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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Big boost in college aid is part of health-care reconciliationMarch 24, 2010
Included in the health-care overhaul is another major reform -- a revamping of student-loan programs that shifts billions of dollars from banks to direct student aid. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is...Full story

Northeast Ohio's Smucker's building new plant but cutting jobsMarch 24, 2010
The J.M. Smucker Co. has been a bright light in Northeast Ohio's economic gloom. But news that it will spend over one-hundred million dollars on a new plant in Orrville is casting a shadow. Full story

Textbook costs may be cut in futureMarch 23, 2010
A federal study shows the average bill a college student will pay each year for textbooks is around 900 dollars. Some Democratic lawmakers want Ohio's college and universities to crack down on those...Full story

Population drain slows in CuyahogaMarch 23, 2010
There's relatively good news within the relatively bad news in the latest Census estimates for Northeast Ohio. The population drain is slowing. But Cleveland State professor Tom Bier predicts the...Full story

Northern Ohio nuclear plant finds problemsMarch 23, 2010
When that happens inspectors take the opportunity to give the power generating complex a thorough going over. This time they discovered cracks in nozzles on the reactor headFull story

Northeast Ohio congressman says Dems botched health-care explanation, but expects voters to see the benefits nowMarch 22, 2010
Republicans have vowed to make the health-care overhaul vote a political liability for congressmen like John Boccieri, a freshman Democrat whose northeast Ohio district has leaned...Full story

Actor to meet with Northeast Ohio Hugo Boss workersMarch 22, 2010
Danny Glover, the actor who organized a boycott of Hugo Boss suits at the Academy awards, is coming to Northeast Ohio tomorrow (Tuesday) to meet with workers at the Brooklyn plant. During labor...Full story

Historic Cleveland temple will become college arts centerMarch 19, 2010
Case Western Reserve University is converting an old, historic, but little-used Jewish temple into a performing arts center. The Maltz Family Foundation has donated $12-million to the university...Full story

Northeast Ohio's Boccieri now a yes on health careMarch 19, 2010
Another key Northeast Ohio Democratic congressman has signed on to the President's health-care overhaul package. Full story

U.S. and Ohio steel recovery beginsMarch 16, 2010
The U.S. " and Ohio -- steel industry's collapse came fast after the high-flying days of 2007. Steel's recovery has provided a slower narrative. But the head of the Ohio Steel Council says the plot...Full story

Kent State University's regional campuses are important to Northeast Ohio economic developmentMarch 16, 2010
President Lester Lefton stressed the need for Kent State to expand bachelor's degree opportunities at its regional campuses 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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