The state succeeded in getting a permanent injunction against Lake Township investment adviser and money manager Geoffrey Nehrenz and his businesses, accused of losing nearly $7.9 million from 19 investors.

JACKSON TWP.: Patrons have seen the Lazar’s Art Gallery and Creative Framing signs at the southeast corner of Hills and Dales Road and Woodlawn Avenue for decades.

A pipeline for transporting natural gas from shale drilling sites in eastern Ohio to Detroit and southern Ontario would run under more than 50 miles of Stark, Summit and Medina counties, according to a map the Beacon Journal has obtained from one of the government entities whose officials met with Spectra Energy about the proposal.

Akron Children’s Hospital is expanding its presence to the south.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, flush with shale money, could reduce assessments paid by 500,000 individual property owners from Akron to the Ohio River.

Signet Jewelers Ltd., parent of Akron-headquartered Sterling Jewelers, said Thursday that net income was up 11.3 percent for the first quarter, with healthy sales increases at the Kay and Jared jewelry store chains.

JACKSON TWP.: The Microtel Inn and Suites reopened on Friday after closing for nearly a full year because of a mulch fire.

Giant Eagle announced a bigger discount in its gasoline rewards program for a limited time beginning today.

A large pipeline proposed for transporting natural gas from eastern Ohio’s Utica shale through Detroit and into southern Ontario would run under several communities in the Akron-Canton area.

One big Timken bearings and steel company or two smaller ones?

When Christopher E. Remark was looking for a job in the financial field, he didn’t know health care would become his career.

JACKSON TWP.: Dr. Godwin Meniru is one busy guy.

COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court says the number of new mortgage foreclosures in the state was down in 2012 for the third consecutive year.