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:

National housing price recovery led by Cleveland market

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor shows second month of price climbs

Austen BioInnovation gets a new home, and Akron gets some new attentionJuly 19, 2010
And, the "Rubber City" may be in for a nickname change. Already gaining recognition as a center for polymer science, Akron is being officially dubbed a "Hub" for more high-tech development by the...Full story

Summit signs memo-of-understanding with British companyJuly 16, 2010
Summit County and the Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium have outlined a deal with a British company to set up a plant in the foreign business zone of the Akron Canton Airport. The...Full story

Annual assessment reports are coming out for Ohio's nuclear plantsJuly 15, 2010
The "nuclear option" may be gaining support as energy planners consider the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. But, with America's nuclear infrastructure -- including two plants in northern...Full story

White House econ advisor touts stimulus impact on state's like her native OhioJuly 14, 2010
White House economists say the nearly $800 billion stimulus program has saved or created as many as 3.6 million jobs in the last year. And the head of the Council of Economic Advisers, Christina...Full story

Summit County wants tax abatement money back from ChryslerJuly 13, 2010
Summit County is stepping into the creditors' line to try to get back $7 million from Chrysler. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the battle over unkept promises and tax abatement. Full story

Case and ADMA receive federal grantsJuly 12, 2010
Case Western Reserve University and a Northeast Ohio business are getting more than 5.5 million dollars in federal grants to spur clean energy projects. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu...Full story

FirstMerit absorbs Chicago bank branchesJuly 12, 2010
Four Chicago area bank branches are now firmly a part of FirstMerit Corporation. The Akron-based bank took over the George Washington branches in Feburary when they failed, and this weekend completed...Full story

Another local investor for the Soap Box Derby movieJuly 12, 2010
The widow of legendary singer Lou Rawls is investing in the Soap Box Derby movie. Nina Rawls is an Akron native... and she is helping producer-actor Corbin Bernsen make "25-Hill," a film that...Full story

The LeBron drama is over, but hometown feels the painJuly 09, 2010
It's done. Local basketball wonder LeBron James is local no more. After months of speculation and unprecedented media attention the Akron-born star went on national TV last night (Thursday) to say...Full story

AT&T invests in AkronJuly 08, 2010
AT&T is spending is $120 million in Akron to expand its wireless services for a region reaching from Northeast Ohio to the East Coast. WKSU's Tim Rudell reports.Full story

Hearings begin on mega-utility mergerJuly 06, 2010
This month starts a key set of hearings in determining if the $8.5 billion merger of Akron-based FirstEnergy and a Pennsylvania utility will go through. Full story

More RTD stories
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

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

Undeclared entity warningUndeclared entity warning