Dr. James J. LaPolla, the operator of Northeast Ohio Foot, Ankle & Wound Center Inc., recently had an article featured in the American College of Foot and Ankle Pediatrics quarterly journal. In the case report, Dr. Mohamed K. Hassan assisted LaPolla in research for their study that focused on a hammertoe correction technique for adolescents. […]

717 Credit Union has announced the promotion of four veteran employees. Martin Gorbey (pictured) has been named manager of the credit union’s newest branch in Canfield. He will oversee member service while maintaining daily operations of the branch. Shelly Corlew has been named manager of the personal experience department. She will manage, coordinate and control […]

Farmers National Bank has added new leadership to its home mortgage lending team with the hiring of Donald Fatobene as mortgage sales manager in the bank’s Canfield office. Fatobene has 25 years of home lending expertise. “He has the combination of experience and community involvement we look for in our home mortgage lending teams,” says […]

Chuck Judge is the new director of business development at Ohio Living Park Vista in Youngstown. He began his new role April 1. “I look forward to working back in my hometown and bringing my experience in event management and marketing to an already active five-star campus,” he says. Most recently Rudge was marketing services […]

Korey Gall has joined the Raymond John Wean Foundation, Warren, as its new capacity building officer. In this role, he will implement the foundation’s Capacity Building Program strategies, which include its capacity building fund and events, race equity and inclusion initiatives. Before joining the foundation, Gall served as a housing associate for the Trumbull Neighborhood […]

Sidney Jones, a financial advisor with the Canfield office of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, has been recognized on the 2019 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors and the Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors lists.  The lists were published Feb. 20 and March 11. “We are incredibly proud of Sid and his recognition on these lists,” says Steve […]

Ryan Mergl, owner and attorney at Mergl Law Offices, Sharon, Pa., has been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List. Super Lawyers is a rating service of attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are based on a multi-phased process that includes a […]

Malinda Koncar has joined the Poland office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwood Realty Services. Koncar has more than 17 years of experience in customer service. She attended Youngstown State University and is a graduate of the Hondros School of Business. In her spare time, she enjoys fitness competitions including marathons. Community service is also a […]

Dean L. Bartles is the newly appointed president and CEO of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, Blairsville, Pa. He replaces Ralph Resnick who will assume a newly created position of vice president of strategy. NCDMM manages America Makes, the additive manufacturing hub based in Youngstown. In announcing Bartles’ appointment, NCDMM said Rob […]

Chuck Koch is joining the Boardman office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwood Realty Services. Kock was recently named the “rookie of the year” by the Portage County Association of Realtors and was its top agent during the month of January. Koch has been in the housing and construction industry his entire career, working as a […]