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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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

Cleveland city council committee looks at high tech lighting bidsJuly 01, 2010
The debate continues over a long-term contract for high tech lighting for the city of Cleveland. Full story

Help for a would-be job makerJuly 01, 2010
"JumpStart" is a non-profit that helps Northeast Ohio entrepreneurs launch ventures based on what the organization calls "high potential" ideas that will create jobs. This is the first week in...Full story

No fireworks for ElyriaJune 30, 2010
The residents of Elyria have to look elsewhere for fireworks on July 4th for the second year in a row. A tight budget forced the city to discontinue the fireworks. Mayor William Grace says the city...Full story

Sports fans and business people around Northeast Ohio will be watching closelyJune 30, 2010
July 1 is D-day as far as the Cleveland Cavaliers and the NBA go. Free agency starts and the big question becomes active: will LeBron James stay? Deals can't be officially signed until the 8th, but...Full story

Akron-Canton Airport worth nearly 400-million dollars to Northeast OhioJune 30, 2010
The Akron-Canton Airport says it was worth nearly 400-million dollars to the region in 2008 and plans to keep growing. According to the economic impact study released by the airport today,...Full story

Continental-United merger may provide an opening for Akron-CantonJune 30, 2010
Akron-Canton Airport says it was worth $400 million to Northeast Ohio in 2008, and is hinting that some of its future growth may come from an airline merger that much of the region is fearing....Full story

Ohio's the place for deep-discount housingJune 30, 2010
A new report shows Ohio has some of the best deals on foreclosed homes in the nation. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more the Ohio housing market's continued struggle. Full story

Big, empty, and still standingJune 30, 2010
The massive Chrysler stamping plant in Twinsburg is heading into its final month before all operations there end. How the property will be maintained after that is a significant question for...Full story

Court appointed overseers of Fair Finance continue to pursue assets of the former ownersJune 28, 2010
The bankruptcy trustee for Akron-based Fair Finance says "no problem" though some of the biggest assets of the consumer loan company are now in the hands of the FBI. Agents have seized part of...Full story

US Senate rejects measure to extend unemployment benefitsJune 25, 2010
A plan to extend unemployment benefits failed to pass the U.S. Senate and that's bad news for thousands of jobless Ohioans who've been hoping for more money. Ben Johnson is with the Ohio...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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