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Dragan Vukadinovic to Lecture at Mount Union College
Monday, March 14, 2005"ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Artist and designer Dragan Vukadinovic, senior creative designer at Hyundai/Kia American Design Center in California, will present the Kershaw Lecture March 23 at Mount Union College. Over the past 19 years, Vukadinovic has created car designs that have gained international success. One of his most recognized designs is the 1995-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. The top seller in its segment and popular for its exterior styling, the car was made the "star" of the original The Fast and the Furious movie. The central message of his presentation, scheduled for 7 p.m.
CityScenes Photo Competition Begins
Monday, March 14, 2005"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The second annual CityScenes photography competition, co-sponsored by Youngstown State University and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, is accepting entries through Aug. 5, organizers announced recently. This year's theme is "Places and Spaces" and emphasizes community pride.The competition is open to professional, non-professional and high school student photographers. College students may enter as non-professionals. Winning entries will be displayed in the Rose Marie Smith Gallery on the second floor of Tod Hall from Sept. 15 until Sept. 1, 2006.
Pa. Official Sounds off on US Airways Outsourcing Plan
Monday, March 14, 2005PITTSBURGH -- US Airways' reported plans to outsource jobs to Central America doesn't sit well with Pennsylvania's Auditor General Jack Wagner -- and he made his feelings known Saturday in a letter to Bruce Lakefield, chief executive officer of US Airways.Following is the full text of Wagner's letter:Mr.
Mayors Worry About Health Care, Unemployment, Economy"
Monday, March 14, 2005WASHINGTON -- Transportation congestion, rising health care costs, uncertain economic development programs, inadequate housing and growing unemployment are at the top of the list of issues facing America's city officials, according to a new survey from the National League of Cities.The State of America's Cities Survey found that half of city officials are more pessimistic about the direction the country is heading. Not since 1995 have 50% of officials held this view."Six years ago, the Nation's Capital was struggling under a mountain of debt.
Dann Sides with Ohio Chamber in Blasting Taft's Reforms
Monday, March 14, 2005YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- State Sen. Marc Dann, D-32, Liberty, is siding with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in opposing Gov. Bob Taft's bid to reform the state's tax system.In a letter dated March 10 to his fellow senators, Dann blasted Taft's proposed corporate activity tax, which would replace the corporate inventory tax, as "a risky scheme," "flawed," and an "economic depressant.""Yesterday I heard the Chamber of Commerce outline the problems of this new tax," Dann wrote.
Delphi Secures $550M in Global Halfshaft Business
Monday, March 14, 2005TROY, Mich. -- Delphi Corp. has booked more than 20 new halfshaft programs globally during 2004, totaling more than $550 million in lifetime revenue, officials reported earlier today.The company, whose Packard Electric division is headquartered in Warren, Ohio, has experienced financial woes of late, including the exit of the company's chief financial officer, a class-action fraud lawsuit on behalf of shareholders and stock that was degraded to junk status.More than 70% of this new business supports Delphi's efforts to diversify its customer base, officials said.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Nets $62.5M for 2004
Monday, March 14, 2005WHEELING, W.Va. -- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. officials today reported net income of $62.5 million, or $5.68 per diluted share for 2004 as well as announced plans for a $14.5 million upgrade at its 80-inch Hot Strip Mill.Wheeling-Pittsburgh is a subsidiary of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp.Net income for the fourth quarter of 2004 totaled $6.4 million, or 46 cents per diluted share compared with a net loss of $23.7 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2003, and net income of $35.6 million, or $3.42 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2004.
Children Services Adds More Security to New Office Building
Monday, March 14, 2005By Dennis LaRueYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Mahoning County Children Services Board will spend nearly $75,000 to add bullet-resistent drywall, change some door locks and install cable and wiring for caseworkers' computers in its new building downtown.The executive committee of the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp., which is overseeing construction of the four-story structure that will house Children Services and the state Bureau of Workers Compensation, this morning approved a change order for $74,792.Of that sum, just $50,000 will be spent on the wiring, $17,467 on bullet-resist
Americans Become Their Own Reporters, Editors"
Monday, March 14, 2005NEW YORK -- The state of journalism in America is changing faster than rapidly evolving technology, finds an extensive study of the media released today, and news consumers are increasingly becoming their own reporters."In effect, Americans are shifting from being consumers of news to pro-active partners in creating their own personalized news account each day, and traditional journalism is only part of that mix," said Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Pa. Official Sounds off on US Airways Outsourcing Plan
Sunday, March 13, 2005"PITTSBURGH -- US Airways' reported plans to outsource jobs to Central America doesn't sit well with Pennsylvania's Auditor General Jack Wagner -- and he made his feelings known Saturday in a letter to Bruce Lakefield, chief executive officer of US Airways.Following is the full text of Wagner's letter:Mr.