Economy
Developers: Landing new stores not easy
Springfield is home to many local and national restaurants and stores, but it often cannot land big names that are happy to have multiple locations in communities only 30 minutes away.Many Springfielders often wonder why the area cannot attract Starbucks, Gabriel Brothers or Barnes & Noble, for example.The Springfield News-Sun ...
Recall issued for Teavana tea tumblers
If you have a glass Teavana tea tumbler, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants you to return it to where you bought it because there have been reports of users suffering cuts and burns. The Washington, D.C.-based federal safety commission issued the national voluntary recall Thursday afternoon, along with ...
Area restaurant chain reaches milestone
The Hot Head Burritos chain has reached an important milestone with the opening of its 50th store in Urbana. Hot Head President Ray Wiley — who co-founded the fast-casual burrito chain with his wife, Cynthia — said at least 10 more Hot Head locations are in various stages of development ...
Jobs figures promising but challenges remain
Champaign County’s jobless rate and economy have improved, but some job seekers at a fair Wednesday said many of the open positions are only part-time or with difficult hours.Champaign County added about 300 new jobs last month as its unemployment rate dipped to 6.3 percent, according to state data.Despite the ...
Kettering-based chain opens 50th restaurant
The Kettering-based Hot Head Burritos chain has reached an important milestone, opening its 50th store in Urbana, Hot Head founder and President Ray Wiley said this morning.Wiley said at least 10 more Hot Head locations are in various stages of development in Ohio and surrounding states. The Kettering-based Mexican restaurant ...
Champaign gains 300 jobs in month
Unemployment in Champaign County dropped 1.4 percentage points in April, the largest drop in the Clark-Champaign area in at least five years.Champaign County’s unemployment rate fell from 7.7 percent in March to 6.3 percent in April, mainly because of job gains in the county, according to the Ohio Department of ...
Ohio universities freeze tuition amid concern over college costs
In response to ballooning student loan debt, which now exceeds $1 trillion nationwide, a new trend is emerging this year: universities voluntarily freezing tuition. The presidents of three of Ohio’s largest universities, Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Toledo, say students and their families need relief. ...
Gas, beef prices spike before holiday weekend
The prices of two staples of the Memorial Day weekend — beef and gasoline — are jumping just in time for the holiday. Wholesale prices of some grades and cuts of beef have reached all-time highs at the same time the region’s gasoline prices have spiked 20 cents a gallon ...
For many, fewer hours not a choice
Many of the jobs created since the start of the economic recovery have been part-time positions, and millions of U.S. workers, including many Ohioans, are stuck working part-time because of the weak labor market. Employers often choose to hire part-time workers to keep payroll costs low and make it easier ...
Salon Lofts to enter Dayton market
The Columbus-based Salon Lofts will enter the Dayton beauty-care market this fall by opening locations in the Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering and in Washington Park Plaza in Washington Twp., the company’s CEO said Friday. Nora’s Design Group in the Town & Country space will become Salon Lofts ...
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