Business Stories for December 2009
Stories for Wednesday, December 30
Mortgage licensing system goes online in January
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce said Dec. 29 its Division of Financial Institutions in January will begin using a national system that allows Ohio mortgage companies to apply for and manage their licenses electronically.The state’s participation in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System begins Jan. 4 and will improve ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 29
Ohio’s recovery could be sluggish, report states
Ohio may be in for a sluggish recovery if the economy’s performance following recessions in the past two decades are any indication, according to a new report from the Ohio State University’s Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy.The report found that, until the 1990-91 downturn, job losses were more cyclical in ...
Stories for Monday, December 28
Jan. 1 deadline looms in Fox, Time Warner standoff
Blame the economy for the tough negotiations between Time Warner Cable and Fox network as a Jan. 1 deadline looms for carrying a half-dozen Fox channels on cable in the Dayton area, industry analysts say. Networks have seen a significant drop in advertising revenue and want to compensate for their ...
Stories for Thursday, December 24
Data theft puts 860 members of BlueCross BlueShield at risk
COLUMBUS — A theft of data from computer hard-drive files has put at risk the personal information of more than 860 Ohioans who are members of the BlueCross BlueShield health insurance program, according to Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.Cordray is advising those who are affected ...
Attorney general backs rule change for mortgage loans
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said Thursday, Dec. 24, that he supports a proposed federal ban on certain incentives paid to mortgage brokers and loan officers that Cordray said puts customers in riskier, more expensive loans.“I strongly support changing the law to end predatory practices like these that ...
Dollar Tree recalls utility knives; P&G recalls cold medicine
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced Dollar Tree is issuing a recall of a utility knife due to a laceration hazard.The voluntary recall is for more than 200,000 tool bench utility knives. The knife’s blade can slide past the blade support during use, officials said.The knife is black ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 22
Women’s Idea Network hosts annual luncheon
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A group aiming to promote networking for business women of all ages and careers is seeking people to form new chapters. Women’s Idea Network, LLC will kick off the new year with its third birthday celebration luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at Beckett Ridge Country ...
Stories for Monday, December 21
NCR building will become UD research center
Six months ago, some in Dayton wondered how the loss of NCR Corp.’s headquarters would alter the community’s identity.After the University of Dayton announced Monday, Dec. 21, that it has purchased the former NCR headquarters building, many are hailing the $18 million acquisition that will let UD give the building ...
UD buys NCR headquarters, Old River Park
DAYTON – The University of Dayton has purchased NCR Corp.’s former world headquarters property for $18 million. Daniel J. Curran, university president, announced the purchase today, Monday, Dec. 21. The 115-acre parcel includes the NCR building at 1700 S. Patterson Blvd. and Old River Park. UD will move its University ...
Stories for Friday, December 18
U.S. 42 office park project will proceed
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Residents seeking to block an office park on U.S. 42 missed the deadline Thursday to place a referendum on the decision before voters.Last month, residents of the township’s southern U.S. 42 corridor voiced their concerns to trustees about approving a zone change to make way for ...
Ohio jobless rate rises to 10.6 percent
COLUMBUS — The gloomy news that Ohio’s unemployment rate inched up slightly in November – to 10.6 percent from 10.5 percent in October – is just a small part of the state’s continuing economic woes. The new employment figures for November mark a record 165th consecutive month — 13 years ...
Stories for Thursday, December 17
Personal income in Ohio grows
Personal income in Ohio grew 0.5 percent in the third quarter compared to the preceding quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday, Dec. 17.The results mark the second consecutive quarter of growth in personal income in the state, according to a news release.Health care and social assistance provided ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 9
Housing crisis far from over locally
When Shane Lightle realized people were traveling 30 miles to his foreclosure assistance office in Eaton for help, he knew there was a serious problem.The southern Ohio manager for the nonprofit group Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, or ESOP, said people as far as Middletown and Cincinnati have been calling ...
Couple’s photo business ‘brings the game home’
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A local couple never expected pick-up basketball games to give birth to a budding business — especially since their future business partner is a former pro football player.Two years ago, Carrie and Jim Gavigan, of West Chester, began putting an idea they had for a new ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 2
Ohio auto, homeowners insurance rates favorable, report says
Ohioans pay approximately $167 less per year for auto insurance than the U.S. average, according to a new report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.The average auto insurance expenditure in Ohio for 2007 was $628 compared with the U.S. average of $795. The Ohio average declined from $642 in ...
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