Ohio best state for banking conditions
Ohio is the best state for banking in a new listing based on customer satisfaction, deposit interest rates, bank failure rates and the number of institutions available to consumers.The ranking was...
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Roderick Linton Belfance LLPTheodore Lesiak joined the Akron law firm. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in corporate and commercial law, civil litigation, appellate law, real estate and...
View ArticleCopley Feed co-owner advocates for small business in new statewide role
The day after she turned 16 in 1969, Nancy Roesner started working at Copley Feed and Supply, a long-established farm animal and pet supply store founded in 1939.She and her husband, Mark, in 1980...
View ArticleOhio business news briefs — March 9
AUTO INDUSTRYChanges coming to JeepChrysler Group LLC’s Jeep, the sport utility vehicle brand that had record sales last year, is looking at a truck variant of its Wrangler model as the U.S....
View ArticleTorchbearers group seeks young leaders in Akron area
Ten years ago, a handful of young adults met in a living room in West Akron to set a new course for young professionals in Akron.A decade later, that gathering is celebrating its anniversary as the...
View ArticleCarrying the torch: Some members of Torchbearers
Jason ChristmanAge 28, accounting manager at Vox Mobile, an Independence company that manages mobile devices for businesses. Lives in Coventry Township. Graduate of Canton McKinley High; bachelor’s...
View ArticleA look at variable annuities
The big claim for variable annuities has always been that they allow investors to invest and watch their money grow, tax-deferred, until they need it. The basic idea is that you can avoid paying at a...
View ArticleChecklist of items when dealing with family death
Q: I’m helping my sister, whose husband passed away. Does she need to return his Social Security payment since he died on the 28th? And, what items will she need to file for his death benefits?A:...
View ArticleChromebook Pixel is beautiful, but pricey and limited
Intended as a flagship for its Chrome operating system, Google’s new Chromebook Pixel feels too much like overkill.Chrome OS was conceived of as a simple and inexpensive computing platform. The...
View ArticlePaper stock certificates become collectors’ items
In their glory days, paper stock certificates were mini artworks, embellished with engraved images of eagles, cherubs, Gold Rush miners and sheaves of wheat. Or even sexy Playboy centerfolds.Today,...
View ArticleCause of off-color, fetid water eludes Pa. town
PITTSBURGH: What causes clear, fresh country well water to turn orange or black, or smell so bad that it’s undrinkable?Residents of a western Pennsylvania community have been trying for more than a...
View ArticleTime spinoff highlights risks facing magazines
LOS ANGELES: From Sports Illustrated to People to its namesake magazine, Time Inc. was always an innovator. But now when the troubled magazine industry is facing its greatest challenge, the company...
View ArticleTwo key Ohio Republicans oppose Kasich’s tax proposal on drilling
COLUMBUS: Two key Ohio Republicans have come out against Gov. John Kasich’s proposed higher severance tax on gas-oil drilling.State Treasurer Josh Mandel and House Speaker William G. Batchelder of...
View ArticleAverage cost of gas drops in Ohio, nationally
COLUMBUS: Ohio drivers are seeing cheaper prices at the pump compared with a week ago.A gallon of regular gas in Ohio was listed at an average of $3.58 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil...
View ArticleFirst woman to run IBM paid less than predecessor
ARMONK, N.Y.: IBM Chairman and CEO Virginia Rometty’s pay doubled in her first year running one of the world’s biggest technology companies, but she still took home less than her predecessor.Rometty,...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 11
LOCAL BUSINESSBusiness planning seminarA free seminar on how to write a business plan is planned for 3 to 5:30 p.m. March 28 at the Akron Global Business Accelerator.Advance registration is...
View ArticleDemocrat presses development official on JobsOhio
COLUMBUS: A Democratic state representative and party leader tried and failed Monday to put a temporary halt to some development spending amid a dispute involving Gov. John Kasich’s private...
View ArticleFacebook executive on mission to elevate women
Sheryl Sandberg is not backing down.The Facebook chief operating officer’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead went on sale Monday amid criticism she’s too successful and rich to lead a...
View ArticleStocks creep up; Dow rises for seventh day running
NEW YORK: The stock market crept higher Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its seventh consecutive day of gains.Boeing was the Dow’s top stock, surging 2 percent. An executive...
View ArticleAkron Children’s Hospital recruits neuro-oncologist to lead new brain tumor...
Akron Children’s Hospital is expanding its pediatric oncology services by recruiting a physician who specializes in treating young patients with brain tumors.Dr. Sarah Zieber Rush, a pediatric...
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