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Trumbull County Posts Strong Home Sales in May
Wednesday, June 27, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sales volume for single-family homes in Trumbull County last month was up nearly $3.5 million from a year earlier, and up more than $5.3 million from April.
Dollar volume for May in Trumbull County totaled $14.9 million, up from May 2011's $11.5 million and up from $9.6 million in April, according to the monthly county reports released by the Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors.
First Place Bank Names Dunham CEO
Tuesday, June 26, 2012WARREN, Ohio -- The chairman of the board of First Place Bank, Samuel A. Roth, announced late Monday that Louis J. Dunham is joining the bank as CEO. The appointment is effective June 27, on an interim basis subject to the final nonobjection from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the bank's primary regulator.
VNA Building Goes for $40K at Auction
Tuesday, June 26, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Tom Williams envisions a couple of potential uses for the property that his company, Empire Holdings, purchased at auction Monday.
Williams, who identified himself as half-owner of Empire Holdings, offered the winning bid of $40,000 for the former Visiting Nurse Association building, 518 E. Indianola Ave., and an adjacent former Dairy Queen building that fronts South Avenue.
Russell Microcap Index to List Farmers National
Tuesday, June 12, 2012CANFIELD, Ohio – Farmers National Banc Corp., parent of Farmers National Bank and Farmers Trust Co., will be listed on the Russell Microcap Index when Russell reconstitutes its family of U.S. indices June 25, Farmers CEO John S. Gulas announced Monday.
He cited a preliminary list of additions posted on www.russell.com.
Lower Gas Prices Boost Spending Intentions
Thursday, June 07, 2012RIVERWOODS, Ill. -- Consumer confidence in the economy remained flat in May. At the same time, lower gas prices gave a slight boost to spending intentions, in particular for summer vacation plans.
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor, a daily poll tracking economic confidence and spending intentions throughout the month, declined 1.2 points to 95.5 in May.