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. This site is a service of WKSU public radio, the Akron Beacon Journal and The Center for Community Solutions. It's devoted to examining the challenge to personal and regional economies, and connecting you and others in the discussion of solutions. Sponsors: 
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Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor shows second month of price climbs |
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AmTrust operations continueDecember 07, 2009
It's expected to be business as usual today (Monday) at Cleveland's AmTrust bank despite its takeover last week by New York Community Bank. Community Bank officials don't expect any major changes...Full story |
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Ohio's AG goes after big financial playersDecember 07, 2009
Ohio's Attorney General Richard Cordray has been on the job for less than a year, but he's already making a name for himself. He's filed multiple lawsuits against major Wall Street financial players....Full story |
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GM shows off the Cruze in LADecember 03, 2009
GM's first big foray in the post-bankruptcy world is at the LA auto show this week. And it's playing up the Chevy Cruze -- a fuel-efficient subcompact that being designed and built at the Lordstown...Full story |
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The Bologna ProcessDecember 01, 2009
Higher tuitions, cuts in state higher education budgets, and questions about what a college education is worth have prompted leaders to call for a change in the way colleges and universities do...Full story |
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Port of Cleveland names interim C.E.O.December 01, 2009
A former bank C-E-O is now interim chief of the struggling Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority as it re-groups after months of turmoil.
Port officials have hired Peter Raskind who headed...Full story |
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Mr. Youngstown goes to WashingtonNovember 30, 2009
Youngstown's mayor is in Washington this week to talk foreign trade and to try to jumpstart a nearly one billion dollar expansion of a French steel company in his city.Full story |
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| "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 | | | | "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
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