The economic collapse has knocked hard and fast against many of the underpinnings of the middle class: homeownership, education, healthcare, employment and retirement, and against the economy of northeast Ohio in general. But it also has escalated change in the way we approach our individual economies and the way we, as a region, approach the bigger economy.

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Untangling the Fair Finance case continuesMay 11, 2010
From works of art to exotic cars, more assets of the former owners of Akron's bankrupt Fair Fiance loan company are being gathered by the bankruptcy trusteeFull story

"clean tech" could be a term that means a lot in Northeast OhioMay 10, 2010
Team NEO says Northeast Ohio is positioned to take advantage of major growth in a new segment of the economy...a burgeoning high-tech segement. Full story

GM Lordstown to add out of state workersMay 10, 2010
General Motors is offering jobs to out-of-state workers to help launch the new Chevy Cruze. Laid-off workers at GM's Janesville, Wisconsin plant have been given until Tuesday to decide whether they...Full story

GM's Cruze continues to benefit Northeast Ohio workers and suppliersMay 10, 2010
GM's planned roll-out of the Chevrolet Cruze this year continues to mean more business for Ohio. Full story

About 4,500 now working at LordstownMay 10, 2010
GM has recalled all laid-off workers at its Lordstown plant west of Youngstown. And it's bringing in workers from shuttered plants around the country to help build the new Chevrolet Cruze. Laid...Full story

Northeast Ohio's second largest city may be a trendsetter in revitalizationMay 10, 2010
A national leader in urban revitalizaton says cities around the country could learn from the UPA programFull story

Justice Department asked to review Continental - United mergerMay 07, 2010
A Minnesota Congressman hopes to block the proposed merger of Continental and United airlines. It's a merger that Cleveland officials are protesting as well. Full story

Higher employment expected in OhioMay 06, 2010
Ohio employment numbers show the economy continues to improve across the state. Full story

FDIC says AmTrust directors should have sold company real estateMay 06, 2010
The federal government says directors of the failed AmTrust bank in Cleveland could have done more to save the company. Full story

A major Ohio employer is hiring againMay 06, 2010
Nationwide, still Ohio-based, is taking employment applications. The company will add about fourteen-hundred jobs across the country with close to half of those in Ohio. Several dozen will be added...Full story

Cuyahoga Falls school board and city council agree on funding planMay 04, 2010
The Cuyahoga Falls school board has reconsidered an earlier vote and approved a tax-sharing deal that is key to redeveloping a major shopping center downtown. Full story

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Two Cents	"Education: Is there still a return on this investment? " - 02/23/2010 Stacy Stevenson A New York Times article about the current economic status of the class... More

The Center for Community Solutions	"Ohio Policymakers Need to ‘Think the Unthinkable’ to Fix Next State Budget" - 06/24/2010 By John A. Begala Ohio’s elected officials are faced with the prospect of having to both... More

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