Farmers Brings Financial Literacy Program to Schools
Friday, April 18, 2014CANFIELD, Ohio -- Local students have dedicated more than 5,640 hours this year to the Farmers National Bank Financial Scholars Program using the EverFi-Financial Literacy learning course, the bank reports.
It's the third consecutive year that Farmers has sponsored students’ access to this web-based program, which uses new media technology -- simulations, avatars, gaming and adaptive pathing -- to explain complex financial concepts.
'3 Minutes With' Mike Giambattista, Vice President, Hynes Industries
Friday, April 18, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With” video, Mike Giambattista, vice president of Hynes Industries, discusses how Hynes is moving into new markets, including truck-trailer and solar racking systems, and the company’s performance (READ RELATED STORY).
"3 Minutes With" is a daily video feature produced by The Business Journal.
Soft Skills as Important as Hard Skills
Friday, April 18, 2014CHICAGO -- Don't skimp on soft skills when you write your resume. Fully 77% of employers believe those skills are just as important as hard skills and 16% say they're more important when they evaluate candidates for a job, a survey by CareerBuilder finds.
"Soft skills" are those intangible attributes associated with personality, such as a positive attitude, while "hard skills" are those learned to perform a specific job function and can be measured, such as operating a computer program.
Eyesores Coming Down Along Downtown Gateway
Thursday, April 17, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Demolition underway or to begin in the coming months will leave two sites along the city’s key Market Street corridor -- the former General Electric and Wean United buildings -- prime for redevelopment and remove two eyesores at downtown's gateway.
Deconstruction continues on the former General Electric plant at Market Street and Hughes Street. Constructed in 1909, the 172,000-square-foot plant building has been idled since the 1980s and used for storage by GE in recent years.
SBA Ranks Huntington as Its No. 1 Lender in US
Thursday, April 17, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bank has been ranked the No. 1 lender to small businesses by the U.S. Small Business Administration for the first half of the agency’s fiscal year, Oct. 1 to March 31, Huntington Bank announced Wednesday.
The No. 1 ranking refers to the number of 7(a) loans outstanding Huntington has extended to small businesses, 1,805, all to enterprises in its Midwest footprint of six states. It ranks fourth in dollars lent, $230.1 million.
Exxon Moves Forward to Drill in Southern Utica
Thursday, April 17, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corp., was awarded eight of the 12 new horizontal drilling permits issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources last week, the agency reports.
XTO received eight new permits to drill wells in Belmont County, in the southern tier of the Utica shale. The wells are targeted for York and Mead townships, ODNR reports.
Gillespie to Leave YNDC for Post in Pittsburgh
Thursday, April 17, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Presley Gillespie, hired as the first executive director of Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. more than four years ago, will depart the organization in Mid-May to take the reins of a Pittsburgh organization.
Democrats Tout Poll Showing Kasich, FitzGerald Tied
Thursday, April 17, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Democrats are touting a new poll showing Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald in a dead heat with Gov. John Kasich, and state Sen. Nina Turner edging ahead of Secretary of State Jon Husted.
The Public Policy Polling survey (CLICK HERE) showed Kasich, a Republican seeking election to a second four-year term, tied with FitzGerald at 44%, with 11% unsure who they would vote for. The same poll puts Turner at 45% to Husted’s 44%, with 12% not sure.
PNC Reports First-Quarter Net Income of $1.06B
Thursday, April 17, 2014PITTSBURGH -- PNC Financial Services Group Inc., parent of PNC Bank, Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $1.060 billion, or $1.82 per diluted common share.
This compares to fourth-quarter net income of $1.074 billion, or $1.87 per share, and first-quarter 2013 net income of $995 million, or $1.74 per share.