October Home Sales Improve in Mahoning Valley
Tuesday, November 26, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Home sales in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties during the month of October were up from a year earlier, although sales in Trumbull and Columbiana were down from the month before, reports the Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors.
Mahoning River Group Gains Park Service Support
Tuesday, November 26, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A planning official from the National Park Service will work with the Friends of the Mahoning River over the next year to help the organization develop management strategies, new partnerships and provide project assistance, the group announced.
Andrea Irland, outdoor recreational planner for the National Park Service U.S. Dept. of the Interior, has signed on to a one-year commitment to help Friends of the Mahoning River step up its awareness, education and outreach efforts.
Butler to Host Annual Arts and Crafts Show
Tuesday, November 26, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Butler Institute of American Art will host its 43rd annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, featuring nearly 100 vendors, Dec. 7 and 8 at the museum, 524 Wick Ave.
The event will feature artists and crafters showcasing works for sale in painting, photography, jewelry, paper, ceramics, fragrances, wood, leather, fiber, food, horticulture and decorative arts.
'3 Minutes With' Carl Paglia, Ohio Star Forge
Tuesday, November 26, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Carl Paglia, director of sales and business development for Ohio Star Forge, discusses the company’s diversification in recent years and how the new Hatebur AMP 70XL will enable the company to expand its product lines. Ohio Star Forge celebrated its 25th anniversary and the completion of its $20 million expansion during an open house Saturday (READ STORY).
Not Too Late for Year-End Tax Strategies
Tuesday, November 26, 2013CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. -- Dec. 31 is only 35 days away. So even if 90% of the year has elapsed, there are still steps you can take to minimize your tax bill.
While ordinary federal income tax rates for 2013 remain the same, the fiscal cliff legislation passed earlier this year affects higher-income individuals and puts them in the 39.6% tax bracket (up from 35%), so it's important to know your rates.
Consider leveraging itemized deductions by bunching deductible expenditures every other year while you take the standard deduction in alternate years.
Ankle & Foot Care Launches Holiday Shoe Drive
Tuesday, November 26, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Podiatric physicians and staff at Ankle & Foot Care Centers are teaming up with the Salvation Army to collect and distribute shoes to needy families this holiday season. The practice is asking holiday shoppers to drop off shoes at collection stations at each of its 18 offices in Mahoning Valley through Jan. 3.
Southern Park Mall to Open Thanksgiving Night
Tuesday, November 26, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio – Southern Park Mall will open at 8 p.m. on Thursday for holiday shoppers as Black Friday extends into the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Simon Property Group mall invites guests “to walk off those Thanksgiving calories and begin crossing names off of their holiday shopping lists” at Southern Park, which will offer “special promotions and entertainment throughout the weekend,” the mall announced Monday.
Downtown Developers Plan Apartments, Grocery Store
Monday, November 25, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Imagine a downtown Youngstown where merchants, young professionals, college undergraduates and graduate students, landlords and others live just blocks away from where they work or study, dine in nearby restaurants before taking in a show that features nationally known entertainers and stop for a drink afterward – even grab groceries from a nearby grocery store.
Ohio Star Forge Celebrates 25 Years, New Equipment
Monday, November 25, 2013CHAMPION, Ohio -- Ohio Star Forge Co. just looked like “small nephews” when the joint venture of Copperweld Steel Co. and Daido Steel got started, reflects Roy Setterberg, who started at Copperweld in 1965. Setterberg switched over to Ohio Star Forge in 2000 when Copperweld closed.
“Their success has been absolutely fabulous,” he remarked. “It’s been steady growth.”
Senior-care Residences Create Homier Environments
Monday, November 25, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Assisted living and skilled nursing centers across the region are adapting to changes within, and demands placed on, the industry, many driven by a new generation of residents and their families, executives say.
Advances in technology, the trend toward resident-centered care, and innovative programs that encourage all residents to participate – all stand to enhance their residents’ physical and mental well-being, they add.