YSU Students Showcase Social Media Consulting
Monday, December 09, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Students in Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration will showcase their consulting work for area small businesses from 1:15 to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Their exhibits will be shown on the first floor of the Williamson College building.
Collectively, over the past five years, students’ efforts and work through these projects have contributed services valued at more than $10,000 to help the commercial expansion of businesses in the area.
Mill Creek Davis Center Sets Holiday Exhibits, Schedule
Monday, December 09, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Mill Creek MetroParks’ D. D. and Velma Davis Education and Visitor Center in Fellows Riverside Gardens is adorned for the annual Winter Celebration event, this year featuring the theme, “A Garden Conservatory.”
'3 Minutes With' Bob Beatty, “O” Ring CNG Fuel Systems
Monday, December 09, 2013BROOKFIELD, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Bob Beatty, president of “O” Ring CNG Fuel Systems, Coolspring, Pa., discusses his company’s decision to develop a CNG fueling station on East Midlothian Boulevard near Interstate 680 and Dearing Compressor & Pump Inc. Beatty announced the project at an event last week focusing on using compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel (READ STORY).
Aubrey McClendon Marches Ahead in Utica Shale Play
Friday, December 06, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Former Chesapeake Energy Corp. Chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon is moving forward with exploration efforts in Utica shale, an energy play that he once dubbed the "biggest thing to hit Ohio since the plow."
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources awarded McClendon's new company, American Energy Utica LLC, five horizontal well permits Nov. 26 that allows oil and gas exploration on the Jones property in Nottingham Township, Harrison County.
Fans Brave Cold Evening to Secure Elton John Tickets
Friday, December 06, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- To paraphrase one of Elton John's biggest hits, Thursday night's all right for…waiting.
Longtime Elton John fan Jim O'Neill, a resident of Lake Milton, staked out the coveted first-in-line spot outside the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown Thursday -- a full 24 hours before tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday -- for the international pop star's second appearance at the venue.
Johnson to Host 'Christmas Coffee' Monday in Salem
Friday, December 06, 2013MARIETTA, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6 Ohio, will host a “Christmas Coffee with Bill” at his Salem district office, 192 E. State St., at 10 a.m. Monday.
The casual event, announced Friday afternoon by Johnson’s office, is a come-and-go opportunity for constituents to visit and speak directly with the congressman. No RSVP or pre-registration is required.
CNG Fuel Station Going Up at Dearing Compressor
Friday, December 06, 2013BROOKFIELD, Ohio -- A compressed natural gas fueling station is under construction in Boardman near Dearing Compressor & Pump Inc.'s operations along Midlothian Boulevard, an energy executive said Thursday.
"We're building more infrastructure where it's convenient for the public, and where it makes sense," said Robert Beatty, president and founder of “O” Ring CNG Fuel Systems LP in Coolspring, Pa.
NASA Roadshow Brings Experts to Aid Local Companies
Friday, December 06, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Bill Whittenberger, president and founder of Catacel Corp., is looking forward to further discussions with experts from the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Catacel was among four companies whose executives met with NASA Glenn subject-matter experts Thursday at Youngstown State University as part of the first NASA Roadshow to take place here.
FNB Gets Regulatory OKs to Acquire Baltimore Bank
Friday, December 06, 2013HERMITAGE, Pa. -- F.N.B. Corp., parent of First National Bank of Pennsylvania, has received the approvals of federal and state of Maryland regulators to acquire and integrate BCSB Bancorp Inc. into First National Bank.
F.N.B. made the announcement after markets closed Thursday.