YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Were you to walk into nearly any of the union halls in the Mahoning Valley in search of bricklayers, ironworkers, millwrights or laborers, you’d be hard-pressed to find one. “Almost every hall is empty,” says Rocky DiGennaro, president of the Western Reserve Construction and Building Trades Council. “Building work is really good […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A coalition composed of faith-based groups, concerned citizens and small businesses say that allowing the cultivation of medical marijuana within the city opens the door for recreational drug use that would endanger the community. “This is not really about medical marijuana statewide,” said Al Yanno, co-director of Now Youngstown and pastor at […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – City Council this week will consider development agreements to help finance a $16 million student housing complex at Youngstown State University. Council’s committee on housing, community and economic development will meet at 5 p.m. today to discuss the city administration’s requests for action on the agreement with Youngstown Campus Associates LLC, as […]
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — The Columbiana County Port Authority met in special session Friday to approve a bid of $72,000 from Eichler Construction in Salem for a roof repair at Leetonia Industrial Park, 600 Cherry Fork Ave. in Leetonia. The repair of the 16,000-square foot roof is part of the port authority’s “strategic maintenance plan,” […]
SALEM, Ohio – Developer Scott Cahill and his wife, Lisa, not only see tremendous potential in the landmark building they bought three years ago on East State Street, they see enormous potential throughout the downtown. “We moved here to retire,” Scott Cahill said as he led reporters and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6 Ohio, on […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The fourth time proved to be the charm, proponents of a $200,000 brownfield assessment grant said after learning the city’s application for the funds has been approved. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has awarded the assessment grant to the city, which had unsuccessfully applied for the funds three […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Work on the proposed amphitheater and riverfront park is proceeding on schedule, despite criticisms of the project during the Democratic mayoral primary and questions raised by President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. MKSK, the Columbus landscape architecture firm the city engaged for the estimated $9 million project, is making “significant progress” on the […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Businessman Ryan Sheridan says he will move forward with plans to renovate the Gallagher Building downtown, whether or not the state of Ohio approves extending historic preservation tax credits associated with the project. The owner and executive director of Braking Point Recovery Center in Austintown was the featured speaker at a meeting […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Zach Struharik has reason to be optimistic about this construction season. “We’re on pace to have our best year,” says the sales and distribution manager for Master Plan Builders, North Lima. A limited inventory of houses for sale in the residential real estate market – particularly in the higher end – is […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Three organizations that joined a delegation to Israel in January are partnering on an initiative to capitalize on the opportunities they discovered during the trip, particularly with additive manufacturing companies. The newly formed Israel-Youngstown Business Incubator Collaborative includes the Youngstown Business Incubator, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and Youngstown State University. It is […]
