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Tuesday, July 13, 2004"Keep the 910th Airlift Wing HereFor most who live and work in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys, the 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station could just as well have been in Vienna, Austria, as Vienna Township.Its role in the defense of the United States and its impact on the health of the economy of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania were best known to the Air Force reservists who serve there, the residents of Vienna and Fowler townships and the few who concern themselves with economic development.Even the 1995 round of Base Realignment and Closings seemed remote because m
Success Story
Tuesday, July 13, 2004"No Time to Rest on Its Products, Tiger Sales GrowsSharon company makes foam cushions for seats and lumber spacers for furniture makers. With Tiger Sales Inc. looking to expand, Mark S. Cabraja has no timeto sit back and relax in one of the seat cushions his company makes.Tiger Sales serves furniture makers in the Northeast and on July 8opened a new facility in High Point, N.C., to serve that state andadjoining markets. "It's a learning process every day," says Cabraja, president of TigerSales. "I'm not here to tell you that we've made it.
Lake Vista of Cortland Opens Retirement Apartments
Tuesday, July 13, 2004CORTLAND, Ohio -- The Park Place Apartments at Lake Vista almost make one look forward to growing old, or at least reaching 55, the minimum age to become a resident in Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services' 11th senior-care residential community.The top officers of Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services, the mayor of Cortland, a state representative from Trumbull County and key staff from Lake Vista of Cortland held a wide gold ribbon, provided by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber as were the oversized scissors, that Barry Linville used to cut it.
Ohio AG Wins First Do-Not-Call Settlement
Tuesday, July 13, 2004COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Attorney General Jim Petro recently reached a settlement of more than $65,000 on behalf of consumers in a lawsuit against Shelterguard Inc., for violation of federal do-not-call laws. The settlement is the first in Ohio under the federal new laws.Shelterguard violated the national do-not-call registry by continuously making calls in order to solicit sales to consumers who had placed their telephone numbers on the registry. A second violation stems from the company's continuous telemarketing calls to people who had previously asked the company not to call them anymore.
Lack of Estate Planning Leaves Loved Ones Vulnerable
Tuesday, July 13, 2004This report is new this week in The Business Journal's small business how-to section. To see what else is new, click here or click on the "how-to" tab at the top of The Daily Business Journal Online home page.Death and taxes may be life's only guarantees, yet less than one-half of adult Americans are fully preparing for these eventualities. That's because 58% lack a basic will, according to a survey from lawyers.com. A will is generally the first document considered in an individual's estate plan. Here's information that debunks some of the myths about estate planning. <more>"
Akron-Canton Airport Reports $284 Million Economic Impact
Tuesday, July 13, 2004GREEN, Ohio -- The total economic impact of the Akron-Canton Airport exceeded $284 million, according to a newly report commissioned by the airport authority and conducted by the Boyd Group of Evergreen, Colo. In addition to the aggregate impact figure, the airport, its tenants and other aviation related companies on the airfield account for nearly 1,400 jobs, making it one of the top 25 employers in Summit and Stark county, the report finds."We are all about keeping this community well connected and strategically positioned to grow," says airport director Fred Krum.
Rural/Metro Stock Moves to OTCBB
Tuesday, July 13, 2004SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rural/Metro Corp. has received notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel that it does not meet the market value of listed securities requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
Lenhoff Returns to Youngstown Playhouse in Starring Role
Tuesday, July 13, 2004By Dan O'BrienYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The man largely responsible for turning the Youngstown Playhouse into one of the most revered community theaters in the country is playing the lead role once again.Bentley Lenhoff, director of the Youngstown Playhouse from 1965 to 1985, said he will return to Youngstown and his old job -- and work without pay -- until the struggling facility gets back on its feet.When he left nearly 20 years ago, Lenhoff said the playhouse boasted 6,500 ticket members and was one of the largest community theaters in the United States. Today, that number stands at 300.
OSHA Forms Alliance with The Steel Group
Tuesday, July 13, 2004WASHINGTON -- Enhancing worker safety and health in the nation's steel industry and downstream manufacturers is the focus of a new alliance between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and three major trade associations representing basic and specialty steel producers in North America.But Leo W.