AltWeeklies Wire
$600 a Month and a Free Bednew

The minimum-wage life of a semi-pro baseball player.
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
08-26-2013 |
Business & Labor
Startup Citynew

Never mind the rust. Young tech companies are hot in Cleveland, where creating a startup has never been easier.
Cleveland Scene |
Lee Chilcote |
06-24-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tilting at Windmillsnew

Cleveland may win the race to build offshore turbines, but why have others stopped trying?
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
06-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Cleveland's Job Machinenew

Global Cleveland wants to put the region to work. Who gets the jobs isn't clear.
Cleveland Scene |
John Lasker |
05-18-2011 |
Business & Labor
Could Too Much Gaming Create Problems for Ohio's Casinos?new

Ohio is considering whether to expand gaming through digital slot machines at Ohio's racetracks, a move that would amount to an overnight Cinderella switch, turning cash-bleeding racetracks into slot parlors, or "racinos," in industry-speak
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
04-13-2011 |
Business & Labor
Help Wanted: The Next Generation of Nannies for the Super-Richnew
At the English Nanny & Governess School, they're finding it hard to recruit workers for the next generation of Ivy League child care.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-27-2008 |
Business & Labor
How Progressive Insurance Lost What Made it Progressivenew
The Cleveland region doesn't have many Fortune 500 companies left. If Progressive stumbles, where does that leave us?
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
03-14-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Screwed by the Bulbnew
The downside of green light bulbs: Hundreds of layoffs in Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
01-11-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
10 Worst Jobs in Clevelandnew
We're taking you beyond the mundane torture of everyday life to find those jobs that literally pull the very soul from your chest, throw it on the ground, and beat it with some ball bearings wrapped in a sock.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
11-09-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Battling Mittal, the Steel Baronnew
Sleeping regulators, the world's fifth-richest man, and some very sick kids -- this won't be an easy fight.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
08-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Devil Wears Wal-Martnew

America's favorite welfare queen cranks up the PR.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
03-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Great Pretendersnew
They're defrauding the legends of soul -- and it's perfectly legal.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
11-03-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bitter Chocolatenew
A candymaking giant takes on a drag queen.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-18-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Invisible Lawyernew
For $980, Foreclosure Solutions will do nothing to save your home.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-18-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Battle For Lake Erienew
Ohio wants to wipe out an entire industry, just for sport.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
09-11-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor