State: Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio homeowners at risk of foreclosure will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their mortgage lender at the free HOPE NOW Homeownership Preservation Workshop this Sunday, March 30. Ohio is the second state offering the HOPE NOW workshops, co-sponsored by NeighborWorks(R) America, as part of a national tour aimed at giving struggling homeowners face time with their lender.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- NewsChannel 5 and ABC need your help! Do you know someone whose home deserves an Extreme Makeover? If so, the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition want to hear from you. Host Ty Pennington and his crew have been all across the map and are ready to drive that bus into a northeast Ohio neighborhood. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs on WEWS NewsChannel 5 each Sunday at 8 p.m.

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Edward A. Lyon, founder of TaxTuneup.com Inc., announces release of his 2008 Celebrity Deductions list. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes called taxes "the price we pay for civilization." But he never said we have to pay retail! As April 15 approaches, let's take a look at what some of our favorite bold-face names might deduct this year.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Meteorologist Susanne Horgan returns to NewsChannel 5's Good Morning Cleveland on Wednesday, February 6th. Following the birth of her first child Thomas in December, Susanne spent her maternity leave learning the ropes of motherhood away from the Power of 5 weather center.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Watch NewsChannel 5's Good Morning Cleveland during the month of February and save money. Consumer Specialist Angie Lau reveals 29 ways to save during the 29 days of the month. From lowering your utilities to saving on meals, viewers throughout northeast Ohio will learn unique and practical ways to put money back in their pockets. Never before has the station devoted an entire month to one mission - helping viewers save money.

FREMONT, Ohio -- Style Crest, Inc. has combined state-of-the-art technology and superior product engineering to produce the industry benchmark in manufactured home HVAC equipment. In addition to an extensive range of HVAC products, the Smart Components line includes 13 SEER air conditioning condensers with Micro Channel technology.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The local Interim HealthCare office of Columbus, OH, frequently holds Wellness Clinics for the community. However, it is not everyday when a wellness screening can save a person's life. That is what happened to two lucky citizens this past Fall at Free Diabetes Clinics offered at two different Kroger stores in the Columbus area.

NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio -- There are many ways to conserve your valuable water supplies. Now could be the time to take a closer look at your toilet system, says BioLet USA, Inc. With the extreme low levels of rainfall and the already low water tables, many homeowners and residents of drought affected states are concerned with the growing drought conditions and the effects it will have on their daily lives.

DAYTON, Ohio -- After five months as a self-published edition, "America Libre," the controversial debut novel by Raul Ramos y Sanchez has been acquired by Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books). America Libre imagines a nightmarish, not-too-distant future when tensions between Hispanic separatists and Anglo supremacists ignite an ethnic conflict that leads to an armed insurrection.

ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio-based specialty food manufacturer Milo's Whole World Gourmet has just been awarded one of only 7 prestigious national awards for businesses who support integrated employment for people with disabilities. Milo's won the national award in the Small Business category, following its win in the state category for Ohio. Two of Milo's five employees are persons with disabilities.

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Smart Call, LLC (dba Beyond Wireless), the company that recently took over the products, trademarks, and tradenames of Beyond Wireless, Inc. has announced that it is launching a revolutionary new prepaid wireless program called JOLT! Rewards. With patents pending, the multi-level rewards program is unique and exclusive within the wireless industry.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Plumbing Enlightenment, Inc., the newest member of the Enlightenment family of businesses, announces a new company that provides a plumbing outsource estimating service to contractors. Plumbing Enlightenment, Inc. understands the challenge and cost involved in finding a skilled individual to fill the position of a full-time estimator.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio -- Parrillo Performance, producer of nutritional products used by champion bodybuilders, strength and endurance athletes worldwide, announces the release of Butter Flavor CapTri(R) MCT oil. CapTri MCT oil is a healthy alternative to foods high in fats.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Specialty food executives and marketing leaders attended "How to Efficiently Build Your Brand: 5 Ways to Grow BIG, While Spending Small" hosted by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade's (NASFT) International Fancy Food Show, July 6th in New York. Food and beverage brand marketing expert, Tammy Katz, of Katz Marketing Solutions, led the brand building session.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Raul Ramos y Sanchez, the author of "America Libre," a novel that contemplates a Hispanic insurrection fueled by mainstream backlash, is discovering just how volatile the immigration issue has become. Right wing bloggers in particular have taken aim at the author. "I wrote America Libre as a cautionary tale about the dangers of extremism on both sides of the immigration controversy."

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio -- HCR Publishing just released a new book that will enable the health care consumer to take charge of his or her health care while preventing medical errors and poor quality health care - "Health Care Responsibility: The Older Adult's Guide to Surviving the Health Care System" (ISBN: 978-1-57087-697-5).

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- With the rising costs of marketing and advertising, the local business sector is turning toward direct-to-door marketing and finding impressive results, says Christopher Seminatore, CEO of DoorHangerWorks. Business owners are employing door hangers to help get the word out about their specials and sales, and finding they are less expensive and more effective than traditional marketing/advertising venues.

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- It is appropriate that Barb Culver, president and founder of Resonate Companies, is a well-respected legacy planning professional. A successful entrepreneur who served as a high school teacher in the Cincinnati public school system before entering the financial services industry, she chose to create her own legacy so others could leave theirs.

STREETSBORO, Ohio -- Tierce Enterprises, LLC is pleased to announce the introduction of a new website designed for the consumer AND the business. Computerstreet.net - "Your Source for Reliable Technology Business Reviews." Search the database of 150,000 nationwide technology related businesses to find a company by city, state, zip code, name or browse an entire city.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lehman Brothers' 2006 Security Industry Annual Report, providing useful information on the security industry, is now available through Sandra Jones and Company (www.sjandco.com). Authored by Jeff Kessler, Sr. VP at Lehman Brothers, the report is invaluable when measuring the market, developing business plans, updating valuations and getting new perspective on the industry.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest grassroots organization in the U.S. that is entirely focused on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), announced today the hiring of Dr. Giovanna M. Spinella as its medical director and its plans to create a systematic approach to the clinical management of boys with DMD.

DAYTON, Ohio -- A website launched by Cuban-born author and marketing executive, Raul Ramos y Sanchez, www.MyImmigrationStory.com, enables U.S. immigrants from all nations to share their immigration stories in their own words. "The site's goal is to show the human side of immigration. I think the time is ripe," says Ramos.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Students from the Cleveland Campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting spent a day with the production staff of the ABC Television show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" as the show stopped in Cleveland on September 7th to hold auditions for the next contestants of the show. Both Cleveland students and show and station executives felt the day went great, and the students were left with a lasting impression of the excitement associated with being on staff of an international hit TV show.