Sherwin-Williams Volunteers Spruce Up Oak Hill Building
Friday, October 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Volunteers from Sherwin-Williams Co. appeared at the corner of Oak Hill and Marshall streets not with brushes but an electric paint sprayer to refurbish a building that sits at the entry to one of this city's major thoroughfares.
"We want to clean it up to make the whole neighborhood look better and eliminate the blight that we have here today," said Patrick Kerrigan, director of the Oak Hill Collaborative, a nonprofit neighborhood development corporation.
Valley Lead Group Recruits Professionals
Friday, October 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- For Rob Palowitz, the Valley Lead Group gave him the professional network needed to increase his business, Palo Creative, to where it is today. Now as president of the lead group, he’s encouraging other professionals to follow suit.
Residents Near Kibler Well to Test Air Quality
Friday, October 18, 2013WEATHERSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Residents of the Westwood Lake Park development sense something in the air -- and they'd like to know exactly what it is.
On Thursday, Ruth Breech, program director for California-based Global Community Monitor, met with residents of the Westwood park, a well-groomed mobile home development that sits just 580 feet from where Halcon Resources is drilling its second horizontal gas well.
Dancers Get Ready to ‘Rumba at Stambaugh’
Friday, October 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Hearing the trash talk between Bob Hannon and Eric Ryan, the casual listener might think they were two prizefighters headed to the ring for a championship match.
“Eric can talk a good game. Let’s see how he performs,” says Hannon, president of United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. “He’s talking a lot of smack. With all the talking he’s doing, he’d better win.”
Beat Hannon? “That’s going to be easy. Let’s get something straight,” scoffs Ryan, president of JAC Management Group LLC and executive director of the Covelli Centre.
Ryan Predicts Backlash, Opponents Blast Johnson
Friday, October 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan predicted to a national cable news audience Thursday that there will be a backlash against Tea Party activists in the wake of the government shutdown and near-default.
Columbiana Business Showcase Set for Thursday
Friday, October 18, 2013COLUMBIANA, Ohio -- The Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce will present its Fall Business Showcase at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday at the Columbiana Diner.
Free refreshments will be served, said the Chamber's April Brinker. Attorney Richard J. Hura, the Columbiana Community Foundation, Buckeye Transfer Realty LLC and the Better Business Bureau will make presentations. A door prize, a gift certificate to the Columbiana Diner, will be awarded to the winner of a drawing.
For more information, call Brinker at 330 482 3822.
'3 Minutes With' Dances with the Stars
Friday, October 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Today's "3 Minutes With" gives viewers a preview of the second annual Black & White Gala: Shoot for the Moon, Dance with the Stars. Presented by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and the American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley, the gala event is set for Oct. 26 at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Business Journal is the media partner for the event, which will benefit theRed Cross. (READ STORY).
Huntington Reports Net Income of $178.5M
Friday, October 18, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Huntington Bancshares Inc., parent of Huntington National Bank, Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $178.5 million, or 20 cents per common share.
This compares to second-quarter net income of $150.7 million, 17 cents per common share, and third-quarter 2012 net income of $167.8 million, or 19 cents a share.
The board of directors declared a five-cent cash divided on Huntington common stock payable Jan. 2 to shareholders of record Dec. 19.
F.N.B. Reports Record Third-Quarter Net Income
Friday, October 18, 2013HERMITAGE, Pa. -- F.N.B. Corp., parent of First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Thursday reported record third-quarter net income of $31.63 million, or 22 cents a share.
This compares to second-quarter net income of $29.19 million, or 20 cents a share, and year-ago third-quarter net income of $30.74 million, or 22 cents a share.
The company also announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents a share on its common stock payable Dec. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 2.
Highlights F.N.B. pointed to in its earnings release: