Author: Dan Sewell
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Armor company BAE Systems cuts 180 jobs
CINCINNATI — A company that puts protective armor on vehicles said it Tuesday cut an additional 180 jobs in southwest Ohio. BAE Systems blames the rough economy and reduced military contract work for the layoffs of full-time workers at its plant near the northern Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield. They follow two rounds in March that…
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College project teaches gardening, preserving in hard-hit community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WILMINGTON, Ohio • Many of the new gardeners didn’t know how to grow vegetables, and weren’t sure what to do with them once they did.They learned, though, as part of a project by a local…
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College project teaches gardening, preserving in hard-hit community
WILMINGTON, Ohio • Many of the new gardeners didn’t know how to grow vegetables, and weren’t sure what to do with them once they did.They learned, though, as part of a project by a local college to help a community hard-hit by the recession grow some of its own food.Wilmington College provided the 20 plots…
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Outsourced work, in-home workers
CINCINNATI • An operator is standing by – at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees by letting them work from their homes. Using Internet telephone technology, the operators are able to answer questions and hear out complaints as if they…
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The New Frugality: Americans return to thriftiness
Frugality is making a comeback.Fearful that economic conditions could get worse and stay that way, Americans are showing an enthusiasm for thriftiness not seen in decades.This behavioral shift isn’t simply about spending less. The New Frugality emphasizes stretching every dollar. It means bypassing the fashion mall for the discount chain store, buying secondhand clothes and…
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How about a ‘staycation’?
WEST CHESTER, OHIO – Jenny Schwarz’s shopping cart was loaded – a plug-in cooler, new cushions for her outdoor furniture, toys for the backyard pool. All things good to have for a “staycation.”That’s what you call a vacation spent at or near home, and with gas prices still climbing in a belt-tightening economy, the Schwarzes…