Postal Service Taking Applications for New Jobs
Wednesday, January 23, 2013CLEVELAND -- The Northern Ohio District of the U.S. Postal Service is offering new employment opportunities. The positions are classified as city carrier assistant (CCA), a new category of "noncareer employee" with a path to possible future employment as a career letter carrie, the post office says.
Columbiana Port OKs Land Purchase for Marathon
Tuesday, January 22, 2013EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio -- Two actions taken by the Columbiana County Port Authority Monday moves Marathon Petroleum Corp. closer to building a transfer station in Wellsville.
Bishop Murry Echoes King's Message of Peace, Equality
Tuesday, January 22, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. espoused a society governed by peace, equality and justice. However, it’s incumbent upon communities such as the Mahoning Valley to help make that vision a reality, Bishop George V. Murry told residents at Park Vista Retirement Community Monday.
Murry, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, was the featured speaker at Park Vista's Martin Luther King Day program, where he spoke to more than 60.
MCCTC Trains Valley's Next Generation of Machinists
Tuesday, January 22, 2013CANFIELD, Ohio -- To many, a small, nondescript slab of metal is just that – a piece of metal destined for the scrap pile.
But Jessica Richards, a junior enrolled in the precision machining program at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center, sees something quite different. To her, that chunk of metal is a blank canvas that can be formed, drilled, scaled and milled into a practical component that could be put to use in any number of ways.
'3 Minutes With' Eric Karmecy, Pathways to Competitiveness
Tuesday, January 22, 2013CANFIELD, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Eric Karmecy, project director for the Oh-Penn Pathways to Competitiveness project, discusses the status of the project. A skills gap analysis is about to get under way to determine the skills required for critical manufacturing occupations and delinquencies when it comes to preparing people for those professions (READ STORY).
Printmaking Exhibit Comes to McDonough Museum
Tuesday, January 22, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The 2013 Mid America Print Council Juried Exhibition of 89 artworks will open Thursday at the McDonough Museum of Art at Youngstown State University and run through March 15. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Hampton Woods 16th on Top 25 Nursing Homes List
Tuesday, January 22, 2013COLUMBUS -- Hampton Woods Nursing Center Inc., Poland, is ranked 16th on the list of Top 25 nursing homes in Ohio for family satisfaction. The facility earned an overall score of 94.44 on the survey.
Bradley Bay Health Center, Bay Village, ranks first with a score of 97.49.
The statewide average satisfaction score for facilities was 85.6 (out of a possible 100); 25 facilities scored 93.76 or better.
Exec Hopes Award Inspires Women in Manufacturing
Monday, January 21, 2013CANFIELD, Ohio – Few women see opportunities for themselves in manufacturing, a perception that a local manufacturing executive hopes will change based on an award she recently received.
Dale Foerster, vice president of Starr Manufacturing in Vienna Township, is among 122 recipients throughout the United States who received the STEP Award, presented by the Manufacturing Institute in partnership with Deloitte, the University of Phoenix and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. STEP is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Production.
Kiraly Tool and Die Reflects Industry’s Resurgence
Monday, January 21, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Consider Kiraly Tool and Die Inc. a reflection of the rebirth of manufacturing in the Mahoning Valley and of the new direction manufacturing is headed as this small business eyes the acquisition of a 3-D printer this year.
It’s “one of our strategic purchases,” says owner and founder Steven Kiraly.
Opening in January 2000 on Crescent Street in Youngstown, 2012 proved Kiraly’s best year of growth with sales reaching $1.75 million, 28% better than 2011.
Northwood's Williams Is 2013 Ohio Association President
Monday, January 21, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thomas J. Williams of Austintown has been installed as the 2013 president of the 26,000-member Ohio Association of Realtors. Williams is the corporate trainer/masters education instructor for Northwood Realty Services in Youngstown and coordinates mergers and acquisitions for Northwood.