CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in July 2014, up from 5.5 percent in June 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 12,400 over the month, from a revised 5,301,300 in June to 5,288,900 in July. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in July was 323,000, up 7,000 […]
Ten years ago, a bad relaxer led a teen girl to launch her own natural hair product company. Jasmine Lawrence appeared on “The Oprah Show” back…
CLEVELAND – Giant Eagle is hiring 600 people in northeast Ohio. The grocery chain is holding a job fair on Saturday at the I-X Center. The open positions are for the new Strongsville Market District, as well as additional Giant Eagle, GetGo and Market District store locations throughout the Cleveland area. Candidates are encouraged […]
Going to the movies is far from a dead pastime, but according to recent reports, online video-streaming revenues are expected to surpass the box office within five years. Netflix, the streaming video market’s leading service, announced they’ve surpassed 50 million subscribers in this week’s quarterly earnings report. The company reported $838 million in domestic streaming […]
BRUNSWICK, Ohio – According to Ohio Congressman Jim Renacci’s website, more than 25 employers will participate in the Northeast Ohio Job Fair to be held at Brunswick High School from 11 a.m .to 2 p.m. on July 18. The job fair will take place in the Brunswick High School gym, located at 3581 Center […]
Chick-fil A has been in the news lately for health care, but while the ruckus was going on surrounding it, the privately held fast food company has been growing. A new report by Janney Capital Markets calls Chick-fil A’s growth “legendary,” noting: “Back in 1999, the category leader was … KFC, with 39.7% share. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In an effort to continue building the thriving Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District, the neighborhood of Collinwood has announced its newest development initiative, called ActiVacant. This new program is a business development project designed to incubate five new businesses into the East 185th Street Business District located in North Shore […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald held a news conference Monday afternoon detailing the economic impact of LeBron James’ return to Cleveland. According to Cuyahoga County executive, Ed FitzGerald the basketball player’s return will mean more money, more jobs and more visitors. The county executive and his team have been crunching […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Charter One branches in Ohio will be rebranded as Citizens Bank next year as part of a broader strategy to unify all of its brands. This change, also scheduled for Citizens’ Charter One branches in Michigan, will result in a uniform Citizens Bank presence across the company’s 11-state retail footprint by […]
As technology evolves, so do the ways we take in information and advertising. It seems like a constantly revolving door. Mobile marketing is absolutely key in creating a robust marketing campaign for any business that wants to reach a tech-savvy, social media engulfed, insta-tweet-foursquaring-tablet-ing consumer. It takes more than just a TV ad; a Google […]
Not to be outdone by the terrifying new Lemonheads mascot, McDonald’s unveiled a nightmare-inducing “ambassador” of its own yesterday. The announcement came via press release, while the official unveiling of the Happy Meal-pushing mascot arrived via Twitter: According to the aforementioned press release, Happy is an animated Happy Meal box, so expect […]
Nowadays there is an app for virtually everything you can think of. This includes food and spirits delivery, movie times and locations, mixes put together…