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Youngstown Buys Land Where Phar-Mor Centre Sits
Wednesday, November 24, 2004By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The city Board of Control this morning voted to purchase the land on which the Phar-Mor Centre stands but not the building itself for $850,000, subject to approval by City Council.The city was obligated to pay the owners of the land $1.7 million -- $100,000 per year until 2021, officials said.As city attorney Greg Morgione explained, the Wick family leased the property to the Strouss-Hirshberg Co., which in the 1940s assigned its lease to the May Co.
Youngstown Buys Land Beneath Phar-More Centre
Wednesday, November 24, 2004By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The city Board of Control this morning voted to purchase the land on which the Phar-Mor Centre stands -- but not the building itself -- for $850,000, subject to approval by City Council.As city attorney Greg Morgione explains it, the Wick family leased the property to the Strouss-Hirshberg Co., which in the 1940s assigned its lease to the May Co. In the late 1980s, May assigned the lease to the city of Youngstown, which in turn assigned it to Strouss Building Associates, which redeveloped the former department store to serve as the Phar-Mor Inc.
"Long, Bitter Work Stoppage at RMI Titanium to End"
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"NILES, Ohio -- The doors to RMI Titanium Co. are likely to be unlocked next week and union workers welcomed back to the plant now that a tentative agreement has been reached on a five-year contract.The settlement came last night following marathon talks that resumed Monday. A ratification vote is expected within the next few days.Locals 2155 and 2155-7 of the United Steelworkers of America were locked out of the RMI plant in October 2003 after their memberships rejected what the company said was its final offer.
Youngstown Buys Land Where Phar-Mor Centre Sits
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"By George NelsonYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The city Board of Control this morning voted to purchase the land on which the Phar-Mor Centre stands -- but not the building itself -- for $850,000, subject to approval by City Council.The city was obligated to pay the owners of the land $1.7 million -- $100,000 per year until 2021, officials said.As city attorney Greg Morgione explained, the Wick family leased the property to the Strouss-Hirshberg Co., which in the 1940s assigned its lease to the May Co.
It's Official: Giant Eagle LPGA Will Not Return
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"By Dan O'BrienYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Youngstown stop in the Ladies Professional Golf Tournament, a summer highlight of Mahoning Valley sports more than a decade, is history. Mahoning Valley Sports Charities, whose board of trustees directed profits from the tournament to 60 local charities, may not be far behind.At a press conference this morning, Tom Hollern, chairman of Mahoning Valley Sports Charities, blamed the decline in local sponsorships and increased operating costs of the tournament.
Vindicator Blasts Striking Guild for Using Nonunion Printer
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- With contract talks between The Vindicator and striking members of the Youngstown Newspaper Guild at a standstill, the public relations battle heated up this morning as the newspaper published a front-page story headlined "Guild uses nonunion plant to print paper."The story reports that Lyle Printing and Publishing Co. of Salem is printing the Valley Voice, the strike newspaper published by the Youngstown Newspaper Guild.
"Talking Turkey: Facts, Figures that Make Turkey Day Special"
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"WASHINGTON -- What many regard as the nation's first Thanksgiving took place in December 1621 as the religious separatist Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The day did not become a national holiday until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving.
Airport Authority Wants Safeguards on $100M River Project
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"By George NelsonVIENNA, Ohio -- The Western Reserve Port Authority is still considering whether it wants to serve as the lead agent for efforts to clean up the Mahoning River but board members first want assurances the entity won't be on the hook for millions of dollars in matching funds.Dan Keating, port authority attorney, said he expects a meeting "in the very near future" with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Eastgate Council of Regional Governments regarding the proposal to remediate the river, polluted for years by now-defunct steel mills.The Corps of Engineers approached t
YSU President Gets 6-Year Contract Extension
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- David C. Sweet will remain the president of Youngstown State University through June 2010 under a contract approved yesterday by the YSU Board of Trustees. "Over the past four years, Dr. Sweet has provided the leadership that has helped increase YSU's visibility, quality and reputation as a leading higher education institution in Ohio and beyond," said Larry Esterly, board chairman. "Dr.
"SRU Center on Disability and Health Receives $125,000"
Tuesday, November 23, 2004"SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University will use a $125,000 federal grant to continue providing exercise and health education to regional residents with disabilities through its Center on Disability and Health. The grant will keep the center operating through the 2005-2006 school year, according to Dr.