Economy
Ohio construction jobs show decline
Ohio in the last year experienced some of the weakest job growth nationwide and a key industry, construction, has shed more jobs than all but one other state, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ohio added just 4,400 nonfarm jobs between April 2012 and ...
Ohio unemployment dips to 7%
After posting the worst job losses in the nation in March, Ohio saw modest job growth in April, and the unemployment rate dipped to 7 percent. The rate was 7.1 percent last month. Nonfarm employment rose by 7,600 workers in April, with some of the largest gains occurring in leisure ...
Macy’s 1Q profit rises 20 pct on solid sales
Macy’s Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in first-quarter profit even though cool temperatures and economic worries dampened some of its shoppers’ spending on spring clothes. The company, which also operates the upscale chain Bloomingdale’s, is also raising its dividend to 25 cents from the current 20 cents. It also ...
New ‘paint-and-sip’ wine bar coming to Dayton Mall
A new entertainment destination that offers wine and beer by the glass in conjunction with hands-on painting classes is scheduled to open in mid-July at the Dayton Mall, joining similar shops in Centerville and West Chester. Pinot’s Palette , a franchise shop of a Houston-based “paint-and-sip” company that operates more ...
Hospital charges vary widely for same procedures
New government data showing the amounts U.S. hospitals’ charge Medicare for certain procedures confirm what consumer groups have suspected for years: hospitals, even in the same or nearby communities, can charge wildly different amounts for the same procedures. In Ohio, for example, the average charge to implant a permanent pacemaker ...
CEO poll tabs Ohio as most improved among states
Two separate surveys released Tuesday — one of CEOs, the other of small businesses — concluded that Ohio has greatly enhanced its business climate, with the CEOs declaring Ohio the most-improved among the 50 states. “Both of these studies, especially since they were released on the same day, just highlight ...
NCAA tournament basketball games pumped $10.85 million into Dayton
NCAA basketball teams and fans shot a record $10.85 million into the local economy when they filled the University of Dayton Arena for the first rounds of the NCAA Division I men’s tournament. The economic impact was even more than expected, according to estimates from the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & ...
Tax plan stirs clash of titans
An online sales-tax proposal has triggered a divisive debate among business owners and attracted a strange-bedfellows mix of supporters that includes the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. The “Marketplace Fairness Act,” which will be voted on by the U.S. Senate as early as Monday, ...
Jobless claims drop in Ohio, nation
First-time U.S. jobless claims last week unexpectedly fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive sign for the economy, but the good news could be tempered by weak job growth, according to new data and experts. In the week ending April 27, initial claims for unemployment ...
Dealing with high health-care costs?
Are you among the estimated one-third of U.S. adults who have you put off getting medical care because the out-of-pocket costs of your high-deductible health plans are just too high? If so, we’d like to hear your story. Please contact health care reporter Randy Tucker at (937) 225-2437 or rtucker@coxohio.com.
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