Avon Lake Ford plant starts production of trucks dubbed "The Beast" (photos)
New F-650 and F-750 trucks rolled off the line Wednesday in Avon Lake. Full production of Ford's medium duty trucks was moved here from a plant in Mexico. AVON LAKE, Ohio - Full production of the new...
View ArticleOld Hugo Boss plant under new ownership as Keystone Tailored Manufacturing...
The old Hugo Boss plant in Brooklyn, which was slated to close last spring, is now under new ownership as Keystone Tailored Manufacturing. Operations will begin soon. BROOKLYN, Ohio - The old Hugo...
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Joe Roman, Greater Cleveland Partnership CEO, made chairman of international...
Greater Cleveland Partnership CEO and President Joe Roman has been elected chairman of the international Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Greater Cleveland Partnership CEO and President...
View ArticleEmployment at headquarters growing faster than other industries in NE Ohio:...
Employment at corporate headquarters is growing faster than other industries throughout Northeast Ohio reports quarterly Team NEO report. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Employment in company headquarters and the...
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StartMart is set up to be one-stop shopping for entrepreneurs: Tech Czar Talk...
StartMart could be one-stop shopping for entrepreneurs with grand opening on Sept. 8 in new Terminal Tower offices. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The opening of StartMart -- a one-stop-shop for the...
View ArticleL.L. Bean seeking 100 workers for its Legacy Village store at a job fair Aug....
L.L. Bean employees, who get a discount of 33 - 40 percent, have named the company to Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For three times. The retailer is looking to hire 100 more for its...
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FirstEnergy backs away from free market, wants you to buy its more expensive...
Past free-market champ FirstEnergy wants Illuminating Co., Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison to buy all the power from the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant and the coal-burning W.R. Sammis plant, though it...
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Seoul Hot Pot owners reopen their kitchen to Korean food fans in Cleveland...
"My cousin texted me this morning: 'Seoul Hot Pot is open again,' and I drove in from Concord, Lake County," said diner Kevin Rice, polishing off a pan-fried seafood pancake and bubbling tofu stew....
View ArticleThought leaders to explore innovation models at entrepreneurship summit (photos)
An innovation and entrepreneurship summit is coming to Cleveland at the end of October, attracting successful entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and academic experts. CLEVELAND, Ohio - An innovation and...
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Ikea proposal for Brooklyn site sees pushback from environmental groups (photos)
Ikea would impact 15.5 acres of wetlands with its proposed Cleveland-area store. A local organization focused on water quality wants the retailer to find another site. BROOKLYN, Ohio - This map...
View ArticleCleveland's 2014 Gay Games helped generate major dollars for LGBT- and...
The 2014 Gay Games generated $288,894 for LGBT-owned businesses and $296,531 for women-owned businesses, according to Plexus, the LGBT and Allied Chamber of Commerce. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Not only were...
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Cheap electricity? No. But there will be enough power to get us through...
Power shortages won't be a problem in Ohio and the region, says the company charged with making sure the high-voltage grid from here to New Jersey is stable. But there will be a price for that...
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Cleveland Manufacturer offers opportunity for special needs students
Special needs high school students will be using manufacturer Jergens Inc. as their classroom for the entire year, thanks to a new pilot internship program that is thought to be the first of its kind...
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Ozone alert: smog battle heats up again, manufacturers say cleaner air will...
The power struggle pitting your health against industrial development is on again as manufacturers push back against U.S. EPA's tougher rules to curb smog, calling ozone rules the most expensive in...
View ArticleWomen dominate Nichelle McCall's former nonprofit life, but she's stand out...
Nichelle McCall three years ago didn't know anything about software, or even how to convey a vision to techies. But today, she's among the 1 percent of African Americans nationwide who have been able...
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Energy efficiency was projected to cut electric consumption, power companies...
Ohio's energy efficiency programs, now frozen by state lawmakers, were working, power companies told state regulators. The price of household LED bulbs is falling. Philips Lighting is now selling an...
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Canadians buy Cleveland Thermal, will demolish downtown coal plant
The Corix Group, a privately held utility and utility services company, has closed a deal to buy Cleveland Thermal, the city's downtown district heating and cooling company. Corix CLEVELAND, Ohio --...
View ArticleSherwin-Williams' ColorSnap aims to improve the way you pick out paint colors...
Sherwin-Williams has replaced its traditional racks of paint swatches with an interactive ColorSnap Studio display that groups its 1,500 paint colors by shade and saturation level. CLEVELAND, Ohio --...
View ArticleFirstEnergy's Lakeshore power plant will be demolished
The landmark power plant seen by motorists on the East Shoreway will be torn down within a year and a half. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- FirstEnergy is preparing to demolish its century-old Lake Shore power...
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PUCO Chair Andre Porter see big changes coming for power companies
Newly appointed PUCO Chairman Andre Porter is a pragmatist who sees enormous changes coming for electric companies and the high-voltage grid in the future, changes that will affect consumer behavior....
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