LeModeln Agency Supplies Talent for Films, TV
Tuesday, November 27, 2012BOARDMAN, Ohio – The Avengers. The Dark Knight Rises. Fun Size. All three of three of these films appeared on screens nationwide. All three also were cast at least partially through a talent agency that this year marks its 25th anniversary in business.
Classes Produce Holiday Cards for SMARTS Program
Tuesday, November 27, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Holiday cards featuring artwork produced by two classes of students in Youngstown State University’s Students Motivated by the Arts -- or SMARTS program – go on sale this week.
'3 Minutes With' Becky Keck, YSU SMARTS
Tuesday, November 27, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Becky Keck, director of Youngstown State University’s Students Motivated by the Arts program, discusses the program’s objectives and the new holiday cards that go on sale today.
Ohio's Executive Workforce Board Holds Inaugural Meeting
Tuesday, November 27, 2012COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Executive Workforce Board, established by Gov. John R. Kasich held its inaugural meeting Monday. Members of the board will work with the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, created by Kasich in February to rationalize Ohio’s entire workforce system and provide recommendations on how best to streamline nearly 90 existing workforce programs scattered across 13 state agencies.
KPMG Finds New Regs Stifle Community Banks
Tuesday, November 27, 2012SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. audit, tax, and business advisory firm KPMG has released a new study showing community banks are being driven to merger and acquisitions in order to grow.
Shell Oil Gets Permits for Mercer County Wells
Monday, November 26, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued permits to Shell Oil to drill two new horizontal wells in Mercer County.
SWEPI, a division of Shell, was awarded a permit Nov. 16 for a horizontal well in Lake Township on the Shannon property. Another permit was issued Nov. 20 for Shell to drill a horizontal well on the Palmer farm in Fairview Township, DEP records show.
The unconventional wells target the Utica/Point Pleasant shale formation, which energy specialists believe hold vast reserves of wet gas and oil.
Cyber Monday Draws 129M Americans Shopping Online
Monday, November 26, 2012WASHINGTON -- Despite record levels of online spending over the Thanksgiving weekend (READ STORY), shoppers still have plenty of appetite for one-day only deals being offering today, Cyber Monday, as 129.2 million shoppers head to retailers’ websites today.
'3 Minutes With' Sam Covelli
Monday, November 26, 2012WARREN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Sam Covelli, owner of Covelli Enterprises, talks about his $10 million gift to The Ohio State University athletics department.
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Regional Airport Seeks Input on Freight-Rail Demand
Monday, November 26, 2012VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport hopes to gauge demand for freight-rail service through a survey it is conducting.
Available online here, the survey is intended to gather input on demand for freight rail services among businesses in the Mahoning Valley, as well as those who may be considering establishing a facility in the Mahoning Valley, especially related to opportunities arising from the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays.
Incubator to Host Community Leadership Forums
Monday, November 26, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown Business Incubator will host a pair of forums with community leaders this week to highlight positive developments surrounding YBI.
Those accomplishments, as enumerated in the invitations to the events, include serving as home to 25 information technology firms with 300 jobs and an annual payroll of $31 million, serving as home to the new National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and generating $52 million in capital investment and $184 million in revenues during the past five years.