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Area Small Business Saturday supporters ramp up to get share of holiday...
On Saturday local organizations will be among hundreds nationwide working to remind consumers to think about Small Business in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Small Business Saturday is...
View ArticleSierra Club walks out of FirstEnergy-PUCO talks on power plant subsidies
The Sierra Club on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that it has walked out of the PUCO-sponsored "settlement negotiations" with FirstEnergy over the company's plan to have customers pay extra to help its...
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Ohio Tech entrepreneurs and industry executives say more tech workers needed
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio's IT industry accounts for more than 92,000 jobs, but technology entrepreneurs and executives don't believe the state fully values their contributions, according to a new "Tech...
View ArticleFirstEnergy's latest rate plan compromise still has customers paying more for...
FirstEnergy has negotiated a deal with PUCO staffers to keep older big power plants alive by having customers subsidize them because they cannot compete with cheaper power made by new gas-fired power...
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FirstEnergy electrical rate plan: what you need to know
FirstEnergy's longest-ever rate plan would run eight years if approved and would contain a hotly argued provision to have customers pay extra for power generated by the Davis-Besse nuclear plant and...
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AkzoNobel invests $10 million in a new research, development and innovation...
AkzoNobel is a $15 billion global company, including a $2.2 billion portfolio in North America. STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- AkzoNobel has invested $10 million in a new research, development and innovation...
View ArticleFirstEnergy opponents have sharp criticism for latest rate plan
The many opponents of FirstEnergy's plan to have customers subsidize two of its old Ohio power plants unable to compete with gas-fired power plants hit the company with vociferous and scorching...
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Bad Girl Ventures Cleveland helps women entrepreneurs succeed, graduates 9th...
Bad Girl Ventures Cleveland is a micro-lending nonprofit organization that helps women-owned businesses by offering guidance, education and access to capital. Last night they graduated their ninth...
View ArticleFree $50 and $25 gift cards for random shoppers at 3 local malls for...
SouthPark Mall in Strongsville, Belden Village Mall in Canton, and Great Northern Mall in North Olmsted are sending secret elves throughout the mall to hand $50 gift cards to random shoppers between...
View ArticleNorwegian wind company to build LEEDCo off-shore turbine project (photos)
An experienced Norwegian North Sea wind turbine developer intends to build the six-turbine pilot wind farm in Lake Erie developed by LEEDCo. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Norwegian wind farm developer with...
View ArticleCassandra Fears went from designing equipment to sweet treats: Reinvention...
Five years ago, baking was just a hobby. Today Cassandra Fear is an entrepreneur running "Fears Confections," her own retail business in Lakewood. Watch video LAKEWOOD, Ohio - When Cassandra Fears...
View ArticleDecember consumer gas prices lower than year ago
Shale gas production in Ohio and other states, along with mild fall weather, means you will be paying lower gas bills this month than you did a year ago. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Continued mild weather and...
View ArticleWelty, Millcraft companies create Millcraft-Welty Construction: Business Briefs
Welty Building Co. and Millcraft Investments announced the formation of Millcraft-Welty Construction on Tuesday. AKRON, Ohio -- Welty Building Co., specializing in building services and construction...
View ArticleFirstEnergy settlement delayed as PUCO agrees with opponents, sets new hearings
The controversial FirstEnergy rate plan that includes subsidies for the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant and the W.H. Sammis coal-fired plant will get another round of hearings before state regulators....
View ArticleFirstEnergy rate proposal: Allies and opponents
The seemingly endless litigation over FirstEnergy's proposal to have customers subsidize the continued operation of Davis-Besse and the W.H. Sammis coal plant has made allies of some unexpected...
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Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio hopes its anti-racism, anti-bullying video...
"My Mom taught us kids that when you see something wrong happening in this world—an injustice—you have to speak up," said Tony Weber, CEO of Goldfarb Weber Creative Media, which produced the video for...
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Small-business activity in Cleveland gets mixed results: Kauffman Foundation...
A new Kauffman Foundation study shows that while Cleveland's startup activity for micro-businesses is up, the rate at which businesses are started in relation to the population lags the national...
View ArticleEaton, Nissan looking to develop smart lithium battery pack for home solar...
Eaton and Nissan are developing a smart lithium-ion battery pack for residential, commercial and even utility-scale installation, using Eaton's control technology and Nissan's battery expertise. Eaton...
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The Music Settlement commits to West Side school in Cleveland's Ohio City...
The Music Settlement will sit just north of Detroit Avenue, in a 194-unit apartment building that's part of a larger, mixed-use project. CLEVELAND, Ohio - A century-old institution on Cleveland's East...
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Electric competition short-circuited in Ohio? PUCO considering second power...
Columbus-based American Electric Power wants a special deal similar to what FirstEnergy has negotiated with state regulators -- subsidies for its uneconomic coal-fired plants to help them meet...
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