Updated 18 minutes ago
Compromise sought over patio
Perrysburg residents will have another chance to speak up about whether the outdoor patio at the new 5th Street Pub restaurant will reopen.

Updated 19 minutes ago
OC plans for new $130M plant
Owens Corning is planning to build a $130 million facility to expand its nonwovens business, the company announced Wednesday.

Updated 19 minutes ago
Report takes aim at subsidies
Giant subsidy packages awarded by states and local governments in order to attract businesses or keep them from leaving have been growing steadily in size and occurring more frequently since 2008, according to a Washington, D.C.-based policy think tank.

Updated 20 minutes ago
La-Z-Boy begins work on HQ
MONROE — La-Z-Boy Inc. will break ground today in Monroe on its $57 million world headquarters. The new facility will be located on a 120-acre block of land it acquired from the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Updated 21 minutes ago
Towering task for FirstEnergy
Gordon Winfree of Winco Inc., piloting the helicopter, rigs rope onto a block on a FirstEnergy tower near Fremont in rural Sandusky County.

Published 6 hours ago
GM breaks ground on China Cadillac factory
SHANGHAI, China — General Motors Co. executives broke ground for a Cadillac factory in China on Wednesday to target luxury buyers in the world’s biggest auto market, though they said the segment would grow slower than expected this year.

Published 13 hours ago
Car quality hurt by tech glitches
DETROIT — Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they’re not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.

Published 13 hours ago
Stocks slide after Fed statement
NEW YORK — Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge bond-buying program later this year and end it by the middle of 2014.

Updated 15 hours ago
Fed to keep bond-buying pace
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it’s moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.

Updated 16 hours ago
Stocks fall on Wall Street
NEW YORK  — Stocks are falling after the Federal Reserve gave a slightly more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, which investors took as a hint that the bank was nearer to a decision to reduce its economic stimulus program.