As Rock Ohio Caesars expands parking plans, disputes over Stanley Block,...
Rock Ohio Caesars is moving forward with parking plans around the Stanley Block building. But companies tied to the casino joint venture are mired in a shareholder dispute over who owns the property...
View ArticleSmall businesses need help creating jobs, economists say at Federal Reserve...
The U.S. economy isn't creating jobs fast enough, especially because startup companies aren't forming as quickly as they have in previous recessions. Economists and business advocates said the...
View ArticleSurvey finds mixed results for minorities in Northeast Ohio's boardrooms,...
The survey reflects answers from 47 for-profit companies and 50 non-profit groups to questions about their boards, top management, suppliers and their workforce. View full sizeTony Dejak, AP fileJob...
View ArticleSuarez Corporation Industries to move 200 jobs to North Canton from China
Direct marketing company Suarez Corporation Industries, plans to move heater and vacuum cleaner production into the former Hoover vacuum plant in North Canton. Courtesy of Suarez Corporation...
View ArticleCleveland furniture fair postponed, after fewer manufacturers, designers sign...
The second annual event, scheduled for May 19 to 21, is on hold after organizers failed to attract enough participants. View full sizeLynn Ischay, PD fileMarlin Yoder and Allen Kuhns set up for the...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio is picking up jobs as economy improves, Team NEO reports
Employment in the 16-county region was up by nearly 40,000 jobs during the first quarter, when compared to a year before. That marked the first local first-quarter employment jump since 2007,...
View ArticleAmerican Greetings' new headquarters to cost tens of millions of dollars
The nation's second-largest greeting card maker still hasn't decided where to build its new world headquarters, but said it expects to spend tens of millions on the project. John Kuntz / The Plain...
View ArticleAmerican Greetings to move headquarters to Crocker Park in Westlake in 2014
The publicly traded company announced the decision this morning during a meeting with employees at its longtime headquarters in Brooklyn. View full sizeBialosky + Partners, Stark Enterprises, American...
View ArticleBrooklyn losing American Greetings, its largest and most high-profile employer
"We're a blue-collar community. We're an inner-ring suburb. People here make $40,000 a year. And we can't compete with a wealthy suburb like Westlake," Brooklyn Mayor Richard Balbier said. View full...
View ArticleWith new construction projects unlikely, retail developers focus on...
The retail industry slowly seems to be mending, after several challenging years. With few prospects for new construction, developers are focused on remaking and expanding existing shopping centers to...
View ArticleTimken to open a wind turbine research center, training facility with Stark...
Canton bearing maker the Timken Co. is opening a wind turbine research center next year in cooperation with Stark State College. The center will help Timken research the durability of new bearings and...
View ArticlePlan in works for 500-foot, $100 million Las Vegas wheel
A developer is rolling out plans to build a 500-foot viewing wheel on the Las Vegas Strip that would be higher than the London Eye and give visitors an unparalleled view of Sin City. LAS VEGAS -- A...
View ArticleCleveland's $21 million MidTown Tech Park designed to keep companies in the city
Bio-medical, health care and technology start-ups often end-up in suburban office and industrial parks because they can't find suitable space in Cleveland's Health Tech Corridor View full sizeScott...
View ArticleBrooklyn city officials face residents after American Greetings says it's...
American Greetings has repeatedly said that that Brooklyn's income tax increase was one of numerous factors it considered in choosing Westlake, but some residents still blame city officials for...
View ArticleAmerican Greetings bringing out-of-state jobs to Brooklyn after it goes to...
American Greetings and Cuyahoga County are "jointly focused on maximizing the job potential at the Brooklyn site after American Greetings relocates," said company spokeswoman Patrice Sadd. View full...
View ArticleFlats East Bank developers sign deal for restaurants and outdoor nightclub
Michael Schwartz has signed on to open a seasonal nightclub and another location of Flip Side, a Hudson burger restaurant where he is a partner. The restaurant could be joined by three other eateries...
View ArticleCould American Greetings' headquarters become a movie studio?
"They have a lot of space that would work perfectly for our purposes," said Ivan Schwarz, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. View full sizeJohn Kuntz/The Plain DealerCould...
View ArticleBuyer lined up for Twinsburg's former Chrysler plant; DiGeronimo, Scannell...
Neither the buyers nor the sellers will disclose the purchase price for the property, a 2.2 million square foot automotive complex on 167 acres. Chrysler abandoned the plant as part of its bankruptcy...
View ArticleHouse, Senate keep historic tax credits in Ohio budget, but boosters worry...
A study prepared by researchers at Cleveland State University shows that Ohio gets back roughly a third of its investment - 31 cents on every tax-credit dollar - before developers even finish the...
View ArticleGoodrich to close Cleveland plant, 400 to lose jobs
Goodrich will close its landing gear plant in Cleveland next year, putting 400 people out of work. The company said the plant was under capacity and not profitable. Lisa DeJong/The Plain...
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