Anchor Drilling, Shell Projects Need More Space
Tuesday, July 16, 2013EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio -- The Columbiana County Port Authority approved two leases Monday night that again illustrate the growing presence of the oil and gas industry in the tri-state region.
HMHP Hospitals Appear in U.S. News Rankings
Tuesday, July 16, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- St. Elizabeth Health Center and St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center are listed in U.S. News & World Report’s 24th annual Best Hospitals rankings for 2013-2014, Humility of Mary Health Partners announced.
St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, is ranked 24th in Ohio. The hospital is listed as high-performing in five specialties: geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, pulmonology and urology. St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, Boardman, is ranked No. 30 in Ohio and is recognized as high-performing in pulmonology.
American Made Tour Visits Two Valley Manufacturers
Tuesday, July 16, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Nathaniel McGill had to call his wife and tell her they couldn’t buy the brand of frozen pizza they favored after meeting with the family-owned business that makes the Palermo’s Pizza brand on the tour to promote his feature-length documentary, American Made Movie.
“I never thought that I would have a relationship with frozen pizza,” he joked during a visit to a local stop on the tour, Summer Garden Food Manufacturing.
'3 Minutes With' Nathaniel McGill, Director/Producer, American Made Movie
Tuesday, July 16, 2013VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Nathaniel McGill, director/producer of American Made Movie, discusses the film he made with the director/producer Vincent Vittorio, why he chose the Mahoning Valley for one of 32 advance screenings, and what he found at Starr Manufacturing (READ STORY).
Warren Native Is Veep of OHA Quality Programs
Tuesday, July 16, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jim Guliano, a native of Warren, has been named vice president of quality programs by the Ohio Hospital Association. He assumed his duties a month ago.
YSU's New President Completes 1st Day on Job
Monday, July 15, 2013YOUNGSTOWN,Ohio -- Randy Dunn’s first day as president of Youngstown State University started at the crack of dawn Monday with visits to three morning TV shows and concluded with shaking the hands of dozens of well wishers at a reception on the campus core.
In between, the new president met with top university executives, chatted with prospective students and their parents, lunched with a small group of students at Wendy’s, met with leaders of the university’s four labor unions and settled into his office in Tod Hall.
Jennifer Garrison Seeks Seat Held by GOP's Bill Johnson
Monday, July 15, 2013MARIETTA, Ohio -- Jennifer Garrison will formally announce her candidacy for Congress twice Tuesday, the first in Marietta at 11 a.m., the second in Canfield at 4 p.m. at the Hampton Inn.
Garrison, a Democrat and member of the Ohio House from 2004 until 2010, seeks to represent the sixth district of Ohio, now represented by Republican Bill Johnson, in his second term. The sixth district encompasses all or parts of Mahoning and Columbiana counties plus 16 others in southeastern Ohio.
West Corp. Job Fair Seeks to Hire 200
Monday, July 15, 2013NILES, Ohio – West Corp. is looking to fill 200 job openings for full-time technical associates at its call center here through a job fair that began today and runs through Thursday, David Pleiss announced today.
Pleiss is vice president for investor and public relations of the Omaha, Neb.-based company that serves industries that need its call-center services.
Dunn Pledges Transparency, 'Work to Build Consensus'
Monday, July 15, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –Randy J. Dunn, the new president of Youngstown State University, today begins what he calls “a great adventure” for the university, its students, faculty, alumni and donors.
In a video message posted Sunday at the YSU website, Dunn said, “As I came into Tod Hall today, and passed the portraits of the seven presidents who came before me, it was both humbling and energizing. They have left an extraordinary legacy for all of us to carry forward.”
Promotional Tour Today for 'American Made Movie'
Monday, July 15, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Two area companies will be spotlighted today when the “American Made Movie Tour” stops in the Mahoning Valley to generate publicity for documentary that promotes the economic role of domestic manufacturers and consumerism.