http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ Latest articles for the Business section at western-star.com. en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:32:31 GMT 2009-11-21T01:32:31Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/state-jobless-rate-jumps-to-10-5-percent-412157.html?cxtype=rss_business COLUMBUS - Ohio’s unemployment rate was on the rise again in October, jumping to 10.5 percent after two months of slight decreases, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported on Friday, Nov. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:59 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/state-jobless-rate-jumps-to-10-5-percent-412157.html William Hershey 2009-11-20T14:54:59Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ak-steel-to-raise-prices-for-carbon-steel-412407.html?cxtype=rss_business WEST CHESTER - AK Steel said Thursday, Nov. 19, it will increase spot market prices for its carbon steel products, effective Jan. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:27 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ak-steel-to-raise-prices-for-carbon-steel-412407.html 2009-11-20T15:36:27Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/waste-gas-could-power-middletown-works-411851.html?cxtype=rss_business MIDDLETOWN - A $300 million plant to be built in Middletown is projected to create 15 jobs and at least 150 temporary construction jobs while creating energy to power AK Steel’s Middletown Works. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:27:42 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/waste-gas-could-power-middletown-works-411851.html Jessica Heffner 2009-11-20T06:27:42Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/cincinnati-bell-to-sell-cell-towers-for-100-million-409028.html?cxtype=rss_business CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Bell Inc. has agreed to sell 196 of its wireless communications towers to American Tower Corp. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:48:45 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/cincinnati-bell-to-sell-cell-towers-for-100-million-409028.html 2009-11-18T20:48:45Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/report-ohio-should-help-companies-pay-for-energy-conservation-408527.html?cxtype=rss_business COLUMBUS - The state should provide financial assistance to help manufacturers pay for energy-conservation devices that could cut their costs and reduce emissions of polluting gases that contribute to global warming, the nonpartisan policy research organization Policy Matters Ohio says. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:34:34 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/report-ohio-should-help-companies-pay-for-energy-conservation-408527.html 2009-11-18T16:34:34Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/former-red-joe-morgan-hopes-to-hit-home-run-with-new-car-dealership-406587.html?cxtype=rss_business MONROE - Former Cincinnati Reds second baseman Joe Morgan said he is hoping the economy improves next year by the time he opens his new auto dealership off Ohio 63. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:18:42 GMT dewilson@coxohio.com http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/former-red-joe-morgan-hopes-to-hit-home-run-with-new-car-dealership-406587.html Denise Wilson 2009-11-17T18:18:42Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/premier-workers-who-smoke-face-500-health-care-surcharge-406200.html?cxtype=rss_business DAYTON - Starting in 2010, Premier Health Partners will assess an annual $520 surcharge on health care benefits for employees who admit to smoking or chewing tobacco, lighting up cigars, or living in a household where others smoke. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:59:46 GMT bsutherly@DaytonDailyNews.com http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/premier-workers-who-smoke-face-500-health-care-surcharge-406200.html Ben Sutherly 2009-11-17T15:59:46Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ground-breaks-today-for-honda-dealership-in-monroe-405039.html?cxtype=rss_business MONROE - A groundbreaking ceremony is set for today, Nov. 17 for Joe Morgan Honda to be built in Monroe. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:49:51 GMT dewilson@coxohio.com http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ground-breaks-today-for-honda-dealership-in-monroe-405039.html Denise Wilson 2009-11-17T14:49:51Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/osha-fines-ak-steel-7-000-400912.html?cxtype=rss_business MIDDLETOWN - AK Steel Corp. has received two serious citations and was fined more than $7,000 by OSHA in connection with an incident where a worker was severely burned when he fell into a pit of hot water at Middletown Works. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:27:22 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/osha-fines-ak-steel-7-000-400912.html Jessica Heffner 2009-11-14T03:27:22Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/nearly-200-iams-jobs-leaving-lewisburg-393118.html?cxtype=rss_business Procter & Gamble Co. will move almost 200 jobs from its Iams and Eukanuba pet food operations in Lewisburg to the Cincinnati area during the next several years, eliminating most of its operations in the Preble County community by no later than June 2012, the company said on Monday, Nov. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:08:30 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/nearly-200-iams-jobs-leaving-lewisburg-393118.html John Nolan 2009-11-09T20:08:30Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/proton-therapy-confirms-talks-to-build-center-in-miami-twp--389262.html?cxtype=rss_business Optivus Proton Therapy Inc. has confirmed reports that it’s working with Miami Twp. officials to build a proton beam radiation treatment center to Interstate 75’s new Austin Boulevard interchange by 2013 and bring “a new standard of cancer care to the region.” Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:09 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/proton-therapy-confirms-talks-to-build-center-in-miami-twp--389262.html Tom Beyerlein 2009-11-06T20:27:09Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/regions-aviation-industries-get-boost-with-ge-plan-388671.html?cxtype=rss_business CINCINNATI - The planned $100 million-plus project to renovate and modernize General Electric Co.’s jet engine complex represents another step in Ohio’s efforts to build its aerospace industry along the Interstate 75 corridor, according to TechSolve, a state Edison technology center that focuses on aerospace and aviation industries. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:37 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/regions-aviation-industries-get-boost-with-ge-plan-388671.html 2009-11-06T15:53:37Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/suncoke-permit-still-under-review-388156.html?cxtype=rss_business MIDDLETOWN - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is awaiting feedback from its federal counterpart before making a decision on the pending new air emissions permit submitted by SunCoke Energy. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:42 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/suncoke-permit-still-under-review-388156.html Jessica Heffner 2009-11-06T05:06:42Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ge-gets-120-million-tax-credit-for-aviation-complex-386603.html?cxtype=rss_business A 15-year, $120 million tax credit from Ohio will support General Electric Co.’s plan to invest more than $100 million in capital improvements during the next several years at its GE Aviation complex in suburban Cincinnati, including demolishing some buildings that date to around World War II, GE said Thursday, Nov. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:24:07 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ge-gets-120-million-tax-credit-for-aviation-complex-386603.html John Nolan 2009-11-05T22:24:07Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/national-columnist-to-discuss-financial-crisis-386343.html?cxtype=rss_business OXFORD, Ohio – Gretchen Morgenson, columnist and assistant business and financial editor of the New York Times, will present “The Financial Crisis: One Year Later” at 2 p.m. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:41:36 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/national-columnist-to-discuss-financial-crisis-386343.html 2009-11-05T13:41:36Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/kings-island-owner-suspends-cash-distributions-to-stakeholders-384256.html?cxtype=rss_business The parent company of the Kings Island amusement park in Warren County will suspend cash distributions to stakeholders next year as the company continues to weather downturns in sales and profits, executives said Tuesday, Nov. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:53:30 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/kings-island-owner-suspends-cash-distributions-to-stakeholders-384256.html Tim Tresslar 2009-11-04T16:53:30Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/procter-gamble-may-sell-iams-analysts-say-381716.html?cxtype=rss_business Procter & Gamble Co. may sell off Iams, the pet food business it bought in 1999 for $2.3 billion, as P&G focuses on business categories where it sees greater long-term potential for increasing sales, industry analysts said Tuesday, Nov. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:37:43 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/procter-gamble-may-sell-iams-analysts-say-381716.html John Nolan 2009-11-03T21:37:43Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ohio-ranked-no-4-in-business-climate-379618.html?cxtype=rss_business Site Selection magazine has ranked Ohio No. 4 on its list of the “top ten business climates” in 2009, an improvement of three spots from last year, the magazine said Monday, Nov. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:51:38 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/ohio-ranked-no-4-in-business-climate-379618.html Thomas Gnau 2009-11-02T18:51:38Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/400-jobs-coming-to-austin-interchange-with-cancer-center-371506.html?cxtype=rss_business MIAMI TWP. - Aggressive networking with developers throughout the country led to the announcement Wednesday, Oct. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:03:42 GMT kmcallister@coxohio.com http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/400-jobs-coming-to-austin-interchange-with-cancer-center-371506.html Kristin McAllister 2009-10-28T16:03:42Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/trustee-returns-5-000-donation-from-cancer-center-executive-371808.html?cxtype=rss_business MIAMI TWP. - The president of the Miami Twp. trustees board said she has returned a $5,000 campaign contribution from the president of a California company that plans to build a high-tech cancer treatment center in the township, because she did not want politics to overshadow the good news. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:51:05 GMT kmcallister@coxohio.com http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/trustee-returns-5-000-donation-from-cancer-center-executive-371808.html Kristin McAllister 2009-10-28T17:51:05Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/air-fares-down-by-13-percent-from-a-year-earlier-government-says-372338.html?cxtype=rss_business Good news for consumers: The average domestic air fare during the April-to-June quarter this year fell to the lowest level for that period since 1998, tumbling by 13 percent from the second quarter of 2008, the U.S. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:10:48 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/air-fares-down-by-13-percent-from-a-year-earlier-government-says-372338.html John Nolan 2009-10-28T21:10:48Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/airbus-wants-to-expand-business-with-ohio-suppliers-372192.html?cxtype=rss_business Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, spent almost $4 billion with Ohio aerospace suppliers last year and wants to reach out to others in the state, a top U.S. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:40 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/airbus-wants-to-expand-business-with-ohio-suppliers-372192.html John Nolan 2009-10-28T20:19:40Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/strong-federal-policy-on-clean-jobs-could-create-up-to-61-000-ohio-jobs-report-says-367367.html?cxtype=rss_business COLUMBUS – With the U.S. Senate set to debate clean energy and climate legislation, a new economic analysis released on Monday, Oct. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:03:49 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/strong-federal-policy-on-clean-jobs-could-create-up-to-61-000-ohio-jobs-report-says-367367.html William Hershey 2009-10-26T15:03:49Z http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/machining-manufacturers-offer-online-database-to-attract-business-361125.html?cxtype=rss_business DAYTON - Manufacturing and machining companies from the Dayton and Cincinnati areas have introduced a new online system designed to help them attract new business from customers across the United States and abroad. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:36:56 GMT http://www.western-star.com/news/lebanon-oh-business-news/machining-manufacturers-offer-online-database-to-attract-business-361125.html John Nolan 2009-10-22T20:36:56Z