Jeff Heinen confirms Chagrin Falls Heinen's Fine Foods store is opening this...
Heinen's Co-Presidents Jeff Heinen and his brother, Tom, have signed a longterm lease to open their next multi-million-dollar store in the long-rumored Village of Chagrin Falls. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Less...
View ArticleTraining helps money-seekers in elevator pitch contests: Pitch U shows (photos)
Training, even just 30 minutes worth, helps entrepreneurs improve their chances of getting investment capital with a quick elevator pitch to investors. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Training, even just 30...
View ArticleAmerican Municipal Power turns water into watts (photos)
AMP, Inc., the supplier for more than 100 municipal power systems, is building hydroelectric power plants on the Ohio River. The projects are the largest new run-of-the-river hydro in the nation....
View ArticleWalmart's wage hike to $10 per hour might force other retailers to follow suit
"Most companies wouldn't expect a trophy for paying its workers less than what a family of three needs to escape the poverty threshold, so Walmart doesn't deserve a trophy for it, either," said Amy...
View ArticleTTI distribution center closing: 96 employees to lose jobs
TTI Floor Care North America plans to close its North Canton distribution center by the end of July and 96 employees will lose their jobs. NORTH CANTON, Ohio - TTI Floor Care North America plans to...
View ArticleCavaliers' Matthew Dellavedova-inspired "G'Day Mate" launches at Cleveland...
After sampling several combinations, Matthew Dellavedova chose what eventually became Cleveland Coffee Co. "G'Day Mate" -- a custom-made, small-batch-roasted blend of specialty-grade Peruvian and...
View ArticleAccelerate 2016 to feature 25 civic visionaires' pitches for improving the...
Twenty-five individuals with visions of creating positive change in Cleveland will pitch their ideas at Accelerate 2016: Citizens Make Change on Feb. 24 at the Global Center for Health Innovation....
View ArticleSierra Club urges Cleveland to use 100 percent green energy by 2050
Top national Sierra Club leader takes a poke at FirstEnergy on visit here to convince Cleveland to join other cities committing to 100 percent green power by 2050. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Sierra Club...
View ArticleWill the Cleveland Convention Center still be named after FirstMerit for the...
Last fall, FirstMerit Corp. agreed to pay about $10 million for 20 years for the naming rights of the Cleveland Convention Center. Four months later, we learn the FirstMerit name is going away....
View ArticleFirstEnergy & AEP power deals violate FERC rules, say competitors, Consumers'...
Independent power suppliers trying to compete for your business are making a federal case out of the proposals from FirstEnergy and AEP/ Ohio Power to force customers to pay for power from their old...
View ArticleKasich to Ohio lawmakers: Don't gut efficiency and clean energy (video)
Gov. John Kasich chose a New Hampshire town hall meeting to warn Ohio GOP lawmakers that if they try to permanently gut the state's energy efficiency programs and wind and solar requirements, the...
View ArticleHungry Howie's Pizza opens its 1st shop in Parma, more Cleveland locations...
Owner Tom Capoferi and his business partner, Robert Leger, own seven other Hungry Howie's Pizza shops and are hoping to open another 10 stores over the next three to four years, including in...
View ArticleBrad Nellis moves to Expedient after running OHTec for a decade
Brad Nellis, executive director of OHTec, is leaving the organization to join Expedient, an IT infrastructure service provider that includes cloud computing and managed hosting services, The Greater...
View ArticleSherwin-Williams posts record $11.3 billion in sales, profits-per-share up...
The news that Sherwin-Williams' earnings had beat analysts' expectations sent company shares up to $258.27 before the price settled down around $250.12 in early morning trading. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The...
View ArticleOhio voters against FirstEnergy, AEP power deals, worry about utility bills
Ohio voters are not happy with FirstEnergy and American Electric Power proposals to have consumers pay more every month to make sure their old power plants can keep operating. The W.H. Sammis power...
View ArticleJones Day to open its 3rd law office in Australia, in Brisbane, Queensland
The Brisbane Office will initially focus on mergers and acquisitions, major projects, and project-related disputes, with an emphasis on the natural resources, construction, transport, and agriculture...
View ArticleOhio gas prices edging up, again, but are still lower than national prices
Gasoline prices in Greater Cleveland and throughout Ohio are edging higher as oil prices rebound. Abnormally high stockpiles of gasoline across the nation should dampen prices for a while until the...
View ArticleFlashstarts announces a new pre-accelerator program to ramp up tech startups
Dozens of Early Stage Startups to receive Scholarships into Flashstarts Pre-Accelerator CLEVELAND, Ohio - Flashstarts, the Cleveland-based startup accelerator announced a new labs program, with a goal...
View ArticleWild Eagle Saloon, minus controversial sign, shoots for spring debut in...
A two-level bar called Wild Eagle Saloon will open in downtown Cleveland in early spring, but Geis Hospitality Group has backed away from a controversial sign bearing a stylized image of a Native...
View ArticleHardship, illness inspired Timothy Beidleman to parlay military skills to...
Inspiring individual in business shares story of tragedy and triumph over personal and professional obstacles. Watch video CLEVELAND, Ohio - One day Timothy Beidleman was at the top of his game...
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