Saturday 28th January, 2012
Ohio pawn shop buys Purple Heart, seeks out owner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio pawn shop buyer says he bought a military combat medal from a seller in hopes of returning the Purple Heart to the family of the original ...
Small business lending hits record in Ohio, nation
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration says the agency hit record highs in small business lending nationally and in Ohio in ...
Trial set for Ohio sheriff's sexual battery case
WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) -- A judge has set a trial date for a suspended western Ohio sheriff facing a sexual battery charge stemming from an alleged assault on a female ...
Pa. tax legislation could attract Shell refinery
Associated PressPITTSBURGH (AP) -- New legislation in Pennsylvania could deliver millions of dollars in tax breaks for big businesses, and help the state compete with Ohio and West Virginia for a huge petrochemical ...
Duck found with zip tie on beak healing in Ohio
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A veterinarian says a duck is healing well after being found emaciated in a central Ohio parking lot with a zip tie clamping its beak ...
Ohio group clears step in dog auction ban effort
Associated PressThe state's top elections chief said Friday the Coalition to Ban Dog Auctions had more than the 115,209 valid signatures needed and has met the constitutional requirements for its ...
Ohio Dems offer plan to replace election overhaul
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A group of Democrats in the Ohio House say they've got a package of election changes ready to go should the Republican-led Legislature decide to repeal a separate ...
Scotts Miracle-Gro agrees to $4M pesticides fine
Associated PressMARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Court documents in Ohio indicate lawn and garden company Scotts Miracle-Gro intends to plead guilty to violating federal pesticides law, pay a $4 million fine and give ...
US man helping in Haiti rebuilding is shot, robbed
Associated PressMIAMI (AP) -- A U.S. man who helped build a trauma center in Haiti after January 2010's devastating earthquake was treated at that hospital after being critically wounded during a robbery in ...
New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat
Associated PressNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Two hundred years ago, the first steamboat meandered down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, taking more than four months to reach New Orleans. The journey was marked by Indians ...
Ohio dad indicted on misdemeanor in alleged caging
Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) -- A misdemeanor indictment has been returned against a Cincinnati-area man accused of restraining his 12-year-old daughter with duct tape, putting her in a dog cage and threatening ...
Ohio man hospitalized in Fla. after Haiti shooting
Associated PressProject Medishare spokeswoman Catherine Murphy said Friday that 50-year-old David Bompart of Columbus, Ohio, had a gunshot wound Tuesday when he walked into the organization's critical care ...
Gilbert Group lands retail agent from Cassidy Turley
Columbus Business FirstFollow this company 's Columbus office after several years at Cassidy Turley and its predecessor, Turley Martin Tucker Co., which held the Colliers franchise in the market until ...
Honda returning to Super Bowl with CR-V ad
Columbus Business FirstThe Honda CR-V is going to be featured in American Honda Motor Co.'s Super Bowl commercial. The commercial is an extension of the company's Leap List ad ...
White Castle Slider Bowl cashing in on Super Bowl weekend
Columbus Business FirstCourtesy White Castle White Castle is capitalizing on Super Bowl fever with its finger football championship, bringing in its champion from Detroit to face other regional ...
Slideshow: What’s on the menu at Inferno Gourmet Burger
Columbus Business Firstburgeoning burger wars , I'm always interested when a new competitor enters the fray. So I was happy to hear we'd be reporting in this week's paper about Inferno Gourmet Burger ...
Time Warner holding job fair for Zanesville call center Monday
Columbus Business FirstFollow this company is hosting a career fair as it looks to add to its Zanesville call center's work force. The company plans to hire up to 50 full-time employees to handle customer ...
AEP 2011 profit jumps on higher temps, court victory
Columbus Business Firstassist from the Texas Supreme Court . The Columbus-based company told shareholders on Friday that it generated $1.94 billion, or $4.02 a share, in 2011, up from about $1.21 billion, or $2.53 a ...
Jury awards $2.3 million in Kroger customer's suit
Associated PressLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A Gwinnett County jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured ...
Cooper Tire workers get pay increases in new deal
Associated PressTEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) -- Union members at Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.'s Texarkana plant will see their pay go up for their first time since 2008, when members agreed to millions in concessions to ...
At least 11 hurt at Ohio casino construction site
Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) -- A partial collapse at the site of the city's new casino sent at least 11 people to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said ...
Small businesses balk at new AEP electric rates
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Small businesses complain that their electric rates have soared by as much as 40 percent as a result of an agreement between American Electric Power and Ohio ...
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