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February 16, 2024

Cleveland Business News

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Cleveland’s missed innovation opportunities that new CWRU building could redress: Thomas Bier

We sanctify athletes and entertainers, but they don’t create prime economic forces. Scientists and engineers do. Fingers crossed, Case Western Reserve University’s prominently located new building will foster awareness of our best and brightest in science and engineering and become as hallowed a building as a one-car garage in Palo Alto, California, that's now a museum to two techies, writes guest columnist Thomas Bier.

By Guest Columnist, cleveland.com

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Ohio Casinos And Gambling

Big gambling player DraftKings to expand with $750 million deal

Draft Kings reaches deal with Jackpocket

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What happened when I rented an EV in Florida (and why I probably wouldn’t again)

Hertz Car Rental – which also owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands – has overinvested in electric vehicles in recent years and regularly assigns them to renters who haven’t requested them, said Jonathan Weinberg, the CEO of AutoSlash, a rental-car company comparison site.

By Susan Glaser, cleveland.com

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Broadcast vet becomes first female primary play-by-play announcer in MLB history

NBC Sports California has tapped Jenny Cavnar, a 20-year media veteran, as the primary play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics baseball broadcasts. Cavnar is the first woman to be named primary play-by-play voice of a Major League Baseball franchise.

By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com

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Shower of maggots forces plane to reverse course mid-flight

A Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit turned around mid-trip Tuesday after maggots rained down on passengers from an overhead compartment. The maggots were traced to a carry-on bag containing a spoiled piece of fish.

By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com

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Shaker Square’s rescuers ready to pivot from urgent repairs to pursuing new vision for a Cleveland landmark

Shaker Square's nonprofit owners are shifting focus from deferred maintenance to long-term thinking about the future of a Cleveland treasure.

By Steven Litt, cleveland.com

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