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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Ohio dealers say cuts may have hurt brand loyalty and small townsFebruary 24, 2010
They question whether decisions to trim dealership networks were thoroughly enough researched -- including a look at the impact on small-towns in the Midwest. In the second part of our series, "Back...Full story

Local housing prices continue downward trendFebruary 24, 2010
Northeast Ohio housing prices were down in December even though the market is showing an upward trend nationwide. Full story

Lordstown celebrating GM third shift for Chevy CruzeFebruary 24, 2010
The village of Lordstown, just west of Youngstown, is the center of General Motor's automotive universe. And the head of North American operations made a trip there Tuesday to underscore that point...Full story

Goodyear gets a new bossFebruary 24, 2010
Akron-based Goodyear has a new boss and is hoping he's the right man to set the company up for future growth. WKSU's Amanda Rabinowitz talks with Dow Jones Newswire's Jeff Bennett about the...Full story

Northeast Ohio foodmaker's business keeps boomingFebruary 24, 2010
The economic news continues to be good for J.M. Smuckers. It reported another record today for quarterly earnings. And its quarterly profits were up 74 percent. That far surpassed analyst's...Full story

Ohio's Brown expects Senate to extend benefits for jobless this weekFebruary 24, 2010
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown thinks extension of both unemployment benefits and a subsidy for health insurance for people who have lost their jobs could be voted on by the Senate this week. Senate...Full story

Ohio Sen. Brown calls for more to help businesses hireFebruary 24, 2010
The Senate has approved a 15 billion dollar jobs creation bill. It's the first in a series of jobs bills that Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown is supporting. Backed by a new report from Ohio Policy...Full story

Northeast Ohio auto dealers have lived out the bad, and the worstFebruary 23, 2010
A year ago, the wheels were off the American auto industry. The Obama Administration's fix included forced bankruptcy for Chrysler and GM. The process cost nearly three thousand car dealers their...Full story

1200 new jobs coming to Northeast OhioFebruary 23, 2010
The General Motors Lordstown assembly plant near Youngstown is adding 1,200 workers as full-production of the Chevy Cruze begins this summer. Full story

Senator enforces wage lawsFebruary 23, 2010
A special legislative committee has approved about a million and a half dollars for the state commerce department to enforce minimum wage, prevailing wage, and child labor laws. Democratic Senator...Full story

Strickland thinks cooperation, not consolidationFebruary 23, 2010
Governor Ted Strickland is not endorsing a push to consolidate Ohio's 600 school districts into 400. But he adds --- he fully supports different schools sharing administrators and pulling together to...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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