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Hart named one of nation’s top ad agencies by BtoB Magazine

Published: Saturday, March 31, 2012
BtoB Magazine has recently named Hart as one of the top advertising and marketing agencies in the country. The agency, located in Maumee, has been recognized as the best small agency in BtoB’s annual list of the top best agencies across the country for the eighth consecutive year. Hart is Northwest Ohio’s largest integrated marketing more»

City eyes using loan for other projects

Published: Thursday, March 29, 2012
After the collapse of plans to use a $10.2 million federal loan to fix up Toledo's downtown Berdan Building, city officials are now seeking to quadruple that money through a novel procedure that would put it toward a slew of other development projects. As part of the proposal to be considered by city council, the Bell administration would apply to the U.S. more»

Toledo solar firm evolving to meet market demands

Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Xunlight Corp.'s chief executive officer is out, a new plan of action is in, and the company is gearing up to launch its flexible solar panels on the commercial market. The company is transitioning out of the research-and-development stage and is working through a whirlwind of changes that hopefully will make it profitable, said Dennis Kebrdle, Xunlight's more»

Brookings Institution: Toledo economy improving

Published: Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Toledo Metropolitan Area is showing promising signs of economic improvement, according to a report released by the Brookings Institution, a think tank based in Washington D.C. The Export Nation report, released March 8, analyzes and documents the American growth rate of exported goods and services in 2010. The report states that U.S. export sales grew more»

Toledo-area's exports to double by 2015

Published: Thursday, March 8, 2012
A report that examines American exports since the start of the economic recovery says metro Toledo has one of the fastest-growing export markets in the nation. According to the Brookings Institution report, which is being released Thursday, the value of exports shipped out of metro Toledo increased 17 percent in 2009 and 2010. Among the nation's more»

DLZ announces opening of office in Toledo

Published: Monday, March 5, 2012
DLZ, a large architectural and engineering consulting firm, has announced plans to open an office in Downtown Toledo. DLZ has leased space on the sixth floor at One Seagate and is preparing the space for its Toledo office, according to Tom Sisley; senior vice president at DLZ who is responsible for opening the office. Sisley said they expect to open the more»

The joy of cookies

Published: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The cookie itself resembles a thin biscotti, though perhaps with more almonds. The story of how it came to be made spans a century, beginning in what was then called Palestine, weaving a musical route through Europe -- with a stop in England for love -- and then winding up in Maumee after a long interlude with the Toledo Symphony. At the beginning of the more»

Ohio tops nation in rate of wind-energy growth

Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
WASHINGTON -- With a 900 percent increase, Ohio was the state with the fastest rate of wind-energy growth in 2011, according to rankings by the American Wind Energy Association. A total of 101.5 megawatts was installed in 2011, up from almost nothing the year before. Although Ohio had the highest growth rate, it was not among the top 10 states. Texas and more»