A project helping people grow their own food in an Ohio community stung hard by the recession has won a $20,000 prize.

In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.

More than 15 million taxpayers may owe $250 or more because of how the IRS set up a tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession.

State funding cuts are pushing a record number of Ohio’s public libraries to seek local tax levies as they struggle to keep branches open and avoid cutting services.

A local financial analyst says the recent drop in stock value, plus the rise in unemployment, is not an indication that a recovery from the recession is over or even premature.

The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets.

A new outlet mall opening next week between Cincinnati and Dayton is a good-news story for retail during the recession. 

Fewer flights means less noise, so the Airport Authority says less homes are eligible for soundproofing funds.

Mental health professionals say stress related to layoffs in southwest Ohio’s Clinton County is hitting women especially hard because they tend to be the family caretakers. 

A growing number of people are seeking help with burial and cremation costs as the recession triggers rocks family budgets. 

Comedian Jay Leno is bringing his tour to southwest Ohio to boost morale in a region wracked by layoffs. 

Members of the United Auto Workers union at a Chrysler plant in northeast Ohio have voted in favor of contract modifications that might help keep the plant open.

Country clubs are cutting costs and opening their golf courses to non-members in order to stay alive during the recession. 

The recession is putting a burden on hospitals.

While many communities across the nation are struggling to stay alive financially, some areas are not being hit as hard as others.