CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The price at the pump is expected to soon go up. One of the guys we spoke with while filling their tank says, “Of course unfortunately, the consumer is the one who gets stuck with it.” The current prices were good while they lasted. Another patron at the gas station said, […]
CLEVELAND – Holidays at the Higbee turned into a money maker for the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland. The casino posted an adjusted gross revenue figure of $24.5 million in December. That’s a 19.7-percent increase over November’s number and the second highest total since the casino opened in May — behind June’s $26.1 million. Horseshoe posted its […]
CLEVELAND – Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District customers should expect an additional few dollars on their bill starting at the beginning of the year. On Thursday, sewer officials said they started out sending out more than a quarter of a million letters alerting people of the new charge that will go towards an $35 million […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -A new study shows tourism in Cleveland has increase 12 percent since 2009. Positively Cleveland, the region’s convention and visitors bureau, released new data detailing the economic impact of the growing tourism industry in Cuyahoga County. According to The Economic Impact of Tourism Study, organized by the research firm Tourism Economics and […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Motorists should be aware of the likelihood of a sharp rise in gasoline prices in the next few days and through the weekend in Cleveland. “I expect stations to have increased prices as much as 10-35 cents per gallon by the conclusion of the weekend with some stations starting to raise […]
(WOIO) – The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing is up to $253 million after nearly two months with no big winners in the multi-state lottery. The jackpot has been climbing since lottery players in Iowa won $241 million in the June 13 drawing, according to Lottery Corp. officials. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Gas prices are surging. In fact, they could be close to $4 by the end of the week. The spike in prices at the pump is enough to make many upset. “It’s just getting downright insane. There’s just too much money being spent on gas,” said Danel Harland. Danel Harland is […]
While jobs look meek across the nation, for once in Cleveland we’re bucking the trend. Right here at home there’s a silver lining: Cleveland Construction is booming! Today we met two dozen young men carefully selected by people in their trade for an apprenticeship program. Jeremiah Emmett from Geneva has a wife and two kids […]
Average retail gasoline prices in Cleveland have risen 8.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.46/g Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.43/g, according to gasoline price website ClevelandGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Cleveland during the past week, prices Sunday were 30.8 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 3.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 10.2 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 31.9 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Triple-A predicts nearly 92 million people will travel 50 miles or more this holiday season. While air travel is down nationwide, it is expected to be up locally. Kristie VanAuken, Senior Vice President of the Akron-Canton Airport, said she expects about a 10 percent increase this year compared to last. With […]
CLEVELAND, OH – Average retail gasoline prices in Cleveland have risen 11.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.38/g Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.46/g, according to gasoline price website ClevelandGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Cleveland […]
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today applauded the expected news that Ohio’s nearly two million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent increase in their Social Security benefits beginning in 2012. “The economic downturn has been particularly hard for seniors, who often struggle to balance the high cost of their prescriptions against grocery and utility […]