The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio--Reality Check http://www.starbeacon.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_081011417.html Growth Partnership's IRS forms http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_081011417.html As a 501(c)(3) organization, Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County is required to file a 990 form with the Internal Revenue Service. These returns are public documents. This link will download a pdf of the 2005 990 return, the most recent one posted at guidestar.com. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080225423.html Quit your belly aching http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080225423.html Quit bickering. Accentuate the positive. Re-invent the area. Get educated. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080224818.html Sale of factory to Canadian firm a loss-loss for creditors http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080224818.html Growth Partnership for Ashtabula calls the sale of NEO Plastics to RTS Companies of Canada a “win-win situation” for RTS Companies (U.S.) Inc. and Ashtabula County. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080224313.html Partnership for economic prosperity http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_080224313.html When it comes to economic development in Ashtabula County, the buck stops at the doorstep of 17 N. Market St., Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079155837.html Looking for the jobs http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079155837.html Back in 2001, Joseph Mayernick, executive director of Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County, told a reporter for the Business Journal that his organization had, in 11 years, retained 4,000 jobs and created more than 14,000 in Ashtabula County. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079154551.html Life on $7.75 an hour http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079154551.html Sherry Allums talked her husband, Roy, into selling their house in Euclid and moving to Ashtabula County so their grandson, Dylan Christian, could attend better schools. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079154301.html Exchange-rate shift makes us attractive to Canadian investors http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_079154301.html Help for Ashtabula County’s economy is coming from north of the border. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078175245.html DRIVING FOR DOLLARS http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078175245.html To get a picture of the direction that economic opportunity has taken in northeast Ohio, watch the flow of traffic on Interstate 90 in the early-morning hours. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078174420.html Nordic Air a JEDD success story http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078174420.html While 2008 is shaping up to be a gloomy landscape for the national economy, things are looking good at Nordic Air in Harpersfield Township. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078173441.html Older worker struggles with job scarcity http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_078173441.html Finding a job in Ashtabula County can be tough; being 64 and finding a job is nearly impossible. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_077203626.html County fails to make higher-education grade http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_077203626.html When it comes to higher education, Ashtabula County is at the bottom of the class. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_077203208.html County’s brightest students set their sights on other towns, states after graduating from college http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_077203208.html Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_076213808.html School statistics reflect low wages http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_076213808.html To grasp how pervasive low-wages and poverty are in Ashtabula, take a look at the state report cards for the buildings in the Ashtabula Area City School District. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_076212951.html Every day a reality check at city’s ‘poorest’ school http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_076212951.html Janie Carey works at the intersection of poverty and education. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_073175726.html Foreclosed! http://www.starbeacon.com/realitycheck/local_story_073175726.html Paul Bryant is fascinated by statistics, especially those dealing with the housing market in Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga counties.