U.S. Business

All of the major cellular carriers in the U.S., except T-Mobile, already have 4G LTE networks, but that should be changing later this month. On Monday, T-Mobile confirmed plans to launch 4G LTE in the U.S. by the end of March.

T-Mobile's first two LTE devices will be the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the new BlackBerry Z10.

According to T-Mobile, its 4G LTE network will cover about 100 million people by the middle of 2013, and a total of 200 million people by the end of the year. Comparatively, Verizon already covers 275 million people with its 4G LTE network.

On March 20, all 10 Robeks smoothie and juice stores in the Cleveland, Akron or Canton area will give a free smoothie to anyone who comes in between 2 and 4 p.m. and makes a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Robeks said in a press release:

The Make-A-Wish Foundation makes dreams come true for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Helping families has always been central to our mission, and we're pleased to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to offer free smoothies to customers who also lend a hand.

Multiple arms of the publishing industry, including the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, are formally opposing Amazon.com Inc.'s request to own new domain name names.

The groups argue that allowing Amazon to own domain that end in the suffixes like ".book", ".author", and ".read" would be a threat to competition.

Barnes & Noble Inc. has also opposed Amazon's request for the new domains.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport first launched curbside valet parking service a few years ago, and has since seen the service explode in popularity.

Last year, the service parked a record 20,000 cars and brought in nearly half a million dollars. In the valet parking service's first full year of operation in 2009, the service parked just 2,600 cars. Now, it's a 24-hour operation that travelers are increasingly making use of.

The service is operated by a private company, but the airport gets a share of revenue. According to airport officials, revenue generated from the valet parking goes back into airport operations. It reduces the landing fees paid by airlines, which in the end results in lower fares for passengers.

According to RealtyTrac, the online marketer of foreclosed properties, Cleveland was the hottest market among those looking to buy foreclosed homes during the last three months of 2012, with sales of bank-owned home soaring 141% year-over-year.

In the Cleveland area, the average foreclosed home sold for $57,782, a 56% discount to non-distressed properties.

Other areas of Ohio were also popular spots for snapping up foreclosed properties at deep discounts. Sales of bank-owned properties in Dayton rose 121% in the fourth quarter of 2012, selling for an average of $50,579, or 57% below market prices. Columbus was also a popular market for foreclosed home buying

Outside of Ohio, some of the hottest locales for purchasing foreclosed property included Charlotte, North Carolina, and Palm Bay, Florida.

Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac, says that buying from the bank is one of the best options for homebuyers right now "because of increasing inventory, deeper discounts and shorter times to close."

If you didn't know it already, Cleveland now has its own distillery and a new whiskey that's just hit the market, Cleveland Whiskey. It hit liquor stores and bars for the first time ever this week, and is already selling out in many locations. One place it's sure to be well-stocked this week is at the Market Garden Brewery & Distillery in Ohio City, where Cleveland Whiskey is throwing a launch party for the new bourbon.

The party, which is free and without a cover charge, will kick off at 5pm at Market Garden Brewery and Distillery, which is located at 1947 West 25th Street, Cleveland.

25,000 pounds of Bolognese sauce products are being recalled by an Ohio-based company due to undeclared allergens and misbranding. Summer Garden Food Manufacturing says that the products contain soy, wheat and MSG that are not declared on the label.

Both soy and wheat are known allergens.

The products that are subject to the recall are 24-ounce jars of "Giant Eagle Market District Bolognese Pasta Sauce" with best-by dates of Dec. 5, 2014 or Feb. 6, 2015 on the lid.

The products were shipped to distributors in Ohio and Pennsylvania under Giant Eagle's "Market District" label.

If you've stocked up on cans of tuna in recent months, you may want to check out your cupboards and pantry as some cans of Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea tuna have now been recalled because the cans were improperly sealed.

The companies say that no illnesses have been reported, but "loose seals or seams could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens and lead to illness if consumed."

Bumble Bee products affected by the recall include 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore and chunk light carrying specific codes. Some of the cans were also sold under the Brunswick brand. They were distributed nationwide to retailers between January 17 and February 28, and carry best-by dates between Jan. 16, 2016 to Jan. 18, 2016. Codes for the affected products are found [HERE].

The Chicken of the Sea recall includes certain lots of 5-ounce chunk white albacore sold at retailers nationwide between February 4 and February 27. The best-by dates on these cans is Jan. 18, 2017. Codes for the affected products can be found [HERE].

Two North Carolina mothers concerned about the effects of artificial coloring used in Kraft's Mac & Cheese are petitioning the food maker to change its formulation to eliminate the additives - yellow dye 5 and yellow dye 6 - which they say add nothing to the flavor and may even be dangerous to children's health.

Lisa Leake and Vani Hari, both food bloggers, did some investigating and discovered that in the United Kingdom, Kraft makes the same Mac & Cheese, but due to the country's stricter regulations regarding additives, it does not use dye for its yellow color. Instead, Kraft uses natural beta carotene and paprika in the U.K. to make it nearly the same color.

Leake and Hari both also tasted the U.S. version and the U.K. version of the mac and cheese on camera, and said that they did not taste any different. They claim that the yellow dye used in the U.S. variety only serves "aesthetic purposes", and worry that food colors have been associated with a host of problems in children, including hyperactivity, allergies, migraines, and because yellow dies are petroleum-based, maybe even cancer.

They've posted a petition on Change.org asking Kraft to use the same formulation for mac and cheese that they use in the U.K. in the U.S.. So far, the petition has over 25,000 signatures, and continues to grow.

Mitt Romney has officially rejoined the corporate world after his failed 2012 presidential bid, taking a job at his oldest son Tagg Romney's investment firm. The former governor of Massachusetts will serve as chairman of Solamere Capital's executive committee.

Romney will be working just one week per month, and advising on matters of private equity. He isn't planning to fundraise for the firm.

Romney opened up an office space at the Boston-based Solamere shortly after the election, but apparently has not held a position there until now. It is expected that an email will go out to Solamere's top investors on Thursday announcing Romney's new position.