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Goodbye, Phar-Mor Centre; Building to be Renamed"
Thursday, February 03, 2005By Dan O'BrienYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- What's in a name? Plenty, city officials believe.Last night City Council gave its informal assent to Mayor George McKelvey's recommendation to rename the Phar-Mor Centre -- former headquarters of Phar-Mor Inc. -- 20 Federal Place.The consensus will end the city's visible reminder of the defunct deep-discount drug retailer and its troubled history.The mayor remarked the name change would reflect new and future development of the building, and not its connection with the troubled company.
Youngstown Awards, Amends Arena Project Contracts"
Thursday, February 03, 2005By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN -- The city's Board of Control this morning approved two new contracts and amended several existing agreements for work related to the Youngstown Convocation Center project. The city accepted the $1.29 million bid submitted by Lencyk Masonry, Youngstown, for masonry work at the convocation center. Cleveland Architectural Hardware, Cleveland, was awarded a contract in the amount of $115,599 to provide doors, frames and other hardware for the center.
Never Send Resume In Response to Help-Wanted Ad
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"By Marky Stein Sending a resume in response to an ad is one of the least effective methods of finding a job, according to J. Michael Farr, author of Getting the Job You Really Want (JIST Works Inc.) This is because hundreds of other candidates are responding to ads, causing a deluge of resumes in human resources departments. One internal recruiter for a biotechnology firm in Menlo Park, Calif., for instance, confides, "On any given day, I've had up to 750 resumes sitting on my desk. It's overwhelming.
"YSU, Delphi Packard Establish Research Partnership"
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University and Delphi Packard officials announced yesterday at a signing ceremony that an official research partnership has been established between the two organizations.David C. Sweet, YSU president, Peter Kasvinsky, dean of YSU's School of Graduate Studies in signing academic partnership agreements to formalize the development of collaborative research projects. "Delphi is very pleased to have a partnership in place with YSU to work on some very important and practical technologies for the automotive industry," Duca said.
Hold Your Bets on Indian Gaming Facility in Valley
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"By George Nelson Gamblers: Don't place your bets on a casino coming to Lordstown just yet. Despite reports of an imminent deal on a casino site in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, a representative of the Eastern Shawnee tribe told The Business Journal Wednesday that the tribe is considering a number of locations in the Mahoning Valley for one of five to seven casinos it plans to develop in Ohio. "We know there is strong interest in the Mahoning Valley," says Terry Casey, a consultant for the Eastern Shawnee Tribe.
President Bush Outlines Agenda for Second Term
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"WASHINGTON -- The following is a transcript of the State of the Union, given by President George W. Bush last tonight:Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:As a new Congress gathers, all of us in the elected branches of government share a great privilege: we have been placed in office by the votes of the people we serve.
WOIO to Broadcast Bosley Story Tonight
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Film at 11!
"Youngstown Awards, Amends Arena Project Contracts"
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN -- The city's Board of Control this morning approved two new contracts and amended several existing agreements for work related to the Youngstown Convocation Center project. The city accepted the $1.29 million bid submitted by Lencyk Masonry, Youngstown, for masonry work at the convocation center. Cleveland Architectural Hardware, Cleveland, was awarded a contract in the amount of $115,599 to provide doors, frames and other hardware for the center.
"Goodbye, Phar-Mor Centre; Building to be Renamed"
Wednesday, February 02, 2005"By Dan O'BrienYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- What's in a name? Plenty, city officials believe.Last night City Council gave its informal assent to Mayor George McKelvey's recommendation to rename the Phar-Mor Centre -- former headquarters of Phar-Mor Inc. -- 20 Federal Place.The consensus will end the city's visible reminder of the defunct deep-discount drug retailer and its troubled history.The mayor remarked the name change would reflect new and future development of the building, and not its connection with the troubled company.