Athersys May Move Amid Ohio Funding Push
Ohio biotech firm Athersys Inc may relocate to cities including Minneapolis St Paul or Phoenix unless regional and state officials raise funds. The company seeks 100 million for expansion, stem cell research, and drug discovery, while Cleveland mourns a missing direct investment from its medical centers.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Research Triangle Park
Athersys Inc
Expan
Sion
Athersys
Gil van Bekkelen
Cleveland Engineering Society
Ers
Northeast Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic
University Hospitals
BioEnterprise Corp
Engineering Society
Capital
BioEnterprise
Housing market shows signs of strain but remains solid
Washington AP notes housing cools yet buyer interest persists amid low mortgage rates. Analysts warn of war spillovers and job market weakness trimming February starts, with 11 percent drop in new housing groundbreakings signaling potential economic drag.
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Myra Zollinger
Zollinger
Chapel Hill
N.C
Iraq
David Seiders
National Association of Home Builders
Lynn Reaser
Banc of America Capital Management
Susan Wachter
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Freddie Mac
Greenspan
Coldwell
Southern Village
Bethlehem Steel retirees face health care cliff as sale proceeds
Tens of thousands of Bethlehem Steel retirees and families lose company paid health and life insurance as the bankrupt 20th century steel giant moves to sell mills to International Steel Group. COBRA offers up to six months of continuation, but costs are rising for individuals and families while insurers discuss cheaper group plans.
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Bethlehem Steel Mills
Steel Company
International Steel Group of
Cleveland
Beulah Gehringer
Allentown
Eddie
Bethlehem Steel
U.S
Bette Kovach
Bruce Davis
Retired Employee Benefits Coalition
COBRA
Kovach
Gehringer
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Indiana
New York
Gehringers
Allentown Fairgrounds
David Kuchta
Nesquehoning
Bethlehem Works
Kuchta
Lehigh River
Families clash over cheaper prison phone calls
Gillian Bennett cut bills from 500 to 50 by using a warded call service that bypassed prison rates, but New York state and the phone company blocked calls to her Albany home, risking her husband Marlon’s solitary confinement. The dispute mirrors a broader fight across several states over inmate call charges and the rise of warding services offered by private companies.
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New York State
Albany
N.Y
Bennetts
New York
Louisiana
Ohio
Virginia
Michigan
New Hampshire
Bennett
Marlon
Federal Communications Commission
Brian Prins
Outside Connections
Prins
FCC
MCI
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