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Gas prices hit all-time high in state COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio gasoline prices hit a record high today. Regular-grade gas is now averaging $3.66 a gallon in Ohio, according to the Daily Fuel Gauge Report from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service....  Read Story.

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. will offer buyouts to about 1,300 workers at assembly plants in Chicago and Louisville, Ky., as part of the automaker's plan to adjust capacity with demand for its vehicles, a spokesman said Friday. The buyouts will affect about...  Read Story.

By JARED ORZOLEK orzolek@crescent-news.com NAPOLEON -- An award-winning Napoleon ice sculpture business has moved to a new location at 1328 Woodlawn Ave. Ice Creations, owned and operated by Chad Hartson of Napoleon, constructs and ships ice sculptures...  Read Story.

By SARAH A. WEBSTER Detroit Free Press DEARBORN, Mich. -- Last fall, Tom Colaluca, a nimble 40-year-old auto worker, climbed high atop a scaffolding in the old Dearborn Glass Plant, one of the many...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market hasn't been kind to investors in recent months, and that could be taking a toll on the Section 529 college savings accounts...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- With legions of baby boomers set to retire in the next few years, mutual fund companies are scrambling to find answers to a critical question: What's the best way for those newly...  Read Story.

Macy's put solar panels on some store roofs, is working to cut energy use, recycling more and generally trying to "green up." But the department store...  Read Story.

BRYAN -- The North Western Electric Trust board of directors recently awarded $8,700 to nine community groups and three individuals. North Western Electric Cooperative members...  Read Story.

ARCHBOLD -- The 2008 5 for 5 Business Education Series is presented by the NW Ohio 5 Collaborative, which includes Northwest State Community College, the Northwest Ohio SCORE chapter, the local SBDC office and Six Disciplines Northwest Ohio. The NW...  Read Story.

Pack Rat's Pawn Shop owners Rod and Casey Derrow have recently expanded their 2-year-old business to include the sale of automobiles, campers and log cabins. The Derrow's also added a large storage building and razed two houses in front of the pawn shop...  Read Story.

La Mia Sicily, Mediterranean Cuisine, opened Monday at 1105 Ralston Ave. The restaurant, owned by Elizabeth and Tomas Lopez, specializes in spaghetti and meatballs, stuffed red peppers, Italian sausage and seafood dishes. La Mia Sicily is open...  Read Story.

You've had a couple days to catch your breath since the mad dash to file your taxes last week. But you probably had...  Read Story.

Chrysler CEO says alliances are key to automaker's future DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler LLC's chairman and CEO said Thursday night that deals like one announced last week expanding the automaker's car and truck-building alliance with Nissan Motor Co. are key...  Read Story.

Scaling Back the Summer Vacation BOSTON (AP) -- Dena Feldstein Brody sketched out an $8,000 budget for a 12-day family vacation this summer in England, France and Spain. But those plans were two years ago. Since then, the dollar has plummeted and air...  Read Story.

Cooperative members gather for North Western Electric's annual meeting Electric rates may be going up, according to North Western Electric Cooperative Inc. president Dennis Astley, who gave an update of services April 5 during the cooperative's annual...  Read Story.

Lapeer Industries booms big thanks to US wars By SALLY YORK The Flint Journal LAPEER, Mich. -- As local businesses struggle to stay afloat, Lapeer Industries is booming big -- thanks in large part to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Revenues are...  Read Story.

It is never too early to begin planning for retirement By TIM GRANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Despite their best efforts to save, sacrifice and limit their living expenses, retirees often live out their golden years with a fear of running out of money....  Read Story.

DumDums featured on Food Network's 'Unwrapped' BRYAN -- Crews from Food Network's series "Unwrapped" were in town in mid-December for an education in Dum Dums. The show will feature a behind-the-scene look at how the Dum Dum Pop is made, and will be...  Read Story.

Andrew Douse of Nature's Way Landscaping has recently met the requirements to obtain status as an Ohio Certified Nursery Technician - Landscape. A person must successfully pass a 170 question examination prepared by members of the Ohio State University...  Read Story.

Hackers attack search engines, invading web-user computers By DEBORAH GAGE San Francisco Chronicle Hackers have turned their attention to search engines in the latest attempt to invade the computers of unsuspecting web users. In the past few weeks,...  Read Story.