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H&H Contracting Moves to New Location
Wednesday, October 20, 2004AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- H&H Contracting Co. has moved its headquarters into new office space here in the former Home Builders Association Building. "As we continue to grow with retailers' construction projects around the country, the time has come when additional space was required," said H&H President Chris Hoff. The construction company builds stores for clients that include Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch and Talbots. Current and past projects are in most of the eastern and central states, as well as Texas, California, Utah and Oregon.
Hello Mr. Limbaugh, Mayor George McKelvey Here"
Wednesday, October 20, 2004COMMENTARYBy Andrea WoodYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- No busy signals for George McKelvey yesterday afternoon when he called radio's Rush Limbaugh Show. No surprise there given the Youngstown mayor's endorsement of George W.
"Hello Mr. Limbaugh, Mayor George McKelvey Here"
Tuesday, October 19, 2004"COMMENTARYBy Andrea WoodYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- No busy signals for George McKelvey yesterday afternoon when he called radio's Rush Limbaugh Show. No surprise there given the Youngstown mayor's endorsement of George W.
"Jobs Lost to Outsourcing Underestimated, Study Concludes"
Tuesday, October 19, 2004"ITHICA, N.Y. -- A new report to a bipartisan congressional commission documented 48,417 U.S. jobs outsourced to other countries or publicly announced as being scheduled for outsourcing from January through March 2004. The authors believe, however, that their methodology only captures one-third of all production shifts in most cases. If true, this would bring the actual number of jobs lost to outsourcing in 2004 to 406,000 by year's end compared with 204,000 in 2001.The U.S.
"Presidential Race Tightens Again, Kerry's Image Improves"
Tuesday, October 19, 2004"WASHINGTON -- The latest poll from the Pew Research Center, released today at 4 p.m., coincides with the daily Zogby/Reuters Tracking Poll: The presidential race is tied.The survey of 1,307 registered voters, conducted Oct. 15 to Oct. 19, finds President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry tied at 45%-45% among registered voters, and 47%-47% among likely voters. These findings represent a gain in support for the Democratic challenger since early October, when he trailed the president among both likely and registered voters.
Akron-Canton Airport Flies High in September
Tuesday, October 19, 2004GREEN, Ohio -- A total 106,700 travelers used the Akron-Canton Airport in September compared to 96,000 in September 2003, making last month the best September on record, according to Fred Krum, airport director. In addition, the airport surpassed the 100,000 passenger mark last month, which traditionally is one of the weakest months of the year. The airport also posted the highest three-quarter total ever, serving just over one million travelers, an 18% increase over last year, Krum said. He predicts a strong finish to the year as AirTran Airways' begins Saturday service to Ft.
Vanishing Voter Is Reappearing to Cast Ballot This Year
Tuesday, October 19, 2004By Dennis LaRue"The Vanishing Voter" -- Thomas E. Patterson's phrase -- has been re engaged in this presidential campaign, Patterson said Monday, and could well tip the election to John F. Kerry Nov. 2.Patterson, Bradlee professor of government and the press at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, spoke at Youngstown State University at the third annual Freshman Readers' Symposium.
Bush has Edge Over Kerry -- Geographically Speaking
Tuesday, October 19, 2004SKOKIE, Ill. -- Forget electoral votes. If history is any guide, predicting the 2004 presidential election isn't a numbers game, it's a name game. And you only have to look at a map to see who the winner will be.An in-depth survey of the 2005 edition of the Rand McNally Road Atlas reveals more place names contain the words George or Bush (as in Georgetown, Colo.) than John or Kerry (Johnstown, Pa.).Despite Bush's advantage, Republicans shouldn't start celebrating quite yet.
Reality TV is 'New Low' in Entertainment, Most Adults Think"
Tuesday, October 19, 2004NEW YORK -- Do reality TV shows pander to our worst nature by taking pleasure in seeing others frightened or humiliated? Yes, 81% of adults proclaimed in a recent Family Circle magazine poll. Still, 48% of viewers think people can learn valuable lessons about life, love and how to get ahead by watching these types of shows. Fully 56% of adults with kids under 18 at home say they almost always watch reality TV, the survey found. They're also less critical of it; fewer think it's a new low in TV entertainment (48% vs.
Delphi Posts Third Quarter Loss of $114 Million
Tuesday, October 19, 2004TROY, Mich. -- Delphi Corp. lost $114 million in the third quarter of 2004 while generating $360 million in operating cash flow, according to J.T. Battenberg III, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "As we discussed on Oct. 5, the third quarter was a more challenging environment than we experienced in the first half of 2004, with increased commodity pressures, low production volumes, product launch issues and lower attrition," he said.