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September, YTD House Sales Off Slightly from 2013
Wednesday, October 15, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- September home sales in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties were down slightly from a year earlier, and year-to-date sales are off from 2013 by a similar degree.
A total of 438 were sold in the three counties last month, down from 465 in September 2013, shows the latest report from Centralized Real Estate Information Services Multiple Listing Service. Members of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors and the Warren Area Board of Realtor report their monthly sales to the service. In August, 747 houses were sold in the three counties.
US Business Increases Spending for Domestic Travel
Tuesday, October 14, 2014ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Business travelers spent an estimated $72.8 billion on U.S.-originated business travel during the second quarter, a 7.1% increase compared with the second quarter of 2013. This rise comes despite a slight year-over-year reduction of 0.1% in the number of trips taken in the second quarter.
Farmers National Bank Enhances Online, Mobile
Monday, October 13, 2014CANFIELD, Ohio -- Farmers National Bank today announced it has updated and enhanced its suite of online and mobile banking services to include such options as sending or requesting money via text or email and remote deposit capture.
“We have made a large technology investment to provide our customers with the financial tools and services they desire through digital channels,” said Kevin Helmick, Farmers president and CEO. “We are focused on providing the most innovative solutions available on the market.”
Businesses Led by Women Confident about Economy
Monday, October 13, 2014NEW YORK -- Women who lead sizeable businesses are far more confident about the health and outlook of the economy than their male counterparts, finds the 2014 Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Women Presidents' Organization.
Just 8% of its members said they believe economic conditions are the biggest threat to increasing their profits, a drop from 50% in last year's findings,
A Stronger Home Savings Marks 125th Anniversary
Thursday, October 09, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Mark Cole remembers 40 years ago when his parents took him to the Home Savings and Loan Co. “They walked me in with $5 to open a savings account,” he recalls, and he’s remained a customer.
Cole secured the mortgage to his house from Home Savings and “I have several accounts, personal and business,” the registered representative for American National Insurance Co. says.
The staff at the bank office in Austintown, where he lives, “have always been friends,” Cole says. “You felt like you knew them forever.”