Brown Promotes Legislation to Protect Call Center Jobs
Wednesday, October 17, 2012NILES, Ohio – The call center industry in Ohio employs nearly 200,000 workers, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he wants to prevent those jobs from going overseas.
Brown, D-Ohio, was joined by call center workers from AT&T at a press event Tuesday in support of legislation introduced by his fellow Democratic senator, Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey, to protect the center industry in this country.
Several companies operate call centers in the Mahoning Valley, including West Corp., InfoCision Management Corp. and VXI Global Solutions.
Cortland Banks Sponsors 'Oh Wow!' Field Trips
Wednesday, October 17, 2012CORTLAND, Ohio -- Cortland Banks will sponsor its third school trip tomorrow to Oh Wow! The Roger & Gloria Johnes Children's Center for Science & Technology in Youngstown. Some 47 fourth graders will arrive at 10 a.m. from Katherine Thomas Elementary School in Windham, thanks to a $1,500 grant from the bank.
PSU Shenango Sets Events
Wednesday, October 17, 2012SHARON, Pa. -- The Penn State Shenango Business Club's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fest is scheduled Oct. 27 as is the Penn State Shenango Information and Technology Club’s annual fall computer recycling event.
Breaking News: Supreme Court Rebuffs Husted
Tuesday, October 16, 2012WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted of a ruling that denied county elections boards the opportunity to close down early voting the final three days before the election.
Halcon Buys Trumbull, Mercer Leases, Well Pad
Tuesday, October 16, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Houston-based Halcon Resources Corp. has acquired Carrizo Oil and Gas's Utica shale leasehold positions in Trumbull County, Ohio, and Mercer and Crawford counties in Pennsylvania.
"We're running out of money to buy more acreage, so we decided to sell what’s in the north," said Richard Hunter, Carrizo spokesman. "We're really looking for acreage in the Guernsey, Belmont and Harrison county areas."
YMCA Seeks Public Input on Building New Branch
Tuesday, October 16, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown YMCA is looking at building a new branch in western Mahoning County and is seeking public feedback on where such a facility should be built and what programs and services it should offer.
The YMCA announced this morning it’s working with Youngstown State University to conduct an online survey and community focus groups.
'3 Minutes With' Timothy Hilk, Youngstown YMCA
Tuesday, October 16, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Timothy Hilk, CEO of the YMCA of Youngstown, discusses why his organization is looking at the possibility of adding a branch in western Mahoning County. He also talks about the online survey under way to gather input about a new branch, and how the Central Branch downtown remains integral to the Y’s growth plans.
Ryan Photo Op at Soup Kitchen Not OK
Tuesday, October 16, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A staged visit by Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Mahoning County soup kitchen downtown -- during which he washed dishes, reportedly some of which were already clean -- was criticized Monday by the society’s president, who says the organization’s bylaws require it to be apolitical.
Mandel Confirms Opposition to Auto Rescue in Debate
Tuesday, October 16, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel said Monday he would have opposed federal aid to the auto industry. The Republican senatorial candidate's statement came during his debate with U.S. Sen. Brown, who Mandel is trying to unseat Nov. 6
Aid to the auto industry, which Democrats and organized labor credit with preserving more than 800,000 jobs in Ohio, was among the points of contention in the nearly hour-long debate, held at the City Club in Cleveland and carried live on C-SPAN nationally and on local TV stations including WKBN.
Railroad Suitor Can’t Justify Reneging, CCPA Says
Tuesday, October 16, 2012EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – The energy giant Tervita Corp., based in Calgary, Canada, lacked sufficient cause to withdraw from its agreement to buy the Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad from the Columbiana County Port Authority last August, the CEO of the port authority, Tracy Drake, said Monday
After hearing Lawrence A. Drane III, Canfield operations manager of Tetra Tech, present his report to the authority board, Drake told its five members, “In my experience, the [environmental] issues raised by Tervita were not enough to cause the deal to fall through.”