Business Stories for January 2010
Stories for Thursday, January 28
NASA shuttle to carry Miami University experiment to space station
OXFORD — A space shuttle flight scheduled for takeoff on Feb. 7 is to deliver to the international space station a Miami University experiment focused on understanding how light and gravity affect plant growth.The Tropi-2 experiment is to assess, at a cellular level, how seedling sprouts of the thale cress ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 27
275 crashes linked to Toyotas; 1.1M more cars recalled
Toyota announced late Wednesday, Jan. 27, that it was recalling an additional 1.09 million vehicles on top of the 2.3 million recalled last week. The latest models to be recalled include: 2008-10 Highlander, ’09-10 Corolla, ’09-10 Venza, ’09-10 Matrix, and ’09-10 Pontiac Vibe, which is made by Toyota. Local Toyota ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 26
Higher flat fee for natural gas distribution upheld by court
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jan. 26, upheld decisions by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which allowed natural gas utilities to increase the monthly flat-fee amount that they charge customers for distribution of the fuel.The court’s 7-0 decision upheld the PUCO’s 2008 rulings in favor of Duke Energy ...
Stories for Monday, January 25
State should bolster training for green jobs
The state should beef up its training infrastructure to help workers gain the skills they need to work in the clean-energy sector, particularly in construction and manufacturing, according to a report issued Monday, Jan. 25.Piet van Lier, a researcher with Cleveland-based Policy Matters Ohio, said Ohio has many of the ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 20
Dental clinic management company to pay $24M settlement
COLUMBUS — FORBA Holdings LLC, a management company for a chain of pediatric dental clinics, including local Small Smiles clinics, will pay Ohio $2.29 million to settle accusations that the company submitted claims for reimbursement to Medicaid for medically unnecessary dental procedures. The total settlement is for $24 million to ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 13
Cox Media Group reorganizes senior management
DAYTON — Cox Media Group announced a major restructuring of its senior management on Wednesday, Jan. 13, as it prepares to merge its newspaper, television and radio properties. The media company announced in December that it planned to bring its radio stations — WHIO, WHKO and WZLR — and WHIO-TV ...
Stories for Thursday, January 7
Elder-Beerman sales dipped in December, Bon-Ton says
YORK, Pa. — Bon-Ton Stores Inc.’s said Thursday, Jan. 7, that sales fell in December, but were better than senior management had anticipated.For the five weeks ending Jan. 2, comparable-store sales, a key indicator of a retailer’s health, dropped 2.6 percent over the year-ago period. Bon-Ton is the parent company ...
Macy’s sales up slightly for holiday season
Sales for the Christmas season increased slightly at Macy’s stores and related retailing operations, Macy’s Inc. reported on Thursday, Jan. 7.The Cincinnati-based retailer reported sales of $4.426 billion for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, an increase of 0.7 percent compared with $4.397 billion in the five weeks ended Jan. ...
Local online employment center debuts
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Two area businesses, HR Partners International and Personnel Profiles, have joined to launch Workforce Opportunities Resources Connections web-based employment center. WORC! serves employers along the Interstate 75 growth corridor between Cincinnati and Dayton.The program allows employers to log on and manage job postings, which may include ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 6
Cancer diagnosis inspires man to open own business
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Credit John Browne’s cancer for a new life — and a new career.Without the diagnosis of testicular cancer five years ago, the 41-year-old West Chester Twp. resident says he would be doing little more than working and sleeping, and as a result, missing out on career ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 5
Chamber redesigns name to include Liberty Twp.
The following is a column written by West Chester • Liberty Chamber Alliance President and CEO Joe Hinson and will appear in the Jan. 7 edition of The Pulse-Journal.The growth and development of our area is steadily taking shape, and the West Chester Chamber Alliance continues to be the leader ...
Deal near for donation of Wilmington Air Park
DHL Express and a public task force focused on economic redevelopment of the Wilmington area said Tuesday, Jan. 5, that they are getting close to an agreement for DHL to publicly donate its Wilmington Air Park airport for redevelopment and use as an airport/commerce park. The agreement would involve the ...
Stories for Monday, January 4
International trade seminar set for Jan. 25
CINCINNATI — A number of business groups and some members of the U.S. congress will be part of the International Trade Seminar at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber on Jan. 25. Senator Sherrod Brown, Congressman Steve Driehaus, and Export-Import Bank of the United States Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg ...
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