CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Obama calls on Congress to set aside partisan politics, pass health care bill
If reform is denied, President Barack Obama said in Strongsville on Monday, more people will be priced out of the insurance market due to rising costs. In addition, the federal deficit will widen, health care costs will rise and small businesses will drop coverage for employees.
8:03 am March 16, 2010
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THE SANDUSKY REGISTER
Cedar Fair postpones today's vote on Apollo deal
Cedar Fair has postponed the meeting it scheduled for this morning to vote on the sale to Apollo Global Management, the amusement company announced in a statement late Monday evening.
7:31 am March 16, 2010
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Fair Finance could face 13,000 claims
There are more than 13,000 outstanding Fair Finance investment certificates valued at more than $208 million, according to the court-appointed trustee overseeing the Akron company in bankruptcy proceedings.
7:17 am March 16, 2010
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Trust fund that pays out damage claims slashes stake in firm
A trust fund that pays damage claims to people made sick by asbestos produced by Owens Corning has reduced its stake in the Toledo firm. The Owens Corning/Fibreboard Personal Injury Trust of Wilmington, Del., has cut its holdings to 14.1 million shares from 28.2 million.
7:29 am March 16, 2010
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THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS
BAE Systems to lay off an additional 200 workers
Another 200 employees at BAE Systems could find themselves jobless this month as the company revealed it will undergo additional layoffs. The announcement comes fewer than two weeks after the company revealed it would be cutting at least 100 employees as a result of losing a military contract.
8:17 am March 16, 2010
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THE (CINCINNATI) ENQUIRER
Cincinnati starts push to land Google test
The city of Cincinnati on Monday started asking for public support of its bid to land free high-speed Internet access for some or all of its residents from search engine giant Google.
7:22 am March 16, 2010
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
New Albany hospital's expansion cleared by Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel Health System is making more room for its best money-maker with a $16 million expansion of New Albany Surgical Hospital. A Mount Carmel official said the hospital has grown so quickly that patients requiring longer stays are leaving no beds open for new patients.
8:26 am March 16, 2010
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THE (WARREN) TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
Warren eyes expanding tax incentives
Research shows that tax incentives are an important tool to attract businesses, and the city soon may expand the city's tax incentive program beyond the Central Business District. Current tax incentives, passed in December 2007, encourage businesses to put money into vacant buildings.
8:19 am March 16, 2010
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Retail-property recovery predicted in area
Retail real estate in Columbus is expected to gradually become more attractive to investors this year. However, Columbus and other Ohio cities are expected to recover from the recession more slowly than cities elsewhere, according to a new forecast.
8:11 am March 16, 2010
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THE (CINCINNATI) ENQUIRER
Chamber: 15 major projects added in '09
The Cincinnati USA Regional Partnership, the economic development arm of the Greater Cincinnati chamber of commerce, won 15 new business projects in 2009, which created 340 new jobs, the group will report at its annual meeting.
7:25 am March 16, 2010
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Mahoning Valley vehicle sales down in February
Auto dealers in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties are still feeling the pinch of an uneasy market, as area auto sales slowed down again last month. Sales of new cars and trucks were down 3.6% in February compared with February 2009.
7:46 am March 16, 2010
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THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS
Dayton Power & Light announces second solar power array in region
The $400,000 array will generate 60 kilowatts of power, enough to provide electricity up to eight homes. But that isn't the only purpose: The installation, among just a handful under way in the state so far, is intended to help the utility better understand solar power's potential.
8:14 am March 16, 2010
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THE (LORAIN) MORNING JOURNAL
Steel mill shipping taconite from Lorain
Taconite, one of the basic ingredients for making steel, has been leaving Republic Engineered Products' Lorain steel plant at a quicker pace. The company has been selling taconite to other steel makers since the market value of the material rose in recent months.
7:37 am March 16, 2010
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THE BUSINESS COURIER OF CINCINNATI
Vandercar Holdings set for huge Chinese development
The development company hopes to break ground in July on a technology park of up to 330 acres in central China. A 33-acre first phase will include $100 million in new data centers, office buildings, apartments and recreational facilities in Zhengzhou, a city of 7 million people.
8:42 am March 15, 2010
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) VINDICATOR
Redesigning Youngstown challenges Mayor Williams
Mayor Jay Williams was one of the main architects of the city's Youngstown 2010 plan, held up as a model for what an industrial city with a declining population should do. Many woes, including the city looking at a $2.5 million general fund deficit for the year, have made the process daunting.
8:32 am March 15, 2010
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THE (CINCINNATI) ENQUIRER
Banking on The Banks
After delays, debate and derision, The Banks retail project is rising. The first phase of the more than $800 million project is under budget, on schedule and one of the few major local developments moving ahead despite the worst economy since the Great Depression.
8:31 am March 15, 2010
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Big investors take big stake in Huntington
A pair of institutional investors bought tens of millions of new Huntington shares last year, while a prominent private equity firm bought a sizable holder of the Columbus bank's stock. It all resulted in three investors holding a combined 28% of Huntington's shares.
8:26 am March 15, 2010
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Build trust, boost profit
Is deep and widespread mistrust prolonging the recession, and can business and government leaders rebuild the 'deficit of trust' that President Obama spoke of during his State of the Union speech? University of Akron professor Roger Mayer says the scientific answer is yes.
8:21 am March 15, 2010
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THE (WARREN) TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
After a year in bankruptcy, Forum Health's future still unclear
The sounds of silence are deafening as Forum Health approaches the one-year mark Tuesday of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services, identified as the lone bidder, wouldn't say whether it was still interested in buying the nearly 4,000-worker Forum.
8:29 am March 15, 2010
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio aiding 2 more movies, boosting two cities' economies
The Ohio Department of Development says two independent film productions set to shoot in Akron and Cincinnati, helped by $1.4 million in tax credits being made available by the state, are 'creating job opportunities and economic activity in the communities.'
8:34 am March 15, 2010
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THE (CINCINNATI) ENQUIRER
Sharonville business park may bring 600 jobs
A decade-long plan for Sharonville begins to take shape today as officials break ground on a $35 million 'jobs generator' in the shape of a 48-acre business park.
8:36 am March 15, 2010
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Acme drops Reiter Dairy items
Acme Fresh Markets has stopped carrying Reiter Dairy products, saying the difficult decision was made for business reasons. Acme long has carried two regional dairy brands -- Smith and Reiter -- in addition to its private-label Acme brand milk.
8:26 am March 15, 2010
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THE (TOLEDO) BLADE
Top-rated technology school on list of cuts
Under a proposal to cut millions from a strapped Toledo Public Schools budget, the Toledo Technology Academy could be shut down. The school system faces a projected $30 million deficit next year and must find new revenue or cut programs and teaching positions.
8:38 am March 15, 2010
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THE (YOUNGSTOWN) BUSINESS JOURNAL
Youngstown company tapped for Texas project
Northern States Metals will provide its proprietary solar rack systems to the 16-megawatter 'Blue Wing Solar' project in San Antonio. The Blue Wing project is projected to generate more than 25,000 megawatt hours of electricity each year, supplying enough power to serve 1,800 homes.
8:46 am March 15, 2010
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio joining push to insure kids
Ohio will become the first state to join a challenge by the Obama administration to eliminate the ranks of so-called uninsured eligibles within five years, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Thursday.
7:20 am March 12, 2010
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THE DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Ohio union membership flat in 2009
Last year, a little more than 14% of wage and salaried workers across the state -- 685,000 people -- belonged to a union, the same percentage as 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
8:17 am March 12, 2010
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THE (LORAIN) MORNING JOURNAL
Lorain airport, county officials meet to discuss future
Lorain County administrators and commissioners will meet with Johnston Aviation and other Lorain County Regional Airport tenants this morning to discuss the future of the airport and the new minimum standards for operating to be adopted March 17.
8:20 am March 12, 2010
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THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
Rankings for Ohio's high-tech transition are mixed
As America moves from a manufacturing to a high-tech economy, Ohio and its major cities are struggling to keep up. But a new report soon to be released by the Milken Institute also spotlights a few silver linings that Akron and its sister cities can use to help chart a course for the future.
8:11 am March 12, 2010
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COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST
Forecast: Apartment rents headed down, vacancies up
The Columbus-area apartment market is in for a difficult few years, forecasters at the Columbus Apartment Association said Thursday.
7:32 am March 12, 2010
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THE (LAKE COUNTY) NEWS-HERALD
Nursery industry important to Lake County economy
Eighty commercial nursery firms in Lake County employ workers who hold an estimated 1,327 full-time equivalent jobs with a payroll of more than $30 million.
7:25 am March 12, 2010
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