This week's earnings reports:

• Goodyear reports net income of $28 million on sales of $4.5 billion for second quarter, Akron Beacon Journal, July 30, 2010
  
• Strong demand drives rebound for Timken Co., Akron Beacon Journal, July 30, 2010
  
• Diebold earnings slip as sales drop, Akron Beacon Journal, July 30, 2010
  
• Brush Engineered Materials reports big improvement in second-quarter results, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 30, 2010
  
• Dana, Libbey show higher returns for 2nd quarter, Toledo Blade, July 30, 2010
  
• First Solar profit slips but beats expectations, Toledo Blade, July 30, 2010
  
• Auto parts maker Stoneridge Inc shows profit gains, Warren Tribune-Chronicle, July 30, 2010
  
• Diebold starts review of Russian subsidiary, post lower second-quarter profit, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• Timken reports $85.6 million profit in second quarter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
• Cliffs Natural Resources has record sales in second quarter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• Chart Industries' profit falls in second quarter on lower sales, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• Lubrizol raises 2010 earnings outlook as profit soars 85 percent in first half, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• GrafTech International of Parma reports robust sales and profits, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• Goodyear clears $28 million profit as second-quarter sales rise, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 29, 2010
  
• Timken Co. reports second-quarter profit vs. year-ago loss, raises 2010 guidance, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 29, 2010
  
• Diebold Inc. reports small decrease in second-quarter profits, narrows 2010 guidance, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 29, 2010
  
• Owens-Illinois profits down to $141 million in 2nd quarter, Toledo Blade, July 29, 2010
  
• Keithley Instruments posts $5.6 million third-quarter profit, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 28, 2010
• Keithley Instruments Inc. reports third-quarter profit vs. year-ago loss, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 28, 2010
• Cooper Tire restates ’09, quarter earnings, Toledo Blade, July 28, 2010
  

• Lincoln Electric's profit doubles in second quarter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 27, 2010
  
• Ferro Corp. posts second-quarter profit, raises outlook for full year, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 27, 2010
  
• Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. sees second-quarter earnings more than double, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 27, 2010
  
• Park-Ohio's profit flat in second quarter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 27, 2010
  
• Ferro Corp. posts second-quarter profit on surge in sales, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 27, 2010
  
• RPM of Medina says 4th-quarter income jumped 54%, by Shaheen Samavati, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 26, 2010
• RPM International Inc. reports big increase in fourth-quarter earnings, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
  

GOJO chairman to speak Aug. 19, Akron Beacon Journal, July 29, 2010
Akron—The Akron Roundtable announced that GOJO Industries Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Kanfer will be its monthly speaker at noon Thursday, Aug. 19, at Quaker Station.

Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in U.S., mostly Avalons, AP via Toledo Blade, July 29, 2010
Tokyo—Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents have been reported, the automaker said Thursday.

Bridgestone Americas tech center brings 60 jobs to Akron, WCPN IdeaStream, July 29, 2010
Akron—The Involta company of Iowa enters Akron as a supporting arm of the new Bridgestone Americas tech center in an area long considered blighted, and largely bypassed by business.

Economic activity steady in Cleveland region, but recovery slow, Fed survey finds, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 28, 2010
Washington—The pace of economic activity has slowed or held steady in Cleveland and other parts of the country, revealing a choppy path back to health.

GM Lordstown manager John Donahoe retiring, by Larry Ringler, Warren Tribune-Chronicle, July 28, 2010
Lordstown, Ohio—Bob Parcell, manager of GM's Bowling Green, Ky., plant that makes the Chevrolet Corvette sports cars, as of Sunday will take the Lordstown top job from John Donahoe, 58, who has decided to retire effective Oct. 1 after 33 years with the automaker, the last five at Lordstown.

• Donahoe to retire as plant manager, by Ashley Luthern, Youngstown Vindicator, July 28, 2010

Pact clears path for business in China, by Dan O'Brien, Youngstown Business Journal, July 28, 2010
Youngstown, Ohio—What community leaders call a "safe roadmap" to doing business in China became official Tuesday, as a delegation of Chinese dignitaries from Shandong Province signed a memorandum of understanding with the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber that pledges cooperation and business development for both areas.

Ryan, Valley score big in defense bill, by Dan O'Brien, Youngstown Business Journal, July 28, 2010
Youngstown, Ohio—U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan says his recent appointment to the U.S. House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee is already starting to pay off. Ryan announced Tuesday that the fiscal 2011 defense-spending bill includes $37.5 million for projects in the 17th District, $17.5 million of which is earmarked for research and development efforts in the Mahoning Valley.

• Defense proposal has $18M for Valley, by Elise Franco, Youngstown Vindicator, July 28, 2010

GM driving toward big sales boost, TrueCar.com via Youngstown Business Journal, July 28, 2010
Santa Monica, Calif.—Industry-wide, sales of light vehicles (including fleet) are expected to reach 1,041,543 units in July, up 6% from this time last year and nearly 5% from June on an unadjusted basis. This translates into a seasonally adjusted annual sales level of 11.8 million new cars.

Durable goods orders fall 1 percent in June, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 28, 2010
Washington—Demand for durable goods dropped 1 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted $190.5 billion, the Commerce Department said today. It was the second straight monthly decline and the largest drop since August 2009.

State manufacturing group sees silver lining, by Rick Jackson, WCPN IdeaStream, July 27, 2010
Columbus—The Ohio Manufacturing Association’s 2010 report; “Ohio Manufacturing Counts”, ranks the state third in the U.S. for manufacturing employment --- that despite a drop to just 614-thousand manufacturing jobs statewide.

$150 million overhaul at NASA Plum Brook readies Ohio to lead space testing, by John Mangels, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 27, 2010
Perkins Township, Ohio—Even if lawmakers decide to scrap Constellation, NASA still will need enhanced testing capabilities for future spacecraft. The center and area economic officials also are working to expand Plum Brook's clientele to include start-up commercial rocket-makers, satellite manufacturers and other paying customers.

Nanomedicine to be discussed Oct. 18-19, Akron Beacon Journal, July 27, 2010
—Researchers, clinicians, business professionals, investors and others will share information about nanomedicine in clinical practice at the 2010 Cleveland NanoMedicine Summit this fall.

Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals Inc. raises $3.1 million in capital, by Chuck Soder, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 27, 2010
Beachwood, Ohio—Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Beachwood has raised $3.1 million to finish a clinical study of a technology it is developing to reduce infections caused by catheters.

Bird Technologies Group acquires X-Com Systems, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 27, 2010
Solon, Ohio—Bird said X-Com was founded in 1994 and makes radio frequency (RF) test equipment, deployable RF signal sources and military digital communications equipment, primarily sold to the U. S. Department of Defense and other government agencies.

GM to sell Volt electric car for $40,000, Bloomberg News via Toledo Blade, July 27, 2010
Detroit—Initially, the Volt will be sold this year in parts of Texas, New York, and California and in the District of Columbia. Next year, GM is to build 10,000 of the cars, which run on all-electric drive for 40 miles before a gasoline engine recharges the battery.

• GM to sell Volt for $41,000, lease for $350 a month, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 27, 2010
  

Area projects receive job-creation tax credits, Toledo Blade, July 27, 2010
Toledo—The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved job-creation tax credits for an expanding Perrysburg glass firm (Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.) and a Cleveland firm (Ruralogic Inc) seeking to open domestic information technology centers to repatriate formerly outsourced work.

452 jobs hinge on expansion: $1.3 million tax credit allows Clovervale Farms to create positions, by Richard Payerchin, Lorain Morning Journal, July 27, 2010
Amherst, Ohio—Food processor Pierre Foods Inc., which operates Clovervale Farms in Amherst, will add 452 jobs as part of a three-year expansion at the local facility. The company produces a variety of fully cooked frozen sandwiches, bakery items, pastas, fruit cups and peanut butter products for restaurants, grocery stores, vending machines, schools, the military, convenience stores and hospitals.

Prestolite Performance buys QuickTime Inc., Crain's Cleveland Business, July 27, 2010
Cleveland—Cleveland-based Prestolite Performance, a maker of high-performance auto parts under brand names such as Hayes and Mr. Gasket, has acquired QuickTime Inc. of Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Eaton Corp. to provide The Greenbrier resort with energy-efficiency equipment, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
Cleveland—Eaton Corp. said The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., has selected the diversified manufacturer as its exclusive supplier of power management technology.

NE Ohio health care companies reap $36.7M in venture investments in first half of 2010, by Chuck Soder, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
Cleveland—Health care companies in Northeast Ohio attracted more venture capital dollars during the first half of 2010 than they did during the like period last year, but not nearly enough to rival money raised in 2008 or 2007, according to BioEnterprise Corp.'s Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report.

Manufacturing jobs still prevalent in Ohio, by Katie Byard, Akron Beacon Journal, July 26, 2010
Akron—The Ohio Manufacturers' Association has published its 2010 Ohio Manufacturing Counts report, stressing the importance of the industry in the Buckeye State. Download the complete, 42-page report (PDF, 1.3M).

Steris foes eye piece of market, by Chuck Soder, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
Cleveland—Steris and its competitors have to build enough devices to replace what Steris estimates is 10,000 to 20,000 System 1 machines still in use. Steris expects to be able to build 4,000 to 6,000 System IE machines before its fiscal year ends on March 31. (Subscription)

Auto suppliers upbeat, but remain cautious, by Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
Cleveland—There are fewer auto industry suppliers around today than at the start of the recession — allowing many survivors to pick up new business — and many of those left standing now are optimistic. (Subscription)

Side dishes steaming, by Kathy Ames Carr, Crain's Cleveland Business, July 26, 2010
Macedonia, Ohio—Claude Booker, founder and president of Macedonia-based Simply Southern Sides, has grown the business of making pre-cooked Southern side dishes into a $3.8 million operation since its founding in 2007. (Subscription)

Brookings report: Toledo ranks in top 10 for goods sent abroad, by Larry P. Vellequette, Toledo Blade, July 26, 2010
Toledo—The Brookings Institution report, called "Export Nation: How U.S. Metros Lead National Export Growth," says 15.8 percent of the four-county Toledo area's gross metropolitan product that is sent to other nations is eighth highest among large cities in the United States.

More electric-car chargers needed, AP via Youngstown Vindicator, July 26, 2010
New York—Public and privately funded chargers are going up in places such as rest stops, hotels and McDonald’s and Starbucks. Still, even the most-optimistic estimates put the number of public charging stations at 16,000 by 2012, tiny compared with the 117,000 gas stations on American roads.

Siemens provides additional technology to Chrysler, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 26, 2010
Plano, Texas— Siemens AG's automation software division said Monday it has agreed to provide technology for product design and development to Chrysler Group LLC.

Kraft to increase amount of whole grains in crackers, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 26, 2010
Portland, Ore.—Kraft Foods Inc. says it will more than double the amount of whole grain in many of its Nabisco crackers, becoming the latest food maker to respond to consumer and health advocates' demands for improved nutrition from packaged foods.

Ford introduces a more fuel-efficient Explorer, AP via Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 26, 2010
Dearborn, Mich.—The new Explorer has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, which has the power of a V-6 -- 237 horsepower -- with better fuel economy.

'Lean' concept gets everybody involved: Talk with the Boss, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 25, 2010
Parma, Ohio—GrafTech International Chairman and CEO Craig Shular has put the Parma-based global company on a "lean journey," adopting the concepts of lean manufacturing made famous by Toyota.

At YBI, they share wealth of knowledge, by Grace Wyler, Youngstown Vindicator, July 25, 2010
Youngstown, Ohio—As the national media spotlight continues to shine on downtown’s emerging high-tech cluster, the success of the Youngstown Business Incubator has caught the attention of three longtime industry professionals eager to be a part of the city’s changing business landscape.

Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown share grant to test job-training methods, by Patrick O'Donnell, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 24, 2010
Cleveland—Job-training efforts around Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown will get a $3.6 million boost from both the federal government and New York donors to test the success of a New York City pilot program.

Toledo firm to offer rehab devices by fall, by Julie M. McKinnon, Toledo Blade, July 24, 2010
Toledo—Turning Point LLC is working with Toledo's Lockrey Manufacturing to build the machines, which will be outfitted with electronics from Pinnacle Technology Group Inc. of Toledo. Turning Point has received $500,000 from the Regional Growth Partnership and nearly $500,000 from the University of Toledo Innovation Enterprises program.

Chamber, Chinese province sign 5-year trade agreement, Youngstown Vindicator, July 24, 2010
Youngstown, Ohio—The Youngstown/ Warren Regional Chamber will sign a memorandum of understanding with the international trade group of China’s Shandong Province, the chamber announced Friday.