First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation, has hired Michael Amon as managing director of Small Business Administration lending. Amon oversees the origination of new loans, portfolio management, credit and servicing of the bank’s SBA 7(a) and 504 lending business. Amon comes to the bank from his previous position as senior vice president, […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.P. Nauseef has been selected as the next president and chief investment officer of JobsOhio.  The announcement was made Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine and the board of directors of Jobs Ohio. Last year the board engaged an executive search firm, Heidrick & Struggles, to assist with the process. Nauseef replaces John Minor, […]

Thomas Courtright has joined Farmers National Bank as vice president, commercial lending relationship manager. He brings with him more than 20 years of banking experience, having worked in various capacities for banks in Florida and in Stark and Wayne counties in Ohio. Courtright is a graduate of the University of Akron where he earned a […]

Klacik Real Estate, Poland, has added Karen Edwards to its team of real estate agents. Edwards recently earned her real estate license after teaching music education for 37 years in the Liberty, Vienna and Struthers schools as well as the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University. “I am now focusing my creative energy […]

The Ohio Land Bank Association has named Debora Flora, executive director of the Mahoning County Land Bank, to its nine-member board of directors. The newly formed association will support the work of county land re-utilization corporations, commonly referred to as land banks. It is made up of representatives from 57 counties, and will help establish […]

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc., a design firm that provides civil engineering, surveying and environmental services, has promoted Josh Fox to practice area leader in its water and wastewater group. His new duties include translating technical and regulatory trends into a coherent strategy for meeting the needs of public and private sector utilities. Fox is […]

James Dignan, president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, has been named chairman of the Ohio Metro Chambers Coalition. The coalition comprises the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the state’s eight largest metropolitan chambers. It has a combined membership of more than 25,000 businesses that collectively employ 2 million. “The Metro Chamber Coalition has […]

7 17 Credit Union has named Kerry Amon (pictured) branch manager at its Larchmont office in Warren. Amon, employed by the credit union for 20 years, will oversee member services while maintaining daily operations. Working with her is Carla Devorich, a 16-year veteran of the credit union who recently was named assistant branch manager. Meanwhile, […]

Paul F. Russo is the newly appointed president of the George A. Mitchell Co. in Boardman. The company produces push-pointing equipment for the tube and rod drawing industry and develops special cold-forming processes and machines for the production of tubular parts. During the course of his career, Russo’s R&D work has advanced the design and […]

RJ Thompson, assistant professor of graphic and interactive design at Youngstown State University, will receive the Ohio Governor’s Award in the Arts for Community Development for the City of You project. The award, to be presented in the spring, is given to individuals or organizations that work to create or strengthen interactive arts participation among […]