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Big SUV comparison: Ford Expedition vs. GMC Yukon

Let’s say you need a vehicle with room for more than five passengers, a large cargo area, and the ability to pull a heavy trailer. A full-size three-row SUV should work well, but which one? The most significant news this year is the redesigned Ford Expedition. Ford has given its biggest ...

BRITE names Davis new CEO

Staff report BRITE Energy Innovators, a nationwide energy-tech business based in Warren, announced Thursday the appointment of Jade Davis as its new chief executive officer. In its news release, BRITE called Davis one of Ohio’s leading public affairs and energy executives. Davis ...

Initial unemployment claims rise slightly

Staff report Ohioans filed 6,117 initial unemployment claims for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported this week. That number was 654 more than the previous week. Ohioans filed 40,651 continued unemployment claims last week, an increase of 259 ...

Peloton recalls nearly 878,000 exercise bikes

NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is recalling nearly 878,000 of its exercise bikes across the U.S. and Canada because the products’ seat posts can break during use, posing fall hazards. According to notices published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada on Thursday, the ...

Key executive convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase nets 5 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at a startup company that eased the process for college students applying for financial aid was sentenced Wednesday to over five years in prison for cheating JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million acquisition of the company four years ago. The Manhattan federal ...

Boardman Movies 8 announces upcoming closure

A discounted movie theater in Boardman will end operations Jan. 1. Paige DeCiancio, co-owner of Movies 8, made the announcement Wednesday on social media. “It’s not easy to walk away from this place, and it’s the last thing that we wanted,” she said. “But sometimes good things ...