'3 Minutes With' Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald
Monday, November 25, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County executive who is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. John Kasich next year, discusses how the Affordable Care Act will impact his family, criticizes Kasich for “trying to have it both ways” by opposing the law but supporting Medicaid expansion, and talks about the state’s unemployment rate. FitzGerald made a campaign appearance Friday at the Yankee Kitchen Restaurant.
YSU Online Programs Recognized for Affordability
Monday, November 25, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Youngstown State University is included on a national list, Online Colleges That Win on Affordability. It’s the second time this year that AC Online has included YSU in its rankings.
The list was developed by AffordableCollegesOnline.org after its analysis of online degree programs at more than 2,000 accredited colleges and universities across the nation.
Export Internship Program Looks to Place Students
Monday, November 25, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Export Internship Program is looking to place more than 30 students with Ohio companies with the desire to export their goods or services.
“This program provides amazing opportunities,” said David Goodman, director of Ohio Development Services Agency. “Not only does it provide students the skills they need to land a job, it also gives companies looking to expand into new markets a competitive edge.”
Cleveland Fed Holds Writing Contest for Students
Monday, November 25, 2013CLEVELAND -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is holding a writing contest for high school students in the region it serves and offering a top prize of $500.
The bank is holding the contest to coincide with the centennial of the Federal Reserve System, the nation’s central bank, signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson in December 1913, says spokeswoman June Gates.
First National Bank Donates $20,000 to Foundation
Monday, November 25, 2013HERMITAGE, Pa. -- First National Bank of Pennsylvania has donated $20,000, through the state Education Improvement Tax Credit program, to the Shenango Valley Foundation.
The foundation is a public nonprofit organization that supports philanthropic efforts to enhance the quality of life for the residents of western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
One Gas Processing Plant Chills, the Other Boils
Saturday, November 23, 2013SCIO, Ohio -- As one plant in Columbiana County chills, another 35 miles south in Harrison County boils. Together, they cook up the ingredients for oil and gas production in eastern Ohio’s Utica shale.
Eighteen months after principals of Utica East Ohio Buckeye announced what is now a $1.4 billion gas-gathering, cryogenic and fractionation system, two large processing plants and miles of pipelines are in commission – with more on the horizon, executives say.
John Kennedy Inspired, Understood Mahoning Valley
Friday, November 22, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- In a standing room only Chestnut Room at Youngstown State University nearly six years ago, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy addressed an enthusiastic crowd as he stopped in the Mahoning Valley to deliver a stump speech on behalf of presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
The senator from Massachusetts was met with rousing applause and loud cheers the first minute or so as he made the standard introductions and requisite accolades.
Then he lowered the boom.
See Photos of JFK Visits, Reaction to His Death
Friday, November 22, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Business Journal has compiled, with assistance from the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, photographs of John F. Kennedy's visits to the Mahoning Valley and local observances in memory of the president following his assassination 50 years ago today.
The photos are from the archives of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society and cannot be reproduced, copied or used in any manner withouit the written consent of MVHS.
Due to the large size of the files, what follows are links to eight separate PDFs that contain the photographs.
Farrell Commerce Center to Break Ground Nov. 26
Friday, November 22, 2013FARRELL, Pa. -- U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3 Pa., will join local officials Nov. 26 for a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the Farrell Commerce Center.
The 12,000-square-foot structure will be the first to be completed in Phase II of Farrell’s Keystone Opportunity Zone Hillside Development. Fastenal Co. will serve as the building’s anchor tenant, said Ken Carano of Mid American Resource Co.