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Shell to Purchase Horsehead Site for Cracker Plant
Saturday, November 08, 2014MONACA, Pa. -- Royal Dutch Shell has exercised its option to purchase the former Horsehead Holding Corp. site here, a signal that the giant energy company is moving closer to building a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant.
Even so, Shell said that just because the company purchased the land doesn't mean it's made a decision on whether to proceed with the project.
“This is a good decision but it does not mean that we have [made] the investment decision to proceed with the project,” Ate Visser, the vice president with Shell Chemical, according to published reports.
Patrons Wager $79.8M at Mahoning Valley VLTs
Friday, November 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Bettors at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Austintown wagered $79.8 million in cash and credits during October, the racino’s first full month of operations, the Ohio Lottery Commission reported this afternoon.
CHCC to Cease Operating 2 Nursing Homes Dec. 31
Friday, November 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- CHCC Health Care Centers Inc. says it will cease operating Campus Health Care Center, 196 Colonial Drive, and its Cedarcreek Health Care Center, 4121 Tod Avenue NW in Warren, by Dec. 31, potentially idling a combined 156 employees.
SBA Lending at Record High Nationally, Regionally
Friday, November 07, 2014WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Program reached another lending record in fiscal 2014, the agency announced Thursday. By the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30), SBA had approved 52,044 7(a) loans for $19.19 billion, an increase of 12% in number loans and 7.4% in dollar amount over fiscal 2013.
Shenango Chamber Honors CEO of Urban League
Friday, November 07, 2014HERMITAGE, Pa. -- The Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce, capping off a year in which it studied social service organizations, last night recognized Michael Wright, president and CEO of the Shenango Valley Urban League, as its Person of the Year.
Wright is “a shining example of that kind of commitment to making this a better place to be,” said Robert McCracken, executive director of the Shenango Valley Chamber. The chamber held its annual meeting at the Avalon Golf & Country Club @ Buhl Park.
New Hangar Opens at Regional Airport
Friday, November 07, 2014VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Board members of the Western Reserve Port Authority joined personnel from the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport Thursday evening to open the second Tee hangar to house single-engine aircraft.
Construction began after the first of the three planned Tee hangars was completed about three years ago.
Swanston Conference Gathers Youth Advocates
Friday, November 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Nearly 100 public officials, teachers, counselors, agency officials, social workers and others who work with at-risk children gathered Thursday today for a day-long session of information and inspiration.
“Innovations: Evolving Approaches to Youth Development” was presented at the D.D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center of Mill Creek MetroParks by the William Swanston Charitable Fund, which works to improve the lives of at-risk children in the Mahoning Valley.
'3 Minutes With' Bill Lawson, Executive Director, Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Friday, November 07, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's “3 Minutes With,” Bill Lawson, executive director of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, discusses the status of the renovation and adaptive reuse project at the society’s Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center, the opening of exhibits in two galleries, and the role the Arms Family Museum will continue to play. The Tyler Center, which now houses the society’s archives, opened to the public Thursday (READ STORY).
Huntington Offers Checking Accounts that Pay Interest
Friday, November 07, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bank has introduced two new checking accounts that pay interest, Huntington 5 Checking and Huntington 25 Checking. Mary Navarro, retail and business banking director, announced the new products Thursday.
To qualify for the Huntington 5 account, “Customers should have at least $5,000 in total relationship balances,” the bank said, to avoid a monthly maintenance fee. For the Huntington 25, the minimum is $25,000.