Chamber Touts Rise in Total Jobs, Brookings Report
Wednesday, January 02, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Despite November’s slight increase in the unemployment rate, the total number of jobs in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metropolitan Statistical Area continued to rise that month, the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber reported.
'3 Minutes With' Sister Ann McManamon
Wednesday, January 02, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, Sister Ann McManamon, president of the oversight board at the Dorothy Day House, discusses its mission to address the homeless, the employed and the underemployed. Meals are provided daily by volunteers and residents, and four times each month by area restaurants, for about 100 individuals daily.
Akron Children’s Reports $85.5M in Community Benefits
Wednesday, January 02, 2013AKRON, Ohio – In 2011, Akron Children’s Hospital reports, its community benefit totaled more than $85.5 million, 18% more than in 2010 mostly because of the increased costs of provide caring to Medicaid patients and patient families unable to pay for all or part of their care.
Strong Interest in School Firearms Training
Wednesday, January 02, 2013DELAWARE, Ohio – More than 600 individuals from around Ohio and several from other states have applied to participate in a free firearms training program for teachers and school administrative staff announced by the Buckeye Firearms Foundation following the mass shootings last month at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school.
Ohio's Minimum Wage Increases to $7.85
Wednesday, January 02, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Workers covered under Ohio’s minimum wage law are getting a 15-cent increase in their hourly wage taking them to $7.85 an hour. The new rate took effect New Year's Day.
Small Businesses Should Stay on Top of Changes in Regs
Wednesday, January 02, 2013ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Paychex Inc. has issued a list of top regulatory changes likely to affect America's small businesses this year and that owners should stay abreast of. The list was created based on Paychex’ assessment of likely changes in the law or bureaucreatic fiat.
Among them:
Franklin, Sammarone Reflect, Look Ahead to 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The mayors of the Mahoning Valley’s two largest cities prepare to enter the new year from two distinct perspectives – one reflecting on his first year running the city, the other weighing whether to seek reelection to the office he inherited with the departure of his predecessor.
Ohio Repeals Certain Estate Taxes at Midnight
Monday, December 31, 2012BOARDMAN, Ohio – As of midnight, certain estate and gift taxes in the state of Ohio will be repealed, reminds Hill, Barth & King LLC, the Youngstown-based public accounting firm ranked that serves clients in 12 offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.
'3 Minutes With' Jason Kokrak
Monday, December 31, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With" video, professional golfer Jason Kokrak discusses the PGA tour and his new sponsorship deal with Covelli Enterprises. (READ STORY).
PGA Competitor Kokrak Signs Deal with Covelli
Saturday, December 29, 2012WARREN, Ohio – Warren native and PGA Tour professional Jason Kokrak calls a new sponsorship inked with Covelli Enterprises a "great start" to what he foresees will be a long-standing relationship with the company and the community.
"I've always been a hometown guy and I want to represent as well as I can Warren and northeast Ohio," Kokrak said during a press event Friday at Covelli's East Market Street headquarters. "This is where I grew up, and he's done a lot for this community."