Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 passengers and flying longer routes. Several Asian airlines have ordered the planes, which are also more fuel-efficient than other aircraft models. Full story »

The move could affect 327 jobs locally. About 100 customer service positions will remain in Middlefield. Some of the others may transfer to Michigan, but the number has not been determined. Full story »

Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. But the key manufacturing sector produced less, showing that economic recovery is still a ways off. Full story »

The cash-and-stock deal is valued at about $3 billion and will create one of the world's biggest clothing companies. It includes approximately 1.9 billion euros in cash ($2.6 billion) and 276 million euros ($379.9 million) in Phillips-Van Heusen stock. Full story »

Maynards Industries Ltd. of Canada offered $45.5 million for the 2 million-square-foot plant at an auction in New York on Wednesday. Judge Arthur Gonzalez had to sign off on the deal at a hearing this morning in his courtroom, also in New York, before it could be finalized. Full story »

President Barack Obama says doubling exports over the next five years will boost the economy by helping U.S. companies sell their goods and services abroad and creating new jobs at home. Full story »

Park Corp. lost its bid to buy Chrysler's Twinsburg stamping plant. The company said it raised its initial $27.5 million bid to $45 million, but another bidder offered more. Full story »

Hawk Corp., the Cleveland manufacturer of materials used in brakes, clutches and transmissions, said today its fourth-quarter profit fell by a third, to $1.6 million, or 18 cents a diluted share, from $2.4 million, or 26 cents a share, in the final three months of 2008. For the year, Hawk (AMEX: HWK) reported a profit of $6.4 million, or 73 cents a diluted share, a decrease of 69 percent from 2008's profit of $20.8 million, or $2.21 per share. Full story »

Hawk Corp. said its fourth quarter net income fell by a third from a year earlier, to $1.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share. Income in the 2008 fourth quarter was $2.4 million, or $0.26 per diluted share. Full story »

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., the Cleveland logistics and manufacturing company, today reported a profit of $205,000, or 2 cents a share, in the final three months of last year, an improvement from a loss of $120 million, or $10.96 a share, in 2008's fourth quarter.  Full story »

At least one rival bidder has made an offer on Chrysler's Twinsburg Stamping Plant. Cleveland's Park Corp. made its $27.5 million bid last month.  Full story »

The Justice Department says it is requiring the biggest voting machine company in the country to sell off key assets following a merger. Full story »

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to the recall of more than 8 million vehicles. The automaker will host a Webcast at 1 p.m. EST today during which it will seek to debunk a critic who claims faulty gas pedals did not cause the sudden acceleration. Full story »

General Electric Co. said Friday that Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt did not receive 2009 bonus, the second straight year he gave up extra pay as the industrial and financial conglomerate struggled with one of its worst years on record. Full story »

Ohio's Energy Star appliance rebates are coming in 20 days. And when they're gone, they're gone. Ohio only has 89,335 rebates available for the entire state, worth nearly $10.5 million. Rebates are first-come and first-served.  Full story »