http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:09 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008 Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:21:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005 BOISE, Idaho — When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task. Palina Louangketh shops at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Palina Louangketh shops at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Cashier Bailey Hughes rings up groceries at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Shelves are filled with soup bases and other ingredients at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014 TORONTO — Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist, took a leap in the 1980s — leaving a well-funded post at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a little-studied area of machine learning research at the University of Toronto. An aerial view of Toronto on May 27. Toronto has become a hub for AI development in recent years, with tech giants including Nvidia, Meta, and Google opening offices or research labs in the city to benefit from local talent. Geoffrey Hinton interviewed by CNN's Clare Duffy in Toronto. Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst. Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst, and Radical Ventures co-founder Jordan Jacobs and Geoffrey Hinton. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:25:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067 When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. Simon scrolls through messages with the scammer on his phone June 17 at his home in southeastern New York. A portrait of Simon, who was targeted by a scammer that stole $800,000 from his retirement savings and asked not to be identified by his full name because he's too ashamed to tell most of his family about the crime, and a screenshot of a text message exchange with his scammer, are seen in this single long exposure photograph June 17 at his home in southeastern New York. Simon, who was targeted by a scammer that stole $800,000 from his retirement savings and asked not to be identified by his full name because he's too ashamed to tell most of his family about the crime. Debra Fox, who had $58,000 stolen from her in a romance scam, is photographed at her home May 12 in Arvada, Colo. Debra Fox, who had $58,000 stolen from her in a romance scam, looks at a message on her phone that her scammer sent as she sits at home May 13 in Arvada, Colo. Debra Fox goes for a walk outside her apartment complex May 13 in Arvada, Colo. A text message from a scammer who stole $575,000 from Brian Glick is displayed on Mr. Glick's phone as he poses for a portrait at his home June 25, 2025, in Ballston Lake, N.Y. A copy of a wire transfer is seen as Alice Lin, who fought back to recover some of the $720,000 she and her late husband had saved over their lifetime which was stolen by an online scammer, sits on her couch at home May 10 in Alhambra, Calif. Alice Lin, center, who fought back to recover some of the $720,000 she and her late husband had saved over their lifetime which was stolen by an online scammer, rests for a moment while working in her rose garden May 9 in Alhambra, Calif. Brian Glick, who is fighting to recover the $575,000 stolen from him by a scammer online, joins a group call with other scam victims at his home where he also produces a podcast on the subject June 25 in Ballston Lake, N.Y. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:12:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044 Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership. It was 1989, and the car was a Ford Crown Victoria. A customer looks at vehicles for sale at an AutoNation Toyota dealership in Hayward, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:12:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005 If you have a fixed sum of money to invest every month or every year, which investment account type gives you the biggest bang for your buck? https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:26:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091 There’s still time to earn recognition as a Top Workplace in the Toledo metro area. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:41:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 DANVILLE, Ky. — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, who suffers from the tick bite allergy known as alpha gal syndrome, pets an ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. This photo taken with a smartphone shows an adult ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. Cuts of grilled ostrich meat on a plate in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, an alpha gal syndrome sufferer, prepares ostrich meat with farm owner W.D. King in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Alpha Roost Farms owner W.D. King holds a young ostrich in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 BENGALURU, India — When India’s power demand surged at the height of summer, the country struggled to meet evening needs as air conditioners ran longer amid hotter nights. Despite this demand, some renewable energy providers were told to limit their output because the country had more clean electricity available than its grid could safely handle. Team leader K. Sridhar, center, closes the doors after a routine check of lithium-ion batteries of 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system in Thiruvallur District, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, on July16, 2024. Workers walk through a swamp to install electric transmission towers for the Adani Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district, near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. Workers install solar panels at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park in the salt desert of Karim Shahi village, near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. A motorcyclist ride past wind turbines, an Adani Group project, near Sadla village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat state, India, on March 20, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:11:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004 Sydney Webb scrimped and saved to pay for an eight-week certified nursing assistant program at a North Carolina community college. Nursing student Maribel Gonzalez Guzman checks a patient manikin in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Instructor Renee McFatridge, center back, directs nursing students in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Nursing Instructor Sherry Troop, back left, speaks to nursing students in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Nursing student Persis Coleman checks a manikin in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Manikins lay in hospital beds in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006 If you’re looking to reduce your gas bills but buying an electric vehicle just isn’t for you, the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid or 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid might be a smart solution. The plug-in hybrid 2026 Hyundai Tucson. The plug-in hybrid 2026 Royota Rav4. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008 WASHINGTON — Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference Aug. 24 at the Treasury Department in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/04/gloria-steinem-lived-to-see-backlash-against-feminism/stories/20260904079 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/04/gloria-steinem-lived-to-see-backlash-against-feminism/stories/20260904079#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:07:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/04/gloria-steinem-lived-to-see-backlash-against-feminism/stories/20260904079 It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. Gloria Steinem of the National Organization for Women attends an Equal Rights Amendment rally outside the White House on July 4, 1981, in Washington. Leading supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment march in Washington on July 9, 1978, urging Congress to extend the time for ratification of the ERA. From left are: Gloria Steinem; Dick Gregory; Betty Friedan; Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D., N.Y.), partially obscured; Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.); and Rep. Margaret Heckler (R., Mass.). The women at far left and right are unidentified. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/04/us-diesel-prices-hit-a-record-high-of-5-85-on-average-as-the-iran-war-disrupts-the-flow-of-fuel/stories/20260904073 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/04/us-diesel-prices-hit-a-record-high-of-5-85-on-average-as-the-iran-war-disrupts-the-flow-of-fuel/stories/20260904073#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:37:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/04/us-diesel-prices-hit-a-record-high-of-5-85-on-average-as-the-iran-war-disrupts-the-flow-of-fuel/stories/20260904073 CHICAGO — Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. A nozzle pumps diesel into the fuel tank of bus in Orange, Calif., April 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/04/orthotics-custom-blend-old-methods-new-technology/stories/20260819094 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/04/orthotics-custom-blend-old-methods-new-technology/stories/20260819094#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:38:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/04/orthotics-custom-blend-old-methods-new-technology/stories/20260819094 Kimberly Carlson’s career as a podiatrist has been marked by adapting to change. Dr. Ryan Kish, a podiatrist, shows custom orthotics at Podiatric Associates of Northwest Ohio in Maumee on Aug. 26. Dr. Kimberly Carlson demonstrates how to scan a foot for shoe inserts at TDP Orthotics in Toledo on Aug. 24. Dr. Kimberly Carlson holds orthotic shoe inserts she scanned and had 3D-printed at TDP Orthotics in Toledo on Aug. 24. Dr. Kimberly Carlson demonstrates how to scan a foot. Zachary Ostrowski, owner of the local Foot Solutions franchise, helps a customer with their shoes in Toledo on Aug. 25. Zachary Ostrowski shapes an orthotic in Toledo on Aug. 25. Zachary Ostrowski in his Foot Solutions store in Toledo on Aug. 25. Dr. Ryan Kish, a podiatrist, at Podiatric Associates of Northwest Ohio in Maumee on Aug. 26. Custom orthotics at Podiatric Associates of Northwest Ohio in Maumee on Aug. 26. Dr. Ryan Kish, a podiatrist, shows custom orthotics at Podiatric Associates of Northwest Ohio in Maumee on Aug. 26. Podiatric Associates of Northwest Ohio in Maumee on Aug. 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/04/toledo-zoo-downtown-watering-hole-creamery/stories/20260902105 A new kind of “watering hole” has come to downtown Toledo. The Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A strawberry milkshake, strawberry shortcake sundae, and strawberry spinach salad at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. An ice cream flight at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. People eat lunch inside the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A menu at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Eric Laipply scoops ice cream at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Kylie Leffel sits inside the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. Karina Solis and Tori Ernst-Loughner enjoy ice cream and a salad at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo Watering Hole Creamery. Eric Laipply makes a strawberry milkshake at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. A strawberry milkshake and strawberry shortcake sundae at the Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. The Watering Hole Creamery inside Doc Martin’s Remedy Shoppe and Apothecary in downtown Toledo on Sept. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/epa-proposal-could-leave-the-public-in-the-dark-on-data-center-plans/stories/20260903092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/epa-proposal-could-leave-the-public-in-the-dark-on-data-center-plans/stories/20260903092#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:10:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/epa-proposal-could-leave-the-public-in-the-dark-on-data-center-plans/stories/20260903092 WASHINGTON — A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape. Protesters hold signs in opposition of the Project Jupiter data center during a demonstration outside a state office in Santa Fe, N.M. on Aug. 21. Cars drive past data centers, July 16, 2023, in Ashburn, Va. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/judge-orders-changes-to-google-s-digital-ads-business-but-spares-it-from-a-breakup/stories/20260903100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/judge-orders-changes-to-google-s-digital-ads-business-but-spares-it-from-a-breakup/stories/20260903100#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:44:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/03/judge-orders-changes-to-google-s-digital-ads-business-but-spares-it-from-a-breakup/stories/20260903100 A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup sought by the U.S. government. A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/03/unemployment-claims-tick-up-to-206-000-but-remain-at-historically-low-levels/stories/20260903094 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/03/unemployment-claims-tick-up-to-206-000-but-remain-at-historically-low-levels/stories/20260903094#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:56:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/03/unemployment-claims-tick-up-to-206-000-but-remain-at-historically-low-levels/stories/20260903094 WASHINGTON — More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels. Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., April 15. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/02/utoledo-federal-credit-union-cuts-ribbon-for-new-south-toledo-branch/stories/20260902096 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/02/utoledo-federal-credit-union-cuts-ribbon-for-new-south-toledo-branch/stories/20260902096#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:33:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/02/utoledo-federal-credit-union-cuts-ribbon-for-new-south-toledo-branch/stories/20260902096 The University of Toledo Federal Credit Union added a financial resource for University of Toledo students, alumni, faculty, and their families on Wednesday. Jeff Lonsbrough, left, of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks next to Thomas Trimble, board chairman of the UToledo Federal Credit Union. Local, university, and credit union officials cut the ribbon in celebration of the new UToledo Federal Credit Union branch in South Toledo.