- Home >
- News
Latest Business stories
Credit union unveils new video tellers today
Wright-Patt Credit Union Inc. will unveil new ATM technology today in Springboro.The unveiling is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Fairborn-based credit union’s new branch office on Gardner Road, the first office opened in Warren County and the nonprofit financial institution’s 25th branch office.The credit union will showcase personal teller ...
New tenant announced for major Liberty Twp. retail project
Developer Steiner + Associates announced Monday a second anchor tenant for its multi-million mixed-used retail, residential and office development coming to Liberty Twp.Cobb Theatres has agreed to open a CineBistro at Liberty Center in Butler County, representatives of the developer said Monday. CineBistro is a luxury dinner-and-a-movie theatre.The movie theater ...
Gas, beef prices spike before holiday weekend
The prices of two staples of the Memorial Day weekend — beef and gasoline — are jumping just in time for the holiday. Wholesale prices of some grades and cuts of beef have reached all-time highs at the same time the region’s gasoline prices have spiked 20 cents a gallon ...
Consumer spending will help to offset sequester, economists say
By Jim PuzzangheraLos Angeles Times(MCT)WASHINGTON — Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government’s automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday.The National Association for Business Economics estimated ...
United starts flying Boeing 787s again
United restarts 787 flights after groundingBy Joshua FreedAP Airlines WriterUnited Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.A United 787 flight took off from Houston on Monday morning and landed in Chicago.United Continental Holdings Inc. has six 787s. Battery problems ...
Ohio to bolster checks on home health care workers
Ohio officials plan to bolster criminal background checks for those home health-care workers who provide direct care to the disabled and elderly.The state has received a $2.1 million federal grant to provide increased reviews for more than 100,000 workers who serve patients in Medicaid- and Medicare-funded settings.Gov. John Kasich’s administration ...
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
By Michael LiedtkeAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.The deal announced Monday is Mayer’s boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead ...
P&G sues Utah-based company for alleged patent infringement
CINCINNATI —The Procter & Gamble Co. today filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Ohio against CAO Group Inc., a Utah-based manufacturer and distributor of dental products.The lawsuit alleges that CAO Group is violating P&G’s intellectual property by manufacturing and selling its “Sheer White,” “Sheer FluorX,” and “Sheer DesenZ” ...
Dark clouds hang over air shows after budget cuts
Federal budget cuts that eliminated military flying acts triggered the cancellation of dozens of air shows, meaning lost income for performers, air show announcers, concessionaires, vendors and others who depend on air shows and the millions of spectators. All told, 64 air shows including the Great State of Maine Air ...
AK Steel back in coal mining business
AK Steel Holding Corp. could start mining coal next month, another significant step forward in the steelmaker's efforts to become more self-sufficient for raw materials to lower supply costs.Spikes and volatility in the cost of key raw materials such as iron ore, coke and coal have in recent years have ...
Car “black boxes” could become mandatory
The increasing computerization of cars allows them to capture and transmit data that can help improve highway and driver safety, federal officials said. But the technology also raises privacy concerns about the ownership and unintended uses of that data, experts said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a ...
Cincinnati Financial’s “winning” strategy
Cincinnati Financial Corp. CEO Steven Johnston recently gave an interview to the Hamilton JournalNews/Middletown Journal while he was in town for the company’s annual meeting.Ohio native Johnston was named in 2011 president and chief executive officer of Fairfield’s Cincinnati Financial, a holding company for five insurance subsidiaries that offer business, ...
Basket-maker branches into pottery
By Tim FeranThe COLUMBUS DISPATCHNewark, Ohio-based basket-maker Longaberger Co. will take its first steps toward its goal of selling only U.S.-made pottery through a just-announced partnership with Niagara Ceramics of Buffalo, N.Y.Longaberger announced last week that it will begin making pottery in a 300,000-square-foot facility to be known as Longaberger ...
Steel industry improving, but challenges remain
Steel company executives say the industry is improving, but significant headwinds including unfair trade practices and slow economic growth threaten to stand in the way. Trade group American Iron and Steel Institute held a state-of-the-steel industry briefing with reporters Thursday, coinciding with the group's annual meeting. Key takeaways from the ...
Salon Lofts to enter Dayton market
The Columbus-based Salon Lofts will enter the Dayton beauty-care market this fall by opening locations in the Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering and in Washington Park Plaza in Washington Twp., the company’s CEO said Friday. Nora’s Design Group in the Town & Country space will become Salon Lofts ...
Archive for Business Stories
From Our News Partners
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}