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Reports on consumer confidence, GDP tug at stocks
Facebook creates dual-class stock structure
Consumer group warns about toy hazards
Americans gloomy on economy heading into holidays
Banks earn $2.8 billion in third quarter; insurance fund in the red
Akron, Summit County jobless rates increase
Home prices rise for fourth month in a row
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2 men shot during party in Fairlawn
Cancellation of Christmas not an option
Akron man killed in crash on his street
Several people hurt in Akron crash
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Akron Children's Hospital CEO, wife announce $1 million gift to support research
Police: Pennsylvania man killed misbehaving puppy before Steelers game
Akron Circle K store robbed for second time this month
KSU suspends basketball player
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Blogs:
Pets:
A Dog Named Christmas – Pet for the Holidays
The Heldenfiles:
Viewing Notes
Patrick McManamon:
Of pass interference and alleged "fake" injuries
Akron Zips:
No. 1 Akron to play Stanford next
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Audio: Mangini disputes Poteat call, accuses Lions of faking injuries
Kent State Sports:
Flashes travel to Florida Atlantic
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeye Football – Present and Future
Varsity Letters:
Gulley to visit Central Michigan in December
All Da King's Men:
The Onion, By Any Other Name…
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Glaring Contradictions
Akron Law Café:
Don't Try to Have Fun if you are Depressed
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
What Automotive Thing Are You Thankful For?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Monique asks how to get tickets for the Polar Express.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – Why I am Glad I live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Thursday, May 29, 2008
Program to discuss
small businesses
Want insights into the state of small business in Ohio?
Then head early Friday morning to Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights.
Economist Ken Mayland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will be featured speakers in a small business economic forecast program sponsored by KeyBank. The program is free and open to the public.
Fisher will discuss the role Ohio small businesses play in the global economy and the state's new Entrepreneurship & Small Business Division within the Ohio Department of Development.
Mayland will discuss the future of Ohio's small business economy.
Continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m., followed by the presentations at 8 a.m. The program is expected to conclude by 9:30 a.m. More than 140 Northeast Ohio small business owners are expected to attend.
UPS, DHL working
on air freight deal
UPS, the world's largest shipping carrier, said it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air freight for some DHL units within the United States.
United Parcel Service Inc. predicts the deal, when final, will add up to $1 billion in annual revenue. The agreement is expected to extend for up to 10 years.
The arrangement with UPS is part of a U.S. restructuring announced by DHL parent Deutsche Post.
GE plans to cut use
of global water 20%
General Electric Co. will cut its global water use by 20 percent over five years, CEO Jeff Immelt said. The Fairfield, Conn.-based company said it used 10 billion gallons of fresh water in 2006 for cooling towers and other manufacturing processes.
GE also is raising the sales target for a three-year-old initiative to promote environmentally friendly technology, Immelt said.
GE sales of energy efficient, water saving and pollution reducing products and services exceeded $14 billion in 2007, Immelt said.
Executives arrested
in honey import case
Two executives of a German-based company have been arrested on federal charges of conspiring to import honey from China contaminated with an illegal antibiotic, authorities said.
Prosecutors issued a statement saying the honey was falsely labeled as coming from countries including Russia and Ukraine to avoid paying antidumping duties on Chinese honey. It also contained an antibiotic that is not approved for use in food-producing animals, including bees.
A search of the Chicago offices of Hamburg-based Alfred L. Wolff GmbH showed that a shipment of honey was sold to a company in Texas even though it was found to have contained the antibiotic, authorities said.
Ford to decrease
salaried employees
Ford Motor Co., the world's third-largest automaker, will cut as much as 12 percent of its U.S. salaried work force to reduce expenses as fuel and material costs rise, the Detroit News reported Wednesday.
Ford needs to make the involuntary reductions to keep its restructuring plan on track, the paper said, citing May 23 statements to senior employees by Jim Farley, group vice president of marketing and communications.
Ford also is considering changes to merit increases it usually gives salaried workers in July, the newspaper said.
Sears, LL Cool J
to debut new line
Sears Holdings Corp. signed an agreement with hip-hop artist LL Cool J to introduce a line of streetwear for children and teens this fall.
The collection of jeans, graphic T-shirts and sweatshirts will debut in September and be in 600 stores in time for the holiday season. Prices range from $22 for a T-shirt to $50 for jeans.
United, US Airways
talks fall apart
Consolidation talks between United Airlines and US Airways appear to have fallen apart, the New York Times reported late Tuesday, citing unnamed people with direct knowledge of the discussions.
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