Workers, police clash at Goodyear protest of factory closure in France
RUEIL-MALMAISON, FRANCE: Burning the fruit of their labor, workers from Goodyear clashed with police outside the tire maker’s French headquarters Thursday in an attempt to save their jobs.Akron-based...
View ArticleAkron General-Signet partnership beefs up plans to run fitness centers...
Akron General’s business strategy to spread health and wellness across the country is taking off at a fevered pace.The Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is announcing today that Integrated...
View ArticleOhio’s unemployment rate higher in January
COLUMBUS: The latest monthly jobs data shows that Ohio’s unemployment rate rose slightly in January.The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services said Friday that the state’s seasonably adjusted...
View ArticleOhio adds jobs, but unemployment rate rises
Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 7 percent in January even as the state added more workers, figures released Friday show.The number of nonfarm wage and salary workers employed in the state increased by...
View ArticlePNC to close 200 branches by end of year
PNC plans to close about 200 bank branches by the end of this year as it seeks to cut costs and focus on using technology to serve customers.Amy Vargo, a PNC Financial Services Group Inc. spokeswoman,...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron breakfast panel to serve up economic outlook
The University of Akron is sponsoring a breakfast panel, The Economy 2013: Rebuilding the Economy to Last Beyond 2013, at Quaker Station on March 19.Panel members will be developer Stu Lichter, founder...
View ArticleFish McBites fail to spark McDonald’s sales
NEW YORK: McDonald’s new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to get the fast-food chain’s U.S. sales growing in February.The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Friday that a key sales figure...
View ArticleThink like a millionaire and become one, author says
To become a millionaire, you have to do more than save money.So says Steve Siebold of Boynton Beach, Fla., a self-made millionaire who interviewed 1,200 other millionaires and wrote a book about his...
View ArticleBuying stocks now may be less risky than you think
NEW YORK: Is it too late?If you’ve stayed out of stocks recently, you might be worried that you’ve missed your chance to get back in. After all, they must be expensive now that the Dow Jones industrial...
View ArticleHot chicks: At 60, Peeps more popular than ever
BETHLEHEM, PA.: It’s Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with — what else? — Peeps.“Peeps are the candy of Easter,” the...
View ArticleNewell Rubbermaid putting final touches on Brimfield center, phasing out...
Newell Rubbermaid’s newest distribution and storage facility is nearly fully operational in Brimfield Township, about a year after the company began shopping around the area for a new site.With the new...
View ArticleJob gains cut unemployment to 7.7%, 4-year low
WASHINGTON: The American job market isn’t just growing. It’s accelerating.Employers added 236,000 jobs in February and drove down the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, its lowest level in more than...
View ArticleRequired minimum distributions can affect taxes
Q: We haven’t seen much information on folks in our position. My wife is 65, I am 67. We have been retired for five years. Our yearly income is around $120,000. Together, we have close to $1 million in...
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APRIL 18: KeyCorp to release financial report. APRIL 26: Myers Industries shareholders to meet.
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Nancy Roesner of Copley Feed & Supply takes on state chair role with National Federation of Independent Business. D2
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Be wary of Internet image scam, deceptive postcards
Here are a few important consumer issues to keep in mind:Internet image scamMedina-based Internet security firm ThirtySeven4 LLC says you need to be careful about inadvertently causing problems to your...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 9
RESTAURANTSSubway to grow abroadSubway, the closely held restaurant chain that has more locations than McDonald’s, will have about 50,000 in four years as it speeds growth abroad.“Around 2017 or...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — Feb. 10
COMPANIESTRIAD/Next LevelThe Cuyahoga Falls-based advertising and communications support agency will work with 17 local nonprofits as part of its “Design4Good” pro bono partnership program for the year...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — March 10
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 ArticleRoku adds headphones to latest online video player
Roku is plugging headphones and several other new features into its latest set-top box for streaming Internet video to TVs, a move that amplifies its effort to upstage Apple’s better-selling player.The...
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