Editorial: After long and hard bargaining, energy reform bill should work for Ohio, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 24, 2008
"Among the competing goods, bads and indifferents that legislators and the governor's office had to weigh, this bill represents a successful medium that sets a steady course for the future."

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Governor calls energy plan key to job growth, by Paula Schleis, Akron Beacon Journal, April 23. 2008

Lorain County's Innovation Fund awards $325,000 to four tech startups, by Shaheen Samavati, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 24, 2008
Lorain—The Lorain County Community College Foundation said Thursday that it will invest $325,000 in four Northeast Ohio technology startups through the second round of its Innovation Fund awards.

Cleveland Plus Living Web site to entice job candidates, by Paula Schleis, Akron Beacon Journal, April 24, 2008
Cleveland—Cleveland Plus, a nonprofit that promotes the Northeast Ohio region, launched Cleveland Plus Living, an Internet portal that could save recruiters, human-resource officers and real estate agents hours of time promoting Northeast Ohio to individual job candidates.

Governor, House speaker strike deal on energy bill, by Aaron Marshall, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 22, 2008
Columbus—Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted says he and Gov. Ted Strickland have reached agreement on an energy bill that will affect electric bills for years to come. The House is expected to vote on the bill early this afternoon.

Lorain County Port Authority approves $3.8 million loan to geothermal energy company, by Brad Dicken, Lorain Chronicle-Telegram, April 22, 2008
Elyria—The county Port Authority approved a $3.8 million loan Monday for a geothermal energy company that plans to set up shop in Lorain. Ray DiTomas, vice president of Global Green Technologies and Solutions, said the money will be used to purchase drilling equipment that the company will use to install geothermal heating and cooling systems around the nation.

Ohio tops Midwest in health care investment dollars, by Mary Vanac, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 21, 2008
Cleveland—Ohio snagged the most investment dollars in the Midwest for its health-care startups in the first quarter—$51.8 million. According to Bioenterprise's Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report, the Cleveland region alone logged $34.8 million.

11 NE Ohio companies make Fortune 500 list, by Zachary Lewis, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 21, 2008
Cleveland—Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Eaton Corp., Parker Hannifin Corp., Sherwin-Williams Co. and Timken Co.were the Northeast Ohio manufacturers on this year's Fortune 500 list. Among the Fortune 1,000 were Diebold, Lubrizol, NACCO Industries, RPM International, PolyOne, Lincoln Electric, Ferro, J.M. Smucker, Applied Industrial Technologies, A. Schulman and American Greetings.

Related story for Northwestern Ohio: Cooper Tire, Owens-Illinois, Andersons rise on Fortune 1,000; Dana, La-Z-Boy slip, Toledo Blade, April 22, 2008

Robots are stars of I-X materials handling show, by Frank Bentayou, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 21, 2008
Cleveland—A theme of the 2008 show and conference, which includes educational sessions on new material handling techniques, is energy- and resource-saving methods for the $156 billion-a-year American logistics industry.

American Axle strike forces GM to cut production, AP via Canton Repository, April 21, 2008
Detroit— General Motors Corp. says the eight-week strike at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. has forced it to cut production at two more factories. The strike has affected production at 30 GM factories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

New Schulman CEO shakes up top ranks, by Frank Esposito, Crains' Cleveland Business, April 21, 2008 (Subscription)
Green, Ohio—Joseph Gingo became Schulman's president and CEO at the start of the year and immediately announced a 100-day plan to improve the performance of the Akron-based company. In the process of bringing what Mr. Gingo has called “a sense of urgency” to the organization, its executive suite has received a makeover.

Technical skills essential: Speaker urges revamping of education system, by Marilyn Miller, Akron Beacon Journal, April 21, 2008
Akron—Ed Barlow, president of Creating the Future, Inc., told a gathering of Summit County business leaders last week that the only way to gain a competitive advantage is to be able to learn faster than your competition. Read more about Barlow's address to the conference called: "Preparing Summit County for a 21st Century Economy: Strategies for Wealth Creation."

Timken opens two more plants in Asia, by G. Patrick Kelley, Canton Repository, April 19, 2008
Canton—The Timken Co. announced it will add an industrial bearing manufacturing plant in Chennai, India, and an aerospace and precision products facility in Chengdu, China, giving it a total of seven manufacturing plants in Asia.

Opinion: So who’s protecting manufacturing? by Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post via Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 18, 2008
Washington—The writer, a Washington Post columnist, blames Democratic members of Congress for their "perverse" decision to set aside, possibly indefinitely, the free trade agreement the Bush administration negotiated with Columbia.