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Banks, Wal-Mart Now Offer Check Cashing
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 17, 2007
Check cashing was once relegated to stores that charged people without bank accounts top dollar to convert their paychecks into cash. Now a growing number of banks - and Wal-Mart - are cashing in on the business. ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.
Continental Expanding at Hopkins
Regional News Stories: Friday, September 14, 2007
In a move that is expected to create 700 new jobs, Continental Airlines this morning announced their expansion at Cleveland Hopkins. Economics reporter Tasha Flournoy has the details on the plan.
Indictments in Solon Mortgage Fraud
Regional News Stories: Friday, September 14, 2007
The Cuyahoga County prosecutor has announced multiple indictments in several cases of alleged mortgage fraud in Greater Cleveland. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports that yesterday's legal actions show how the foreclosure crisis isn't limited to inner city addresses.
Wooing Japanese Investment: Lee Fisher Interview
Regional News Stories: Friday, September 14, 2007
Lt. Governor Lee Fisher is leading a foreign trade mission to Japan. He's heading up a nearly 60-member delegation of Ohio business leaders in his dual role as the state's development director. Their goal is to woo more Japanese investment in Ohio and to find places where Ohio investment might pay off. Lee Fisher joins ideastream's Eric Wellman from Japan.
Weekly Business Roundup for Friday, September 14, 2007
Podcasts: Friday, September 14, 2007
Governor Strickland, Mayor Jackson and executives from Continental Airlines are set to make a big announcement today in Cleveland. Here's what they're expected to say: Cleveland Hopkins will undergo a $50 million expansion. In the process, 700 jobs will be created, and the airline will be adding new flights. At least, that's the gist of it. To help us piece together what this means for the airport - and for the region - Scott Roulston joins us. He's managing partner at Fairport Asset Management.
Reporters’ Roundtable: From Osaka to Akron
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Ohio's Lieutenant Governor is in Japan this week, leading academic and industry leaders as they pitch Japanese investors. Meanwhile, in Cleveland, the Mayor pushes legislators for more gun control and Council President Martin Sweeney faces allegations of sexual harassment. And in Summit County, Akron's Mayor secures his re-election and five deputies are indicted. It's our weekly regional news round up. Join us Thursday at nine.
Lost Wages in Two-Income Households
Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Working families in Northeast Ohio are losing income in households where two people work. That's according to a new Census report. ideastream's economics reporter Tasha Flournoy has more.
Legislators Present Energy Plan
Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Just a couple of weeks ago, Ohio's democratic Governor Ted Strickland unveiled his new energy policy. Now some democrats in the Ohio legislature have a plan of their own. Jo Ingles reports from Columbus.
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Ohio's Unemployed: Stories from the Line
As Ohio sinks deeper into the recession, more people are put on the unemployment line. These are their stories of struggle and survival. 2008
The Foreclosure Crisis
There are over 11,000 bank-owned houses in Cuyahoga County, and the number grows every day. Houses like this are dragging down local property values and hurting the bottom lines of some of the world’s largest financial institutions. During the week of May 19-23, 2008, ideastream®’s Mhari Saito talks to those wading through the mess left by the foreclosure crisis. 2008
Poverty in the City
50 years ago, Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood was a vibrant neighborhood, with shops and well-kept homes. But today, it is on the verge of a complete changeover: buildings sit in disrepair, shops are boarded up, kids become high school drop outs. What happened? What can happen now to turn this neighborhood back in the other direction? 2007
What Would Merging Mean?
Northeast Ohio's economy has drastically changed over the last decade. Municipal budgets have shrunk. Manufacturing jobs have declined and the urban core -- Cleveland -- is losing population. As leaders search for solutions, talk of regionalism has ignited conversations and ideas, including more collaboration among cities, even the possibility of merger between city and county government in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. ideastream explores that radical idea with reports and interviews on radio and TV. 2007
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Making Change is a series of radio, television and Internet products that will tackle that very question by concentrating on economic reinvention from the point of view of individual citizens. 2003-present
The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series
The KeyBank Small Non-profit Series is a sequence of discussions focusing on issues important to executives of small non-profit organizations and students of non-profit management. 2006-present
A Quiet Crisis
For three years this innovative multiple-media series focused the attention of Northeast Ohio on the region’s most serious challenge—an economic decline that was unraveling the “comeback” renaissance of the 90’s and threatening the vitality of the region. 2001-04
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