Your Business News for December 16, 2011

View as Web Page Send to a Friend Cleveland Business Update Friday, December 16, 2011 Home News Weather Sports Entertainment Living Interact Classifieds Featured Story With The Plain Dealer Retailers are madly scrambling to pull us into stores this weekend "It's now or never, baby," said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America's Research group. With only 40 percent of Americans reporting that they're done shopping, t... More » Most Comments The stories you're talking about 400 Cleveland Browns Prez Mike Holmgren's press con... 283 Cleveland Browns didn't conduct concussion test... 248 Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur says Colt Mc... 194 NFL suspends Steelers' James Harrison 1 game fo... 193 Browns coach Pat Shurmur defends putting Colt M... BP settles with maker of failed blowout preventer Under the agreement announced Friday, BP and Cameron International Corp. will dr... More » Bedford-based Ben Venue shutdown impacts availability of critical drugs Bedford-based Ben Venue Laboratories Inc. announced in November that it had shut... More » Timken reaches new contract with steel workers union, clears way for $225 million expansion Timken reached a new five-year deal with its main union in Canton, clearing the ... More » Malls, retailers focus on mobile phones to reach shoppers, boost sales and study consumers With traditional retailers fighting online competition, the shopping-center busi... More » Fitch cuts ratings on 8 major banks The ratings firm said Thursday it lowered the ratings for Bank of America Corp.,... More » Connect with us: Featured Blog Consumer Affairs Got a consumer problem you can't resolve on your own? Get advice from The Plain Dealer's Sheryl Harris. Subscribe to other FREE newsletters Info To Go – Real-time news twice a day plus breaking news when it happens. Sports – Your link to the top sports headlines. Arts & Life – Latest movies, TV, music and celebrity news. Jobs Bulletin – Stay up to date on news and information relevant to employers and job seekers. Obituaries – Your daily alert of death notices from The Plain Dealer. Real Deals – Receive special offers from select cleveland.com advertisers. The Plain Dealer  |  Sun News Subscribe for Free | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy You are this email because you opted-in to cleveland.com?s Latest Business News newsletter. cleveland.com, Re: Newsletters, 2019 Center Street, #200, Cleveland, OH 44113.