Daily Archives: December 17, 2008

Jones-Kelley Resigns

Here’s the statement. Continue reading

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Don’t spend it all in one place

The state’s minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2009. The new wage will be $7.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.65 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips. Continue reading

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Brown: Ohio has been among the states hardest hit by the current recession

Brown sends letter to Obama on federal stimulus. Continue reading

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Survey: 41 million have not even started their holiday shopping

According to NRF’s 2008 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, the average person had completed 47.1 percent of their holiday shopping by the second week of December, about ten percent less than the 52.6 percent average completed by this time last year. Continue reading

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‘Massive job losses would just be the beginning of the fallout’

Group says Ohio would be among hardest hit by auto shutdown. Continue reading

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Commerce employees rescue stuffed toys

Employees from the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Industrial Compliance and Liquor Control donated their lunch hour to sew approximately 400 stuffed toys. Continue reading

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This year’s hottest gift: The electric tea kettle

Akron mall is one of the spots where Onion reporters found lines. Continue reading

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Repeat: Potsie+Fonzie=Ponzi?

A redux of an earlier post that’s been getting a lot of hits lately. Continue reading

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