'3 Minutes With' Youngstown State University 3-D Printing Open House
Friday, June 20, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Today's “3 Minutes With” spotlights the 3-D printing open house held Wednesday at Youngstown State University as part of the National Day of Making (READ STORY). Participants in the Summer Honors Institute used software to design parts and print them using 3-D printers.
Brown Meets with Commerce Secretary on Trade Issues
Friday, June 20, 2014WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown urged Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to take measures to protect U.S. businesses and workers from unfair trade practices during a meeting with the cabinet officer Thursday.
TimkenSteel Execs Discuss Business Strategy, Outlook
Friday, June 20, 2014CANTON, Ohio -- Revenue from the planned spin-off of TimkenSteel is expected to increase by 20% to 25% for full year 2014 compared to The Timken Co.'s Steel Segment's 2013 revenue, driven by strong demand in the energy and industrial sectors. Growth at TimkenSteel is expected to come from product innovation, expanding markets, organic investments and potential acquisitions, members of the executive management team said at an investor meeting yesterday.
Trumbull Partnership Sets 'Safe, Clean & Green Expo'
Friday, June 20, 2014WARREN, Ohio -- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership is sponsoring Greater Warren “Safe, Clean & Green” Expo on June 24. The event will take place at The Raymond John Wean Foundation here, and residents, government officials, students and business owners are invited to attend.
McClendon's AEP Launches Midstream Company
Thursday, June 19, 2014OKLAHOMA CITY -- American Energy Partners LP, along with the Energy & Minerals Group, announced Wednesday the formation of American Energy-Midstream LLC, a company that will develop pipeline and processing networks in shale plays across the country, including the Utica shale in southeastern Ohio.
American Energy, founded by former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, and EMG plan to focus on regions where the companies hold active drilling and leasehold operations, American Energy said.
Obama Takes Note of 3-D Letter Printed Here
Thursday, June 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University’s new Launch Lab didn’t get the shout-out from President Obama that Martin Abraham had hoped for Wednesday, but the president definitely noted the letter made for him by America Makes.
Abraham, dean of YSU’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, was among the guests at the first White House Maker Faire (CLICK HERE), which showcased individuals and organizations active in the maker movement.
High School Students Learn Basics of 3-D Printing
Thursday, June 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- On Monday, Grace Sotler, a junior at Lowellville High School, didn't know the first thing about additive manufacturing.
By Wednesday, she had successfully designed her idea on a computer and was prepared to make her first prototype on a 3-D desktop printer in the front of the room.
Turning Technologies Unveils New Response Tools
Thursday, June 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Turning Technologies, an innovator of audience response technology, is releasing new tools designed for the meetings and event industry.
Guest Commentary: Radioactive Shale Waste Hotter to Handle than Realized
Thursday, June 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In April, residents of Brier Hill joined Frack Free Mahoning Valley to appeal an order issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that authorized Industrial Waste Control/Ground Tech Inc. to operate a plant at 240 Sinter Court in Youngstown.
The plant on Sinter Court will receive potentially radioactive brine, drill-cuttings, drilling mud and tank-bottom sludge from fracking operations that released shale gas.
Sinter Court lies along the Mahoning River, three-fourths of a mile due west of St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
'3 Minutes With' Martin Abraham, Dean, Youngstown State University STEM College
Thursday, June 19, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In today's “3 Minutes With,” Martin Abraham, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Youngstown State University, discusses the 3-D letter, printed at America Makes and designed by one of his students, that was presented to President Obama yesterday at the first White House Maker Faire (READ STORY). He also talks about the new Launch Lab being developed by YSU’s engineering and art departments.