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Europeans are World's Biggest Spenders
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"LONDON -- More than half of consumers in Europe's largest countries say their economies have deteriorated in the last six months and, with few signs of economic recovery, are bracing themselves for another tough year ahead, according to the findings of a survey released recently by ACNielsen. The Italians remain the most pessimistic overall (only 21% believe the economy will improve over the next 12 months) with Europe's most optimistic nation being Norway (where 42% believe the economy will improve).
"Charter One Bank Names Ohio President, CEO"
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"CLEVELAND -- Edward O. "Ned" Handy III has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Charter One Bank's operations in Ohio, officials announced yesterday. Since 1999, he served as regional pesident of Citizens Bank of Connecticut.In Ohio, Handy will oversee all aspects of Charter One's retail, commercial and business banking operations throughout the state. Handy, 43, assumes the job effective immediately and will relocate to Cleveland with his family this spring.
Local.com
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"Keeping Voters in 'Sites'When it comes to politics, I freely admit to standing on the outside and rarely looking in. For weeks before a major election, I hit the bookshelves instead of turning on the TV amid the endless barrage of political ads.Web sites, though, are another story; many politicians have excellent sites where constituents can obtain helpful information -- and that includes some who serve the five-county region (whether or not they got my vote).One of my favorites is that of Phil English, the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd District.
New Vehicle Sales Down 6% in December at GM
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"DETROIT -- General Motors dealers sold 437,161 new cars and trucks in December, down 6%compared to very strong year-ago sales, which included significantly higher fleet deliveries, officials announced yesterday. During the month, a total of 4,507 of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalts, manufactured at the company's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, were sold. Sales of new Chevrolet Cavaliers and Pontiac Sunfires, manufactured in previous years at the Lordstown plant, were mixed. A total of 8,754 Cavaliers were sold, down 61.1% from December 2003.
Media Scope
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"Catherine Bosley Sues WFMJ, Andrews CycleAsk Richard Haehn, the owner of Andrews Cycles in Salem, his response to the lawsuit filed Dec. 23 against him and his company by Catherine Bosley and you'll hear him unload. "It's a deep-pockets money grab. That's all it is," Haehn declares. "It's beyond me how an exhibitionist can go to Florida, enter a wet T-shirt contest, strut naked in front of a couple hundred people -- many of them with cameras -- and we get sued.
Design Work to Begin on Apartments at Grove City College
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College has chosen the design partnership of IKM/Grant to plan and design the $10 million student apartment complex on lower campus, reports college President Richard G. Jewell.
OSU Sociologists Write the Book on Sports Stadium Projects
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The recent battle in Washington, D.C., about spending public money on a new baseball stadium sounds familiar to residents here, say the authors of a new book titled High Stakes: Big Time Sports and Downtown Redevelopment (Ohio State University Press).Columbus voters were among the first to ever reject pleas to spend public money on a new stadium for a professional sports team.
Ohio Securities Division Urges Fiscal Fitness
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Securities is urging Buckeye State residents to resolve to become fiscally fit in the new year by improving their money management and developing a financial plan for their future.
Public to Get Peek at Youngstown 2010 Plan
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Youngstown 2010 Plan will be presented to the public on Jan. 27, according to Jay Williams, city community development director. The event, titled "Unveiling The Plan," will be held at Stambaugh Auditorium, he said. A partnership between The City of Youngstown and Youngstown State University, the Youngstown 2010 initiative held a series of meetings over the last two years to give citizens the opportunity to express their concerns, hopes and vision for the future of the city, Williams said.
Ryan Denounces GOP Proposal to Cut Social Security
Tuesday, January 04, 2005"WASHINGTON -- One day into his sophomore term, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-17 Ohio, blasted the Bush Administration's proposal to cut future Social Security benefits for current workers. "The Bush Administration is preparing to unveil a Social Security privatization scheme that slashes seniors' benefits more than 40%," Ryan said earlier today.