Vallourec Execs Hail 'Great Day' for Youngstown Mill
Wednesday, June 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – “WOW!” That’s the word Vallourec Star executive Skip Herald chose to “sum up a great day” at Vallourec’s new pipe mill here as he greeted reporters and community leaders during a news conference that served as a prelude for tours christening of the plant.
Home Savings Cuts Ribbon at Cranberry Office
Wednesday, June 12, 2013CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Stan Foraker led a team of Home Savings and Loan Co. officers this morning as they cut a ribbon to mark the official opening of the Youngstown, Ohio-based bank’s newest mortgage production office, 20120 U.S. Route 19, Suite 209.
Foraker is senior vice president for retail lending at Home Savings.
Home Savings has a retail branch in Beaver and this is its first mortgage-production office in the Keystone State. The mortgage office can originate loans and refinance existing mortgages but not accept deposits.
Sharon Tube Is Back with $45 Million Expansion
Wednesday, June 12, 2013WHEATLAND, Pa. -- A massive investment at Sharon Tube Co. will double the plant's capacity and make more efficient the process to manufacture precision tube used mostly in agricultural equipment, off-road vehicles and Class 8 trucks, its principals say.
"It's to provide our customers with a bigger, broader basket of goods and to grow our business," said Barry Zekelman, executive chairman and CEO of JMC Steel Group, the parent of Sharon Tube. "The expansion has made our facility the best, not only in North America, but the world."
'3 Minutes With' Barry Zekelman, CEO, JMC Steel Group
Wednesday, June 12, 2013WHEATLAND, Pa. -- In today's "3 Minutes With," Barry Zekelman, CEO of JMC Steel Group, discusses the expansion of Sharon Tube’s plant here and applications for the Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) tubing it manufactures. Zekelman attended Tuesday’s ribbon cutting to commemorate the expansion (READ STORY).
Vallourec Star to Dedicate $1.05B Mill Today
Wednesday, June 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Vallourec Star this morning will dedicate its new $1.05 billion seamless pipe mill, one of the most heralded economic development projects in the Mahoning Valley’s history.
Halcón to Test in Lordstown, Frac in Jackson Township
Wednesday, June 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Halcón Resources Corp. says it will begin testing its Kibler 1H well on Brunstetter Road in Lordstown on June 15, and is completing its Davidson 1-1H well in Jackson Township with plans to begin testing there in mid-August.
The Davidson well, near Meander Reservoir, was drilled to a total measured depth of 11,634 feet with an effective lateral length of 5,500 feet. It is expected to be completed with 22 frac stages, the company said.
Youngstown Named a Top Military-Friendly City
Wednesday, June 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The city of Youngstown has been named a 2013 Top 50Military-Friendly City by Victory Media. The city ranked 46th on the list of 381 metropolitan areas nationwide.
Victory is publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine, which said that Youngstown is home to a large pool of jobs at Military-Friendly Employers, Military-Friendly School campuses and veteran-owned businesses within the region. Taking into account the cost of living and unemployment rate makes Youngstown ideal for veterans and their families to start a successful civilian life, the magazine said.
Heck's Restaurant Seeks Votes for Sign Makeover
Wednesday, June 12, 2013BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Fastsigns of Boardman and Heck’s Restaurant of Columbiana are teaming up to enter MetaphorphoSIGN, an annual contest sponsored by Fastsigns International. The online voting contest is held from July 8 through July 26.
The prize is a $10,000 Sign Makeover for the winner of the competition. Selection of the winner is based on the number of online votes an entrant can generate.
12 Development Agencies Report 'Economic Update'
Tuesday, June 11, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Economic development agencies in the Mahoning Valley assisted in creating or retaining 7,194 jobs in 2012 with investments totaling more than $400 million, according to the 2012 Economic Development Report Card “Valley Economic Update” released today.
Sharon Tube to Celebrate Wheatland Plant Expansion
Tuesday, June 11, 2013WHEATLAND, Pa. -- The CEO of JMC Steel Group, Barry Zekelman, will cut the ribbon today to commemorate the expansion of Sharon Tube’s 250,000-square-foot plant at 20 Church St. here and “its new state-of-the-art manufacturing process.”