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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Forbes trashes Cleveland; Akron and Canton also on listFebruary 18, 2010
Cleveland has risen to number one on the misery index, at least in the opinion of Forbes. The magazine says Cleveland beat out last-year's big loser, Stockton, California, on the index that includes...Full story

Akron hopes Bridgestone high-tech center starts something goodFebruary 18, 2010
Akron celebrated the official start of construction today (Thursday) on Bridgestone Americas' $100million high-tech center. Akron won the project with the help of more than $60 million in...Full story

Akron embezzler is sentencedFebruary 18, 2010
An Akron woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling nearly $2 million from her boss. Karin Goeldi (Goldy) was an administrative assistant to Anthony Petrarca and his Cedarwood...Full story

Efforts underway to keep American Greetings in Northeast OhioFebruary 17, 2010
Brooklyn city officials are in talks to keep its largest employer from leaving the city. Full story

Temporary hiring doesn't lead to permanent jobs in this recessionFebruary 17, 2010
New employment data shows that despite four months of increased hiring of temporary workers, permanent employment continues to lag in Ohio. Typically temporary job growth foreshadows permanent...Full story

$20 million transit terminal coming to KentFebruary 17, 2010
Kent State University and the city of Kent are touting $20 million in federal grant money to build a downtown bus transit center. The grant has been awarded to the Portage Area Regional Transit...Full story

Summa Health System says "no nicotine"February 16, 2010
Another major employer says it won't hire smokers. Full story

Decrease reported in Summit County foreclosuresFebruary 16, 2010
Foreclosed properties sold at sheriff's auctions in Summit County were way down last year, but experts are saying the news may not be all that positive. Full story

Outlook for grants to Ohio's non-profits looking better this yearFebruary 16, 2010
There's good news and bad news form Ohio's large philanthropic foundations and the non-profit groups that depend on them for millions of dollars in grants. The good news is that the foundations'...Full story

A key hearing in the Fair Finance caseFebruary 15, 2010
Investors have gone to both state and federal courts looking for ways to recover money, or at least get answers, from Akron-based Fair Finance. The hearing in U.S.Bankruptcy Court will to try to...Full story

Steel tube company expands in YoungstownFebruary 15, 2010
A Texas-based steel pipe company has announced an expansion of its manufacturing plant in Youngstown. The 650 million dollar investment comes after the U-S declared that China has been illegally...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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