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Demand for Engineers Returns to YSU Job Fair
Thursday, April 03, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The job market is so bright for college graduates this spring that liberal arts majors stand a better chance than usual of finding employment suited to their strengths, especially in sales.
Students majoring in engineering and accounting are in demand, said representatives and human resources professionals for manufacturing concerns Wednesday at the spring job fair at Youngstown State University.
Manufacturing, TechBelt Videos on Home Page
Thursday, April 03, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – BusinessJournalDaily.com, the online news platform of The Business Journal, today expands its editorial focus on Trending: Manufacturing and Trending: TechBelt with the addition of special video screens beneath the DailyBUZZ webcast.
“Look on our home page and you’ll see the topic-focused screens, along with opportunities to view our weekly Drilling Down video report as well as the Daily Buzz,” says Andrea Wood, publisher of The Business Journal.
US Natural Gas Output Rises 1.5% in March
Thursday, April 03, 2014DENVER -- Spurred by the three days of the highest production in U.S. history, domestic natural gas production in the lower 48 states averaged 66.6 billion cubic feet, or Bcf, per day in March. Production levels on March 29, 30 and 31 came in at 67.6 Bcf per day, the single highest production days since last Nov. 9.
Average gas production in March was up 1.0 Bcf per day, or 1.5% from February, and up 2.54% versus levels seen in March 2013, according to the latest estimates from Bentek Energy, the oil and natural gas analytic unit of Platts.
Women in Energy Summit April 28 in Canfield
Thursday, April 03, 2014CANFIELD, Ohio --The Women in Energy Summit will be held from 9 a.m. until noon April 28 at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center. The summit will be hosted by U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6 Ohio.
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor will deliver the keynote address.
Two reports will be presented: “Energy Revolution Creates Career Opportunities for Women” by Christina Polesovsky of the Ohio Petroleum Council, and “Industry Education and Scholarships for Energy Careers” by Rhonda Reda of the Ohio Oil & Gas Education Program.
Ryan Faults GOP Budget for Lack of Public Investments
Thursday, April 03, 2014WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan yesterday criticized the budget plan introduced earlier this week by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, in particular for its lack of strategic public investments like the kind that led Siemens Corp. to contribute $440 million in software an in-kind services to Youngstown State University.
'3 Minutes With' Patrick Bevack, Retired President/CEO of Home Savings, UCFC
Thursday, April 03, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- "3 Minutes With” features Patrick Bevack, who retired Monday as CEO of Home Savings and Loan Co. and United Community Financial Corp. Bevack discusses restoring the company to financial health and coping with the demands of bank regulators, and his plans for retirement (READ STORY).
"3 Minutes With" is a daily video feature produced by The Business Journal.
Convenience Store Sales Hit Record in 2013
Thursday, April 03, 2014CHICAGO -- U.S. convenience stores reached record sales in 2013 with revenues climbing 2.4% to $204 billion. Combined with motor fuels sales of $491.5 billion, total sales were $695.5 billion, the National Association of Convenience Stores reports.
The industry's in-store sales have seen rapid growth over the last decade, the trade group reports, attributing that growth to consumers buying more food and beverages on the go. In-store sales in 2013 were led by continued growth in food service (2.4%), driven by prepared food and commissary.
In Wake of World War II, Jews Spoke about Holocaust
Wednesday, April 02, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In the 1950s, the world was not unaware of the near destruction of European Jewry in the death camps the Nazis established, but the Jews still alive after 1945 didn’t come to an agreement on a term for what had befallen their kin and friends.
They had several terms or phrases they used among themselves, none of which quite captured and communicated the enormity of Hitler’s crime to the non-Jewish world. And they didn’t succeed in establishing mediums or building memorials that caught the popular imagination of their experience, but not for want of trying.
Prices of Used Vehicles Likely to Remain High
Wednesday, April 02, 2014McLEAN, Va. -- Average wholesale prices of used cars and light trucks up to eight years old will decrease by 0.5% to 1% this year, the NADA Used Car Guide reports. This modest drop will keep levels on par with 2012 and 14% higher than 2010.
C.S. Lewis Institute Initiates 'Pray for the City' Tuesdays
Wednesday, April 02, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- As the downtown continues its sustained rebound, a faith-based organization in the central business district is making an effort to inspire a spiritual awakening to parallel the economic rebirth.
Beginning April 8, and every Tuesday thereafter from noon until 1 p.m., the main chapel at the Trinity United Methodist Church downtown will be open to those who want to profess their faith and pray – for the city, its political and civic leaders, and for residents and families within the community.