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Once, Cleveland was America's startup hub. Can history repeat itself?
With a new thrust, the Western Reserve Historical Society is illuminating the entrepreneurs who made Cleveland the Silicon Valley of the Industrial Age Watch video Cleveland printer Morgan Litho...
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New light-weight LED bulb from Cree costs less, is brighter and last 22 years
LED chip maker Cree continues its invasion of household lighting Tuesday with new bulb designs that cost about $2 less than the offerings of most competitors. View full sizeThe Cree generation three...
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Sherwin-Williams reports a record $3.15 billion in sales, profits up 31% for...
The Cleveland paint company sold $303.2 million, or 10.6 percent more paint in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, than it did last year. That brings its ninth month total net sales to $8.56 billion...
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Heinen's opens its 4th Chicago-area store today in Lake Bluff, Illinois
The 85-year-old grocer went from opening a store every three to five years to opening three within six months, Tom Heinen said. And they are not finished. The brothers hope to follow up this year's...
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OM Group profits lower as company continues its high-tech transformation
The road to profitability has lowered OM Group's earnings for now, but will show higher profits within three years, company executives insist. The OM Group is moving away from commodity chemicals and...
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Lincoln Electric sales and profits rosy, dividends increasing
Lincoln Electric is doing so well it has increased its dividends and plans to spend $300 million in cash this year buying back shares, in effect returning the excess cash to shareholders. View full...
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LeBron James banner signals a rebirth of hope in Cleveland, bystanders say
About a dozen people stood across the street, pointing and exchanging smiles as the top third of the banner slowly inched into view. Cars slowed to a crawl as drivers twisted their necks to see what...
View ArticleWalmart says Black Friday "starts now," with 20,000 rollbacks beginning...
"Helping families deliver an amazing Christmas doesn't start on Black Friday, it starts now," said Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer for Walmart U.S. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Walmart Stores...
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Kmart will open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving and stay open 42 hours straight,...
"This holiday season is all about giving more to our members and because many like to start shopping well before Black Friday, we're excited to open our doors early on Thanksgiving and offer other...
View ArticleStaples, Walmart and Amazon have already launched the 2014 Christmas shopping...
"Shoppers don't have to wait for Black Friday to get great deals," Staples said. "Starting Nov. 2, Staples will offer amazing deals on technology, photo cards and more to make less stress, more...
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FirstEnergy profits up as company retreats from competition, improves delivery
FirstEnergy's decision to behave more like a traditional regulated utility by spending to improve its wires and delivery system where profits are guaranteed has put the company back on the road to...
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BJ's Wholesale Club joins Costco in refusing to open on Thanksgiving
"Our home office, 206 clubs and three distribution centers will be closed, allowing our 25,000 dedicated Team Members the time they deserve to celebrate all that they are grateful for in the company...
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Global economy, political and labor problems impact Preformed Line Products...
Government decisions made in the Far East and labor problems in South Africa make a difference here for Preformed Line Products, a maker of hardware used to suspend big power lines or bury fiber optic...
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Cleveland Jones Day partners David Heiman and Heather Lennox led City of...
"The main purpose of the bankruptcy -- to stop the bleeding and the further deterioration of the city -- has effectively been achieved," Jones Day partner David Heiman said. "We've done what we came...
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Toys 'R' Us and JCPenney both opening at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving
So many holiday shoppers are expected to hit stores on Thanksgiving that "we're projecting that for the first time since 2005, Black Friday won't be the busiest shopping day of the year," said Bill...
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J.M. Smucker says higher coffee prices hurt Folgers Coffee sales and will...
"Our rapid ascent of coffee prices to reflect higher green coffee costs took its toll on volume," said Chief Executive Richard Smucker, in a statement. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The J.M. Smucker Co. says a...
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Jeremy Handel's Handelabra Games launches a digital version of "Sentinels of...
"I love the digital version" of Sentinels of the Multiverse. "It is great to be able to play the game on an airplane, which is definitely not possible with the cardboard version," said Paul Bender,...
View ArticleLeadership forum honors organizations creating sustainable solutions in...
Leadership forum honors organizations creating sustainable solutions in Greater Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., along with sponsors KeyBank, Ohio Savings Bank, a...
View Article1st 50 people at Moe's Southwest Grill in Mentor on Nov. 20 get free burritos...
On Wednesday night, Moe's is hosting a $10-per-person, all-you-can-eat fundraiser with all proceeds going to Mentor High School Athletics. MENTOR, Ohio -- Moe's Southwest Grill is offering free...
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50 percent of Americans think extended Thanksgiving shopping hours is a...
Even if stores ring up sales on Thanksgiving, "retailers could risk upsetting their most loyal customers who routinely shop their stores year-round," said Fred Thompson, LoyaltyOne retail practice...
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