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Unemployment Edges Up
Officials say unemployment has edged up to 10.9 percent in Ohio as more people have entered the job market but have been unable to find work.

High Chairs Recalled For Fall Risk
1.2 million Graco Harmony High Chairs are being recalled saying they pose a falling hazard to children. So far, 24 injuries have been reported ranging from bumps and bruises to a hairline fracture.

Barberton Misses Out On Nuclear Research Center
Barberton has just missed out on landing a new Babcock and Wilcox nuclear research center.

Prices At The Pump Continue To Climb

Canton Gas Rate Falls


  National Business News
Vimpel Communications posts 4Q profit
NEW YORK (AP) -- Russian telecommunications company Vimpel Communications posted a fourth-quarter net profit Thursday, reversing a year-ago loss as it added new mobile and broadband subscribers....

Cintas says profit fell as unemployment rose
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Uniform maker Cintas Corp. said Thursday that a sagging job market dragged down its profit by nearly a third in its fiscal third-quarter....

FedEx sees economic recovery spreading
NEW YORK (AP) -- FedEx says the global economic recovery is broadening, as the U.S. economy gains steam and Asia continues to show strong growth....

Correction: Movado earnings story


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Stocks fall as worries about Greek debt return
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery....

Summary Box: Dow posts 8th gain on mixed data
DOW EXTENDS ITS RUN: The Dow Jones industrial average rose for the eighth straight day, its longest streak of gains since August....

How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday
Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday on more evidence that the economy is regaining strength at a slow pace. The Dow Jones industrial average rose for an eighth straight day, its longest unbroken climb since August. Reports indicated that inflation remains in check and manufacturing is growing. The government said, however, that first-time claims for unemployment benefits only inched lower....


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Appeals court rules bank loans can be disclosed
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Federal Reserve can reveal information to news agencies seeking to learn about loans that private banks received from the 12 Federal Reserve Banks as they used government bailout money to survive the banking crisis....

Bair says Senate bill must be tweaked
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says loopholes need to be filled in new Senate legislation to ensure an end to the disastrous "too-big-to-fail" approach that brought the government rushing in to bail out big banks in the financial crisis....

Pay package for Travelers Cos. CEO rises 20 pct
NEW YORK (AP) -- Travelers Cos. gave its CEO a pay package worth $20.1 million last year, a 20 percent raise over his 2008 pay as the property and casualty insurer benefited from a conservative investment approach....

Landscapers see dollar signs after a long winter


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