ShaleComm No Longer Represents D&L Energy
Wednesday, February 13, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – ShaleComm, the public relations company that served as the spokesman for D&L Energy Group, announced this morning that it no longer represents the embattled company.
The one-sentence announcement came from ShaleComm’s executive vice president, Vince Bevacqua, who was directed by D&L to release a statement Feb. 7 denying responsibility for the illegal dumping of drilling waste into a storm drain.
Obama Cites Youngstown, NAMII in State of Union
Wednesday, February 13, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – President Obama touched on a number of policy initiatives during last night's State of the Union Address ranging from job creation and clean energy to troop drawdowns and gun violence, but it was his shoutout to the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute that caught the attention of the Mahoning Valley and lawmakers who represent the region.
City’s Comeback Serves as 'Beacon,' Harwood Says
Wednesday, February 13, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Change for the better in America will come from communities such as Youngstown, not Washington, D.C., or state capitals, Richard Harwood told 150 residents active in improving the quality of life in the Mahoning Valley.
Harwood, president of the Harwood Institute, chose Youngstown to kick off his National Work of Hope Tour Tuesday night because, he explained, “[What] Youngstown [has accomplished] can be a beacon for the rest of the country.”
New Drilling Permit Issued for Columbiana County
Wednesday, February 13, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has issued a new permit for a horizontal well in Columbiana County.
A permit was awarded Feb. 6 to Chesapeake Exploration LLC to drill a well in Center Township on the Dye property, ODNR records show.
ODNR also issued four other permits to Chesapeake for wells in Carroll County, the most active county for oil and gas exploration in eastern Ohio's Utica shale.
Three of these permits are for new wells on the Anderson farm in Loudon Township and another is slated for the Mills property in East Township.
YMCA Training Offered for Lifeguards, Instructors
Wednesday, February 13, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- The YMCA of Youngstown is looking to fill the growing need for qualified lifeguards through its training and certification classes. Time remains to register for the Y’s lifeguard training and certification classes scheduled for Feb. 26 through March 28.
Shenango Chamber, Grocers Hold Wine Taste March 7
Wednesday, February 13, 2013SHARON, Pa. -- The 8th Annual Wine Taste is scheduled for March 7 at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio. The event is hosted by the Youngstown Area Grocers Association and the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Tickets for the event, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m ., are $50 per person and $350 for a reserved table for eight. Bus transportation is available from the Shenango Valley for $10 per person. Entertainment will be provided by the Buddy White trio, and the event includes gourmet food and an array of wines and beer.
'3 Minutes With' Joseph Carson, AllianceBernstein
Wednesday, February 13, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Joseph Carson, senior vice president at AllianceBernstein, discusses the paths to Wall Street, and the importance of mathematics (along with its overemphasis) and of a master’s degree in business administration in the field. Carson, a Youngstown State University graduate, spoke there Monday (READ STORY).
Penn State Book Sale to Benefit United Way
Wednesday, February 13, 2013SHARON, Pa. -- The Penn State Shenango campus will hold a community book sale and basket raffle from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. next Monday in the McDowell Hall Community Room on Shenango Avenue. Proceeds benefit the Mercer County United Way.
Hundreds of gently used books, as well as some compact discs, DVDs, games, and puzzles, will be available at prices that range from 50 cents to $2.
Lupo Told EPA Nighttime Dumping 'the Right Thing'
Tuesday, February 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ben Lupo, owner of D&L Energy and the man responsible for dumping what is likely more than 200,000 gallons of drilling wastewater and oil into a Mahoning River tributary, told the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that he "was doing the right thing," a state EPA official said Monday.
Roads to Wall Street Take Routes in Math
Tuesday, February 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – In his six years at Youngstown State University and afterward, Joseph G. Carson listened, learned and studied.
Carson continues to listen, learn and study as a senior vice president at AllianceBernstein, New York, where he is director of its global economic research department. He joined the Wall Street firm in 2001.