GM reshuffles U.S. product plans, by John D. Stoll and Sharon Terlep, Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2008 (Subscription)
Detroit—General Motors Corp. has suspended plans to build a small, seven-seat crossover wagon for its Chevrolet brand in North America and instead plans to bring another small car to the U.S. from Asia.

Eaton Corp. favors Chagrin Highlands corporate park over Flats for new headquarters, by Michelle Jarboe, Henry J. Gomez and Tom Breckenridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 18, 2008
Cleveland—Eaton Corp. told employees Wednesday that the Chagrin Highlands corporate park is the leading choice for the company's new headquarters. The news followed months of speculation about wrangling between the city, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority and Eaton over the price of lakefront land, changes in city tax policies and incentives to keep the company here, among other issues.

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State's sweetened offer not enough to keep Eaton in Cleveland, by Tom Breckenridge and Michelle Jarboe, Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 18, 2008
Cleveland—In a City Hall interview, Mayor Frank Jackson said the city and the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, which owns the nine acres in the Flats Eaton had been considering for its new headquarters, had done their best to cater to Eaton's needs. It now appears that Eaton will choose to build its new campus-style headquarters at Chagrin Highlands in Beachwood.

Jackson: City did all it could to keep Eaton HQ, by Jay Miller, Crain's Cleveland Business, September 18, 2008 (Subscription)

Editorial: Cleveland can't let Eaton Corp. go quietly, Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 18, 2008
Cleveland—If Cleveland's largest Fortune 500 company is allowed to flee downtown, it will make a significant statement about this city's leadership

Tech center is still in the works; Bridgestone Firestone working on the details, by Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, September 17, 2008
Akron—Mark Emkes, chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas, said negotiations to finalize the deal to build Bridgestone Firestone's technical center are moving along.

GM unveils Volt on 100th anniversary, by Tom Krisher, AP via Canton Repository, September 17, 2008
Detroit—General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner unveiled the automaker's long-awaited electric car Tuesday and said the turmoil in U.S. financial markets should not affect government loan guarantees that would help the auto industry develop high-tech cars.

Related story: GM says batteries for Volt might not be U.S. produced, by Sholnn Freeman, Washington Post, September 17, 2008

Bridgestone Americas CEO champions the greening of the tire industry, by Frank Bentayou, Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 16, 2008
Akron—Mark Emkes, chairman and chief executive of Bridgestone Americas, told an international conference of tire professionals that a major role for Bridgestone Firestone's planned $60 million Akron Technical Center will be to advance the tire maker's environmental focus.

Small firms see financing harder to get, by Simona Covel, Kelly K. Spors and Raymund Flandez, Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2008 (Subscription)
New York—As Wall Street quaked Monday, small and midsize businesses prepared to feel the aftershocks in the form of tighter credit and tougher borrowing standards.

NTMA and PMA merge federal government advocacy programs, Precision Metalforming Association, September 16, 2008
Cleveland—The Precision Metalforming Association and the National Tooling and Machining Association announced today that they are combining their federal government advocacy programs to promote U.S. government policies that will ensure a strong manufacturing sector in the United States. Together, industries represented by PMA and NTMA employ nearly 1 million and have combined sales in excess of $130 billion.

NorTech seeks award nominees, Akron Beacon Journal, September 16, 2008
Cleveland—NorTech, Northeast Ohio's technology coalition, is seeking nominations for its 2009 Innovation Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Oct. 24.

Waltco invests locally, by Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, September 15, 2008
Tallmadge, Ohio—Waltco Hydraulic Liftgates recently decided to close a smaller manufacturing operation in Gardena, Calif., south of Los Angeles, and consolidate those operations into its headquarters and factory complex off Northeast Avenue.

Goodyear complex coming together, by Jim Mackinnon, Akron Beacon Journal, September 14, 2008
Akron—The Beacon Journal reviews the progress Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Industrial Realty Group have made in developing Goodyear's new global headquarters in East Akron. The various private and public entities involved are expected to close deals later this year on the $900 million complex, which will be called Akron Riverwalk.

North Ridgeville company moves work from Mexico, creating 20 jobs, by Teresa Dixon Murray, Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 12, 2008
North Ridgeville, Ohio—Beckett Gas Inc. plans to hire about 20 workers to replace 30 people in Monterrey, Mexico who worked for a division that Beckett just bought from an Italian company. The new division manufactures burners that burn gas in a different way that can be environmentally friendly.

Delphi warned to stop losses or shut plants, by Don Shilling, Youngstown Vindicator, September 12, 2008
New York—Two major creditors say Delphi Corp. should shut down its North American operations if it can’t stop losing money. In other news, the Associated Press said Delphi has until today to transfer its pension plans for hourly workers to its former parent, General Motors Corp.