Direct Energy reported on in the Beacon Journal in the last year.The problems include...
View ArticleLife expectancy: guessing how long money will last
Q: My wife and I are in our early 80s. We are considering going into a continuing-care retirement community with independent living. We live in our own home now, worth about $280,000 to $300,000. We...
View ArticleHonda battles invisibility in luxury with $100,000 Acura
Acura’s future was so dire four years ago that Honda began killing models and choking off product development. Now, Honda is putting $1 billion into its luxury brand, a perennial also-ran to Toyota’s...
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