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Covelli Hailed as ‘Business Icon,’ Community Leader
Tuesday, May 06, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Albert Covelli was hailed as a “devoted family man, decorated military veteran, business icon, civic leader and community philanthropist” in statement Monday by the company he founded.
Covelli, who founded Warren-based Covelli Enterprises, died May 3 at age 94, surrounded by family, according to the company.
Information, Recruitment Workshop Set for May 14
Tuesday, May 06, 2014SHARON, Pa. -- The Shenango Valley & Lawrence County Chambers of Commerce are partnering with Youngstown State University and other area educational institutions to convene an information and recruitment workshop May 14, the chambers announced Monday.
The workshop is scheduled at the Park Inn by Radisson, West Middlesex, Pa., with sign-in beginning at 7:30 a.m. The presentations are set to run from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Enterprise Hires Management Trainees in Northern Ohio
Tuesday, May 06, 2014CLEVELAND -- Enterprise Holdings, the largest car rental company in the world, is hiring 40 more college-educated, career-oriented men and women in northern Ohio through its management training program, the company announced Monday.
Enterprise Holdings, through its regional subsidiaries, operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands.
Community Mourns Death of Businessman Albert Covelli
Monday, May 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The flag is at half-staff at the Covelli Centre downtown and outside the Warren headquarters of Covelli Enterprises, in honor of its founder, Albert Covelli Sr., who died Saturday at his home in Florida.
Covelli, the father of CEO Sam Covelli, owned one of the nation’s largest chains of McDonald’s restaurants. Under his management, Covelli Enterprises transitioned from fast-food hamburgers into the ownership of Panera Bread franchises, then a chain of O’Charley’s restaurants and most recently added Dairy Queen stores.
Pecchia Communications 'Drafts' Valley's 'Workeries'
Monday, May 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- An increasingly popular part of doing business in the Mahoning Valley is what my colleagues and I call the “workery.” It’s a restaurant or coffee shop where you can eat, drink and get a good helping of work done, either alone or with others.
For companies like Pecchia Communications that thrive on being nimble, connected and unshackled by the burden of a formal office, workeries are like prime rib.
ITC Rules in Favor of Thomas Strip Steel
Monday, May 05, 2014WARREN, Ohio -- The International Trade Commission ruled Friday in favor of Thomas Strip Steel's claim that Japanese imports of a specialized nickel product unfairly impacted the domestic industry. The ruling means antidumping penalties can be imposed on the imports.
Tech Belt Summit Expects Strong Turnout May 15
Monday, May 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- What last year was dubbed the Northeastern Ohio Technology Summit is today re-branded as the Tech Belt Technology Summit, an annual gathering of technology professionals from across the Tri-State region that its hosts say is expected to draw additional interest this year.
Shale Drives $1M Expansion at Bolt Construction
Monday, May 05, 2014NORTH LIMA, Ohio -- It’s hard not to notice the physical impact of the shale industry as you drive along South Avenue in Beaver Township past Bolt Construction Inc.
While there are no visible well sites -- drilling for oil and gas isn’t as prevalent in this section of the Utica shale as elsewhere in the state -- the large steel structure taking shape next to the company’s offices shows how the industry is transforming many local businesses.
Youngstown Streetscape Cleanup Set for May 31
Monday, May 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – In this year’s Streetscape, "We Canna, Canna You?," volunteers will beautify the downtown landscape by removing debris, trimming trees, planting flowers and shrubs and mulching planted areas from 8 a.m. to noon May 31.
Focus areas are the West Federal Street median, John Young memorials, the southwestern corner of Front Street and South Avenue, City Hall and Wick Park. New projects are a joint effort with Treez Please on West Federal Street for a native habitat planting to include pollinators and a work project with Grow Youngstown to assemble an outbuilding.
YSU Grad Creates Scholarship for Economics Majors
Monday, May 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Undergraduate students majoring in economics or business economics at Youngstown State University can apply for a Joseph G. Carson Internship Scholarshipy.
Tod Porter, chairman of the economics department ay YSU, says the program was designed to support students who pursue internships outside of the region or unpaid internships.