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Grove City County Market Owners Endow Scholarship
Monday, June 21, 2004SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Dave and Vicki Knopp, owners of the Grove City County Market, have endowed the Grove City County Market Scholarship with a gift of $25,000 as part of The Campaign for Slippery Rock University. It is the second scholarship established by the couple to help area students attend SRU.
Key Provides Bank Access for Those Without Accounts
Monday, June 21, 2004CLEVELAND -- Beginning this week, KeyBank will offer a simple and alternative to those individuals who do not qualify for a traditional checking account. Key Checkless Access was designed to provide immediate access to direct deposit paychecks via Key's nationwide ATM network.This electronic account is an alternative to costly check cashing facilities, providing customers with the convenience of a regular checking account without the hassles of writing checks and balancing a checkbook.Nationally, at least 10% of U.S.
Ohioans Warned About Fraudulent Contractors
Monday, June 21, 2004COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Attorney General Jim Petro is reminding Ohioans to be smart consumers when hiring a contractor to clean up after flooding or storm damage. "It's unfortunate that fraudulent contractors prey on people who desperately need their services," Petro says. "So protect yourself by doing your homework before you hire one, and if the offer for service sounds to good to be true, remember, it probably is."Here are some tips from Petro's Consumer Protection Section to help protect against becoming a victim of a fraudulent contractor:Find out all you can about the contractor.
Wanted: Owner for Professional Basketball Team
Friday, June 18, 2004By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Minor-league basketball will be played in Youngstown next year, Mikal Duilio said this morning. Whether that means a season of games or just a game or two depends on a team owner coming forward.Duilio, founder and commissioner of the International Basketball League, talked with reporters this morning about the new league and his efforts to find an owner for a team based in Youngstown. A news release issued Wednesday reported that the IBL would operate the team until an owner or group of owners steps forward.
Economist Sees Inflation in Check Through 2005
Friday, June 18, 2004CHICAGO -- The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, will complete his term that expires in January 2006 and depart "with his legacy as the most powerful and effective Fed chairman in history intact," writes Bank One's chief economist."Assessing Greenspan's end-game strategy is an especially important component to understanding the course the Fed will take over the next 18 months," Diane Swonk writes in One View of the Economy, Bank One's economic newsletter.Bank One's chief economist opines that Greenspan should keep inflation in check the next year and a half, that he should be ab
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Helps Patients Breathe Easier
Friday, June 18, 2004YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- People who take several inhalants four, five and six times a day to treat their respiratory ailments could find their number of daily treatments reduced, the owner of The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, Dan Wearsch, said Friday.The pharmacy, 2603 Mahoning Ave., recently opened a "respiratory compounding facility" where solid and liquid medicines are put in machines that convert them into mists.
Bush Gets Bounce from Iraq News, Reagan Funeral"
Friday, June 18, 2004WASHINGTON -- Americans are paying markedly less attention to Iraq than in the last two months. At the same time, their opinions about the war have become more positive, according to a newly released poll conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. The number of Americans who think the U.S. military effort is going well has jumped from 46% in May to 57%, despite ongoing violence in Iraq and the widening prison abuse scandal, the poll found. And the percentage of the public who believes it was right to go to war inched up to 55%, from 51% in May.
Reform Prompts Accounting Changes
Friday, June 18, 2004MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Reform in the accounting profession has compelled nonpublic companies to take a closer look at their financial and accounting practices, and many are implementing changes voluntarily. In a recent survey of privately held businesses, 48% of chief financial officers said they have made adjustments to their firms' accounting processes since the introduction of new regulations.
Bush Says Economy Has Shifted into 'High Gear'
Friday, June 18, 2004WASHINGTON -- Following is a White House transcript of remarks made Thursday by President Bush to the National Federation of Independent Businesses:THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Go ahead and be seated. Thanks for coming. Please be seated. I'm honored you're here. Thanks for coming. Welcome to the Nation's Capital. I'm honored to follow Denny Hastert. He is a fabulous Speaker of the House of Representatives. I enjoy -- he is a good friend and a really good leader. And I've enjoyed working with him. And I've enjoyed working with the members of the NFIB, as well.