Jeep takes a radical turn with Cherokee
DETROIT: The Jeep Cherokee is back, with a surprising design that could win some new buyers but lose some old fans.The 2014 Cherokee midsize SUV made its debut Wednesday at the New York International...
View ArticleOhio Edison to spend $275 million this year on system, reliability improvements
Ohio Edison is spending $275 million this year to enhance its electric system and reliability, the subsidiary of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. said.Major projects include completing three new...
View ArticleCatholic Health Partners in talks to buy a third of Summa
Ohio’s largest hospital system is in talks to buy about a third of Summa Health System, the organizations’ leaders confirmed on Wednesday. Under a proposed 10-year deal, Catholic Health Partners plans...
View ArticleEconomy expands at 0.4 percent rate
WASHINGTON: The economy grew at a slightly faster but still anemic rate at the end of last year. However, there is hope that growth accelerated in early 2013 despite higher taxes and cuts in government...
View ArticleWhere to beat the market: small-cap foreign funds
An annual scorecard of mutual fund performance is in, and it’s generating more of the negative headlines that fund managers have become accustomed to in recent years.The key finding: Two-thirds of...
View ArticleFacebook says number of gamers who pay to play increases 24 percent
Facebook’s social-gaming empire is growing.The social-networking website, which has more than 1 billion members, said the number of people paying to play games on its service rose 24 percent from a...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 29
LOCAL BUSINESSCrisis topics coveredBruce Hennes, managing partner of Hennes Paynter Communications in Cleveland, will talk about crisis communications at 6:30 p.m. April 15 at at the Hudson Library...
View ArticleWhat to do when a bank-owned condo isn’t being maintained
Q: The empty condominium next to mine is now owned by a lender. I don’t have a contact number for someone at the bank. I am concerned that the property is not being cared for, and anyone can break in...
View ArticleAnalysts predict a new CEO at UPS
Since founder Jim Casey left United Parcel Service Inc. after more than five decades in charge, the company’s chief executive officers have served for an average of 5½ years. Scott Davis reaches that...
View ArticleChevrolet Impala rises from rental lot
General Motors’ Chevrolet Impala sedan, long relegated to the rental car lot, is making a surprising U-turn back to relevance thanks to a racy redesign that borrows from sports car stablemates Camaro...
View ArticleAkron satellite Internet provider digs deep into shale energy
No telephone or cable? No cellphone signal? No problem.Skycasters provides an Internet connection under circumstances where it isn’t practical or possible to use telephone and cable lines.The Akron...
View ArticleUAW membership highest since 2008 as U.S. automakers add jobs
The United Auto Workers membership rose 0.5 percent to 382,513 last year, the union’s highest since 2008 and the third consecutive gain, as U.S. automakers added employees amid rising sales.The UAW...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — March 31
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 ArticleBusiness people — March 31
CBIZ Inc.Ellen Wisbar was promoted to director, CBIZ MHM, LLC, Cleveland. She will continue to manage audits, reviews and compilations. She will also remain on the company’s National ERISA Task Force...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: What to do with accounts when a spouse dies
A widow asked me whether it was necessary for her to notify each of the credit bureaus of her husband’s passing to assure no credit would be issued in his name. If it was necessary, she wondered how to...
View ArticleBusiness notebook — March 31
COMPANIESJentner Wealth ManagementThe Akron-based wealth and investment management firm announced the expansion and relocation of its headquarters. The new office is at 3677 Embassy Parkway. The new...
View ArticleOhio business news briefs — March 31
UTILITYUpgrades in ToledoToledo Edison, a unit of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp., is spending about $11 million this year to make sure that, well ... most people won’t notice the company. The money is...
View ArticleFirstMerit executives make between 2.5 and 6.8 percent more in 2012 than 2011
Four of the five top five executives at FirstMerit Corp. earned more in 2012 than in 2011, according to the company’s annual proxy statement.That follows a year when four of the five earned less since...
View ArticleHonda overhauls Acura MDX seeking gains in luxury SUV class
Honda Motor Co., targeting record U.S. sales this year, is readying a redesigned Acura MDX sport utility vehicle as it seeks to catch luxury competitors with enhanced performance, safety equipment and...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — March 31
GAMBLINGOhio racinos delayedConstruction on two Ohio “racinos” will be delayed after regulators decided to require more enclosed seating from which spectators can view two racetracks.The Ohio State...
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