Should you worry about tax return being audited?
Tax time is upon us. This year, as my husband and I finished filing online, the software program asked if we wanted to purchase the company’s audit defense product for an additional $39.95. I agreed...
View ArticleCamry battles spruced-up rivals in mid-size market
DETROIT: For nearly two decades, the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord have ruled the mid-sized car market.Nobody accused them of being stylish or fast. But the cars rarely broke down, and they held...
View ArticleExpanding accounting firm celebrates new headquarters in West Akron
A third-generation entrepreneur who launched and grew a local accounting firm wants to help others start and expand their own businesses.OFG Advisors LLC recently relocated its main office from Akron’s...
View ArticleWill health insurance go the way of pensions?
It already happened to traditional pensions. Are workers now in danger of losing their company-provided health insurance, too?About 30 years ago, companies started ditching traditional retirement...
View ArticleMacy’s $600 blenders win boomers in kitchen-gadget surge
There are all sorts of new things in the aisles for small kitchen appliances these days, such as men.Not so long ago, small kitchen appliances were confined to a few main items such as toasters. Now,...
View ArticleWhere economy has, and hasn’t, yet recovered
WASHINGTON: From household wealth to spending at stores, many of the economy’s vital signs have recovered from the damage done by the Great Recession.Home foreclosures and layoffs have dropped to...
View ArticleCorporate clout overtakes Masters gentility
Women in green jackets aren’t the only change at Augusta National Golf Club as it prepares to host the Masters Tournament next week.Along with its first female members, the 80-year-old private club in...
View ArticleTo earn any interest, you have to take risks
Q: I know CDs are not paying anything, so I decided to look at the lowest-risk Vanguard fixed-income funds. When my CDs matured, I switched to Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund and Vanguard...
View ArticleBusiness news solutions briefs — April 7
WORKPLACEJob hunt needs calm approachQ: The job market has been picking up, and I’ve been sending out a lot of resumes, but I’m not getting invited to interviews. My current job has turned into a dead...
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COMPANIESGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. presented Goodyear with a North American supplier award for 2012 performance. Goodyear received the Quality and Delivery Award...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — April 7
TRUCK INDUSTRYGM touts fuel efficiencyGeneral Motors, preparing a redesigned Chevrolet Silverado to begin selling this quarter, said the new pickup will have better fuel efficiency than Ford’s...
View ArticleBusiness calendar — April 7
MondayEverything You Need to Know to Get Started with Medicare — 6-8 p.m., Peninsula Library, 6105 Riverview Road. This class offers basics to people approaching retirement or going on Medicare for the...
View ArticleCooking up a sales career at Main Street Gourmet
Nate Searles envisioned a long career in sports management.But his first paying job in the field ended when the tennis facility he was managing shut down, in 2001.Searles, now 35, then ended up as a...
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NATE SEARLES FILE• Age: 35.• Raised in Lake Township.• Lives in Twinsburg with his wife, Deanna, and their sons, Andrew, 6, and Aidan, 2.• Professional: Director of sales at Main Street Gourmet in...
View ArticleBusiness people — April 7
Farmers National BankDan Bryan joined as the new commercial lender. He will focus on growing businesses in Stark County. Integrated Logistics ServicesMark Haas joined as a new business development...
View ArticleVirtual reality, goggles and all, attempts return
SAN FRANCISCO: The virtual reality headset, the gizmo that was supposed to seamlessly transport wearers to three-dimensional virtual worlds, made a remarkable return at this year’s Game Developers...
View ArticleWall Street sniffs out opportunity in marijuana
BELVIDERE, N.J.: Amid the whir of fans and the glow of soft white light, workers tended to bright green seedlings sprouting in a giant greenhouse.Located about an hour’s drive from Manhattan in the...
View ArticleNew Hibbett Sports opens in Chapel Hill Mall
A new Hibbett Sports store opened Saturday in Chapel Hill Mall. It is the Akron-Canton region’s fifth location. The sporting goods store’s first was in Massillon about six years ago, said Jimmy White,...
View ArticleAt 50, Mustang must balance youthful appeal, tradition
Millions of passionate fans are waiting for the all-new 50th anniversary Ford Mustang that will go on sale as a 2015 model next year.One thing’s certain: Whatever Ford does, some of them will hate...
View ArticleSocial Security: The best-funded part of government
Today’s quiz: Which part of our government has banked enough money to pay its bills for more than three years?Yes, believe it or not, part of our government has actually done that: put aside enough...
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