EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland is holding an emergency council meeting Monday. The city wants to enter into negotiations about merging with the city of Cleveland. Just last week, Cleveland leaders rejected East Cleveland’s proposal, but the door is still open to the possibility of annexation.   READ MORE: WKYC.com Article Courtesy of WKYC […]

EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – There has been serious consideration by East Cleveland to merge with Cleveland. Before those talks begin, East Cleveland has put together a document with a list of 16 desires, if a merger happens. Here is the City of East Cleveland City Council Ordinance 4-16 which talks about the Annexation of […]

CLEVELAND – Recently, East Cleveland City Council presented an ordinance to the City of Cleveland to start merger discussions. Cleveland City Council president Kevin Kelley rejected the proposal, but said he is still open to talks about a future merger. “Our Council will take no action under the conditions proposed by the East Cleveland City […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Huntington Bancshares Inc. announced on Tuesday it closed its acquisition of FirstMerit Corporation. Now that the two banks have merged, they will work as one company. According to Huntington, the acquisition, which was approved by both boards of directors in January, grows the company to approximately $100 billion in assets. It now […]

On the face of it, that Verizon, the wireless and broadband company, has bought Yahoo!, even at the fire sale price of $4.8 billion, seems bizarre. Verizon is a thriving, successful company that specializes in getting you online, not searching the internet when you get there. But Verizon’s purchase makes sense when you realize Verizon […]

EAST CLEVELAND — Backers of studying whether financially struggling East Cleveland should be annexed to Cleveland took a big step. Mayor Gary Norton turned in to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Wednesday afternoon. The job of getting the needed number of signatures and the right signatures may have been more daunting than expected. Wednesday […]

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Some residents ihere want to oust Mayor Gary Norton. A meeting is set for 5 p.m. tonight (March 5) East Cleveland library. City Councilman Nate Martin, who calls Norton a friend, is among those who wants to replace him. Norton took office in 2010. He runs a city in desperate financial […]

  Comcast confirmed swirling rumors from last night (February 12) that it would be acquiring Time Warner Cable earlier this morning. The merger would combine the two top cable companies, making Comcast an even more powerful entity and allowing it to have reach into markets long dominated by Time Warner. The acquisition was announced via […]

  EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – In June of 2014, St. John of the Cross Parish will close its school and enter into a partnership with Ss. Robert & William Parish to support one school, commencing in the 2014-2015 school year. The school will be located at the current Ss. Robert & William site, 351 East […]