Ohio’s lowest-paid workers will receive a modest raise on New Year’s Day, when the state’s minimum wage increases from $7 to $7.30 per hour.

NBC 4’s Mikaela Hunt reports on small-business owners and the economic downturn.

Strickland’s naming of a new state treasurer puts the staffing questions behind him, but budget adjustments and school funding loom for the future.

For the 1,080 hourly workers at the automaker’s sport utility plant in a Dayton suburb, life without GM begins Tuesday.

“We’re not going to do great, but we’re not going to do horrible,“ the chamber’s Bill Lafayette said.

The economy is tanking and so is Gov. Ted Strickland’s popularity.

There’s no question—the holidays are a fun and exciting time, but while some see this time of year as time to spend with family and friends, others find themselves with a case of the holiday blues—and the economic situation isn’t making things any better.

The mayor of one Ohio city says he’s adding firefighters and police officers to the city payroll even during tight times.

Food banks are buying their own farms, turning to fishermen and finding other creative ways to meet soaring demand in the midst of a worsening recession.

The auto-bailout deal fell apart. NBC 4’s Tanya Hutchins reported on at why it matters to you.

It’s a worst-case scenario: the state cutting an additional 25 percent from the funds given to school districts on a per-pupil basis.

KB Toys has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years.

Office Depot announced yesterday that it will be closing at least three of its stores in Ohio.