Gov. Bob Taft wants legislation to prevent unscrupulous lenders from taking advantage of vulnerable consumers, trapping them into unfair home loans that often lead to foreclosure or bankruptcy.

Taft presented his plan last week, although lawmakers already have two proposals moving through committees.

Taft’s plan includes expanding the Consumer Sales Practices Act to cover mortgage brokers and loan officers, much like the proposals in place. Currently, brokers and lenders are exempted from the law that prohibits deceptive sales practices.

The governor says his plan builds upon current efforts to regulate the home-buying industry, such as the licensing of loan officers. Folks in the know say that just didn’t work.

HOLD THE BURGERS

Cheeseburger In Paradise was scheduled to open Tuesday at 5075 Dressler Rd. NW at the former Chi Chi’s site, but the corporate folks say unforeseen circumstances forced them to delay it for a week.

Look for the Key West-looking joint to open Jan. 17. For more information, visit http://www.cheeseburgerinparadise.com/

IN FLIGHT

The guys at Ohio Airships in Mantua say they’ve finished construction of the prototype Dynalifter aircraft, a 120-foot hybrid that looks like a blimp, but has wings similar to an airplane’s.

The aircraft, built at Barber Airfield north of Alliance, is a two-seater that’s ready for testing, but weather may limit the possibilities for a while, holding up FAA certification as an experimental aircraft.

Owners Robert Rist and Brian Martin say the craft has both freight movement and military applications.

For more information, visit http://www.dynalifter.com/

CASH CALL

Chase, the consumer and commercial banking unit of JPMorgan Chase, will put more than 1,300 Diebold Opteva automated teller machines in its network of more than 7,100 ATMs in 19 states.

The ATMs will be used in new branches and stand-alone locations, and to replace existing ATMs. A service agreement is part of the deal.

The agreement includes Diebold’s Opteva cash dispensers and advanced-function terminals. Chase recently launched a pilot program with Diebold’s deposit automation technology — including Intelligent Depository Module and Bulk Note Acceptor — at its operations center in Columbus.

NEW, NEW, NEW

Dennis Kelley of North Canton has become a certified business coach and franchise owner with Action International, a business coaching and consulting company.

Kelley has more than 29 years of business experience, and with more than 200 hours of training, is now qualified to coach small- and medium-size companies.

Action’s certification focuses on personal and client development, building coaching methodologies to help businesses in advertising, team building and growing profits.

For more information, call (330) 966-6540.

Spectrum Orthopaedics is building a new location at 4650 Hills & Dales Rd. NW. Plans are to open early this year, including therapy with a full-size pool.

Spectrum also is installing electronic medical records and digital radiography.

Lisa Minier has opened Faithful Friends Pet Sitting Service.

The company, which is bonded, offers in-home care of pets while owners are away from Canton, North Canton, Massillon and Perry Township. For more information, call (330) 268-1938.

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE

Staffing service OfficeTeam has surveyed managers about their most embarrassing moments at work. Some of the best are:

“I inadvertently sent a personal e-mail to an entire distribution list.”

“I pretended to throw water on my colleague, only to discover my cup wasn’t empty.”

“While speaking at a business event, I fell off the stage.”

“While interviewing a job candidate, I fell asleep.”

“Making a presentation with my zipper open.”