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FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.2 billion as of December 31, 2005, and 160 banking offices in 24 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal wholly owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd. and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation. Media: Jacque Sir Louis (330) 849-8877 Analysts: Tom O'Malley (330) 384-7109 SOURCE FirstMerit Corporation -0- 02/22/2006 /CONTACT: Media, Jacque Sir Louis, +1-330-849-8877, or Analysts, Tom O'Malley, +1-330-384-7109, both of FirstMerit Corporation/ /Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001220/FIRSTMERITLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com/ /Web site: http://www.firstmerit.comhttp://www.firstmerit.com./investors / (FMER) CO: FirstMerit Corporation; KBW Regional Bank Conference ST: Ohio IN: FIN SU: CCA MAV MM-JK -- CLW087 -- 2393 02/22/200617:41 ESThttp://www.prnewswire.com
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FirstMerit Corporation is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with assets of $10.4 billion as of September 30, 2007 and 160 banking offices and 176 ATMs in 25 Ohio and Western Pennsylvania counties. FirstMerit provides a complete range of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through its core operations. Principal wholly-owned subsidiaries include: FirstMerit Bank, N.A., FirstMerit Mortgage Corporation, FirstMerit Title Agency, Ltd., and FirstMerit Community Development Corporation.
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Goodyear and Firestone continue to manufacture racing and experimental tires, and Firestone’s technical center remains in Akron. Because the rubber industry is still a major employer in the region, Akron has suffered less than other cities of similar size which have gone through Rust Belt decline, such as neighboring Youngstown.
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Goodyear has several run-flat tire projects on-going at its technical centers in Akron and Luxembourg in Europe. The company ... is involved with inflation-pressure sensor firms to develop more standardized run-flat tire systems.
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FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fifth largest investor-owned electric system, based on 4.5 million customers served within a 36,100-square-mile area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control more than 14,000 megawatts of capacity.
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