Niala Boodhoo · Midwest Memo: Sara Lee Selling Dough; Allstate Hiring in Ohio and Detroit-Windsor Bridge

August 9th, 2011


Good morning! Three must-reads from around the Midwest region today:

Sara Lee sells its dough business. Downers Grove, Illinois-based Sara Lee Corp. is selling its North American refrigerated dough business to Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for $545 million, the Associated Press reports. The company said in May it wanted to start a process of splitting in two.

Allstate hiring in Ohio. The insurer, the fourth-largest in Ohio, is ramping up its workforce in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown, according to the Youngstown Business Journal. The company said it sees a “significant” opportunity in this economy to expand, adding it wants to appoint 50 new insurance agency owners and hire more than 175 licensed sales professionals across Ohio this year.
New Detroit Bridge to Canada. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration said it would like to have a deal on a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario before the end of the year, our partner Michigan Radio reports. An impending deal would force many lawmakers, especially Republicans – who are in control of the Legislature — to take a position on the bridge issue.
Category: Biztech, Detroit, Midwest Memo, Ohio, Rick Snyder, jobs
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