Savage Services Opens at Ohio Commerce Center
Monday, June 03, 2013LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- Savage Services will service companies in the Utica shale play from its new operation at Ohio Commerce Park. The materials handling and management company, based in Salt Lake City, will immediately commence transloading bulk materials to and from railcars, manage materials flow, and manage safe rail operations.
City, YSU to Seek $250,000 Planning Grant
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – City Council is expected to vote this week on partnering with Youngstown State University to apply for funds from the Obama Administration to develop an economic strategic plan for the Youngstown area.
Nearly 600 Volunteers Join in StreetScape 2013
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The downtown never looks better than at noon the day StreetScape is observed.
This year the event took place Saturday, the 16th such annual effort, when 599 volunteers used rakes, brooms, hoes, trowels and shovels to weed flowerbeds and then added mulch as they replanted the beds with an assortment of flowers. Many volunteers got down on their hands and knees to tend to the work of beautifying the downtown.
No Shortage of Documents to Shred at BBB Event
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Protect Your Identity project of the Better Business Bureau Saturday saw no letup of people bringing boxes of documents to be shredded in the parking lot of Covelli Centre.
Sustainable Energy Forum Begins Today at YSU
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The annual Sustainable Energy Forum gets under way this morning at Youngstown State University.
The two-day event opens at 8:30 in YSU’s Kilcawley Center with presentations by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-13 Ohio, and state Rep. Sean O’Brien. They will be followed by Ed Morris, director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Initiative, who will provide an overview of the federal program to date.
'3 Minutes With' Eric Spiegel, CEO, Siemens Corp.
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – In today's "3 Minutes With," Eric Spiegel, CEO of Siemens Corp., discusses his company’s $444 million in-kind donation of software and training to Youngstown State University, how the design software is used and the importance of training. A graduate of Poland Seminary High School, Siemens was at YSU last week to announce the grant (READ STORY).
Bitontes to Be Honored as Friends of YSU
Monday, June 03, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Dr. Dominic and Helen Bitonte will receive Youngstown State University’s Friend of the University award at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Youngstown Country Club.
The award recognizes the leadership demonstrated and contributions to YSU and the community by an individual or individuals. Recipients are presented a crystal penguin on a base of black marble. The dinner is by invitation only.
Dominic Bitonte grew up in the Brier Hill neighborhood, Helen Bitonte in Campbell.
TMH Hosts Orthopedic, Safety Fair June 14
Monday, June 03, 2013WARREN, Ohio -- The community is invited to an orthopedic and safety fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 14 hosted by Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The fair, free and open to the public of all ages, will take place in the main parking area of the hospital on East Market Street.
Those who attend will have the opportunity to meet with hospital physicians and staff, explore a variety of health-care displays, participate in health screenings, obtain health information, and enjoy food, refreshments and other activities, says marketing director Debora Bishop.
Shale Industry Energizes Building Trades Unions
Saturday, June 01, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Local building tradesmen expect a busy season this summer as extensive construction on oil and gas pipeline networks and a new cryogenic plant in Springfield Township get under way.
Carpenters, pipe fitters, electricians, laborers, operating engineers, cement masons – to some extent all will benefit from the $150 million natural-gas processing plant under construction by Pennant Midstream LLC.
MarkWest Expands Its Utica Infrastructure
Saturday, June 01, 2013DENVER -- Buoyed by strong production reports from its customers in southeastern Ohio, MarkWest Utica EMG LLC, a joint venture between MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. and the Energy and Minerals Group, plans to expand its midstream infrastructure in the eastern Ohio portion of the Utica shale play, the company reports.
The expansion calls for adding another 200 million cubic feet of processing capacity at MarkWest Utica's Seneca processing complex in Noble County.