First Place Financial Corp. Seeks Chapter 7 Conversion
Friday, March 08, 2013WILMINGTON, Del. – First Place Financial Corp., the bankrupt holding company that sold First Place Bank to Talmer Bancorp in December, filed a motion Wednesday asking U.S. Bankruptcy Court here to convert its Chapter 11 case to Chapter 7 liquidation.
The corporation owned 100% of the common stock of First Place Bank and First Place Holdings Inc., which served as a holding company for certain ancillary financial services businesses.
First Place Bank continues to operate under Talmer’s ownership.
Brown to Tour NAMII Today, Call for National Network
Friday, March 08, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this morning will visit the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, recently highlighted on the national stage when President Obama mentioned the downtown center as a model for a national network of such facilities during his State of the Union Address.
Activists Lobby for Aid to Preserve YS&T Apartments
Friday, March 08, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A set of apartments in Campbell that in the heyday of the steel industry provided homes for dozens of workers and their families could play the same role for the oil and gas industry, a group of historic preservationists contend.
Pig Iron Owner Considers Options on Building Sale
Friday, March 08, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The occupant of a downtown building sold at auction Tuesday to a pair of local developers says he has to decide whether to pay the remaining taxes he owes to halt the sale or allow it to go through and take the proceeds from the auction and set up shop elsewhere.
'3 Minutes With' Richard Hahn, Keynote Media Group
Friday, March 08, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Richard Hahn, owner of Keynote Media Group, discusses how moving to downtown has impacted his business, the spate of recent downtown announcements and how these developments impact the Downtown Business Association of Youngstown, which he helped form (READ STORY).
New Stadium GM Superstore Opens in Salem
Friday, March 08, 2013SALEM, Ohio -- The newly opened 34,000-square-foot Stadium GM Superstore is the only dealership in the area to have all the GM lines under one roof with Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC available for purchase and be serviced at one location, the company says.
Eastern Gateway to Host Oil and Gas Safety Course
Friday, March 08, 2013STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Eastern Gateway Community College is offering a course for employees and managers engaged in all phases of on-shore oil and gas exploration and production. The course is offered by the Great Lakes OSHA Education Center in collaboration with the college and RiskControl360°.
This is the first time the course will be offered in Ohio.
From Utica to Gulf Coast: Pipeline Project Announced
Thursday, March 07, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Two huge energy companies are planning to build a massive pipeline that stretches from Ohio's Utica shale play to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Williams, a Tulsa-based energy infrastructure company ranked 276th on the Fortune 500 list, and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, a Houston-based operator of pipelines and underground storage caverns, are forming a joint venture to develop pipelines to transport natural gas liquids from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays to Louisiana's petrochemical and export complex.
Talk of the Downtown: How Fast Momentum Is Building
Thursday, March 07, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The downtown business community is excited about the latest good news about developments in in the central business district including plans for converting the Stambaugh Building into a hotel and the entry of a local hospitality operator into the market (READ STORY). In fact, redevelopment is occuring must faster than many say they dared to dream.