CLEVELAND – JumpStart Ventures, which invests in and partners with innovative, early-stage companies in Northeast Ohio, announced an investment commitment of $250,000 in Melody Management. The four-year-old new media company has developed a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application for independent musicians to efficiently manage their online presence and digital music sales across multiple social networking websites. The convergence of production-quality consumer... Full story »

CLEVELAND – About 500 people attended the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Annual Meeting, recently held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where the business community outlined its priorities for 2010. Speakers noted that several economic development opportunities have emerged as a result of changes occurring in 2009 and discussed how the organization would address them in 2010. Priorities include continuing... Full story »

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded in the late 1950’s by Black preachers and activists including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is an American Civil Rights organization while SCLC’s advocacy of boycotts and other forms of nonviolent protest was controversial among both whites and Blacks. Many Black community leaders believed that segregation should be challenged in the courts... Full story »

The CEO of the Procter & Gamble Co. says he doesn’t know whether golfer Tiger Woods will ever appear in another Gillette commercial. Bob McDonald says P&G wishes Woods the best on his efforts to work on family issues, after Woods’ public apology for infidelity last Friday. Full story »

This week National City branches in central and southern Ohio open their doors as PNC Bank. The change signals an exciting transition for customers in the following counties: Licking, Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Knox, Franklin, Delaware, Logan, Marion, Union, Pickaway, Fairfield, Hocking, Perry, Warren Jackson Lawrence, Scioto, Fayette, Clinton, Clark, Hamilton, Ross, Madison, Butler, Clermont, Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Shelby.... Full story »

By DAN SEWELL AP Business Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Procter & Gamble Co. is going for marketing gold at the Winter Olympic Games. The consumer products maker on Thursday unveiled a “Thanks, Mom'' campaign, with commercials highlighting the role of U.S. athletes' mothers while also offering them financial help with Vancouver travel expenses. The campaign adds to its... Full story »

CLEVELAND – Faith Community United Credit Union had its 58th annual Meeting and Banquet at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Cleveland. Renee T. Cavor, first vice president of the board for Faith Community and deputy chief, Pre K-8 Education for Cleveland Metro School District, served as the toastmistress. The theme was “Faith the Substance … Even in Money Matters.”... Full story »

The Lancer is back open and serving its delicious food at their new location, 7804 Carnegie Ave. For some, a meal is just a means for curbing the appetite, but for others, it’s a way to satisfy the soul. If you believe in a good cooked meal then Lancer’s is the place to be. The name they are using... Full story »

What began as a ritual remembrance of a recalcitrant priest has bloomed into a love fest stretching to the farthest corners of the globe. Back in third-century Rome, the story goes, when Emperor Claudius II banned marriage because he thought single men made better soldiers, one passionate priest named Valentine continued to wed young lovers. Later imprisoned for his... Full story »

They say, regardless of where you’re from, hard work and dedication leads to success. Miesha Wilson, the 30-year-old founder and CEO of NuLife Fitness Camp, can be considered a prime example. She’s risen from humble beginnings to jet-setting between Ohio and Georgia in an attempt to build her empire through exercising.  It all started four years after some friends... Full story »

Black History Month is a chance to pay tribute to those African Americans who made a difference in the eyes of many. Join the Call & Post as we celebrate Black History Month with a collection of features, biographies, reference links, and Civil Rights timeline. In business, we often think of the great pioneers who paved the way for... Full story »

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) and the cities of Berea, Brook Park, Olmsted Falls and Parma will hold a series of stakeholder meetings to get input on the potential for an aviation-focused business development environment known as an Aerotropolis from Tuesday, January 26, through Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the I-X Center.   “Aerotropolises are beginning to emerge around airports... Full story »

CLEVELAND – It was a celebration of the life of Don Scott, entrepreneur, pioneer in the field of bowling, family man and friend extraordinaire. Don Scott, who died Jan. 11, was heralded as being versatile and multi-faceted before a large contingent of family and friends who gathered at the Pentecostal Church of Christ to pay tribute to him on... Full story »

Don Scott passed last week at the age of 82. Scott owned Vel’s, one of Cleveland well established entertainment complex that affectionately was named after his loving wife for over 35 years, Velma. Scott was known as a fun-loving person could be seen sitting at the door sometimes over the years as you entered Vel’s. Scott loved the ground... Full story »

COLUMBUS – For minority contractor Dan Moncrief, Christmas hasn’t happened yet. The biggest gift that Moncrief, president of McDaniel Construction – and a host of other contractors, Black and otherwise – are likely to see in Columbus will be the projected $1 billion construction project at the Ohio University Hospitals that is likely to begin its bidding in the... Full story »