Valley Car Sales Slip 5.1% in March | April 4, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Car sales in the Mahoning Valley were down 5.1% in March, the first year-over-year drop of 2019. In all, 5,027 new and used cars were sold in the area, according to the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association. New-car sales totaled 2,723, a 4.1% dip from March 2018, while sales of used cars […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Car sales in the Mahoning Valley were down 5.1% in March, the first year-over-year drop of 2019. In all, 5,027 new and used cars were sold in the area, according to the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association. New-car sales totaled 2,723, a 4.1% dip from March 2018,...

GM, Fiat Chrysler Report Sales Drop to Start Year | April 3, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The year has started on a down note for the two of the three American automakers, as both General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported a dip in first-quarter sales. General Motors started 2019 with a 7% drop in sales compared to the first quarter of last year. Across its four […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The year has started on a down note for the two of the three American automakers, as both General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported a dip in first-quarter sales. General Motors started 2019 with a 7% drop in sales compared to the first quarter of...

Bridge Painters, Father and Son, Start at the Top | April 3, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A photograph on the front page of the Kentucky Post dated June 14, 1971, shows a 41-year-old John Levendis performing paint preparation work on the Brent Spence Bridge, a double-decker structure that spans the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Ky. Nineteen years later, the Aug. 16, 1990, edition of the same […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A photograph on the front page of the Kentucky Post dated June 14, 1971, shows a 41-year-old John Levendis performing paint preparation work on the Brent Spence Bridge, a double-decker structure that spans the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Ky. Nineteen years later, the Aug. 16,...

Fraternity of Bridge Painters Spans Culture and Craft | April 2, 2019

CAMPBELL, Ohio – It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in March, and a group of older men sip coffee around the small counter in the brightly lit Hellenic Prodromos Hall on 12th Street in Campbell. Within 15 minutes, others trickle in, take a seat at a nearby table, and begin playing a game of cards. […]

CAMPBELL, Ohio – It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in March, and a group of older men sip coffee around the small counter in the brightly lit Hellenic Prodromos Hall on 12th Street in Campbell. Within 15 minutes, others trickle in, take a seat at a nearby table, and begin...

Impact of Auto Industry Stretches Widely | March 26, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Perhaps the best way to view the impact the automotive industry has on the United States is to imagine if it didn’t exist. Not that it never existed, but rather if it were taken away. In the Great Recession, it was a very real possibility. So real that two of the three […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Perhaps the best way to view the impact the automotive industry has on the United States is to imagine if it didn’t exist. Not that it never existed, but rather if it were taken away. In the Great Recession, it was a very real possibility. So real...

Auto Manufacturers Go Big to Fuel Future | March 25, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For the first time since 2014, new-car sales in the U.S. are expected to dip below 17 million as the industry cools after an unprecedented stretch of high-volume years. The decline is caused by a conflux of factors. A recession appears to be on the horizon and big ticket items – the […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For the first time since 2014, new-car sales in the U.S. are expected to dip below 17 million as the industry cools after an unprecedented stretch of high-volume years. The decline is caused by a conflux of factors. A recession appears to be on the horizon and...

Manufacturing, Tech Collide with Auto Industry at Crossroads | March 25, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As the final Chevrolet Cruze rolled off the production line at the General Motors Lordstown Complex March 6, it represented not just the end of 50-plus years of building cars in the Mahoning Valley, but a shift in the industry that was years – decades, even – in the making. Although just […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As the final Chevrolet Cruze rolled off the production line at the General Motors Lordstown Complex March 6, it represented not just the end of 50-plus years of building cars in the Mahoning Valley, but a shift in the industry that was years – decades, even –...

VLT Play Up at Hollywood Gaming | March 8, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Video lottery terminal play was at its second-highest level of the past six months at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in February as nearly $102 million was wagered at the racino. The month’s total – $101,897,889 – was ahead of January’s tally of $95.67 million, as well as the February […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Video lottery terminal play was at its second-highest level of the past six months at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course in February as nearly $102 million was wagered at the racino. The month’s total – $101,897,889 – was ahead of January’s tally of $95.67 million,...

Valley Auto Sales Up 2% in February | March 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Auto sales were up slightly in the Mahoning Valley in February as 4,041 new and used cars left dealership lots, according to the latest data from the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association. The tally was a 2% increase from the same month a year ago. Sales of new cars in Mahoning, Trumbull […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Auto sales were up slightly in the Mahoning Valley in February as 4,041 new and used cars left dealership lots, according to the latest data from the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association. The tally was a 2% increase from the same month a year ago. Sales of...

Research Shows Gender Wage Gap Persists | March 6, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Despite the wave of recent social activist movements advocating for greater gender equality and pay between the sexes, the end-goal is still miles away. The job aggregating service, Adzuna.com, found that only one out of nine employees who earn more than $100,000 annually are a women. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Despite the wave of recent social activist movements advocating for greater gender equality and pay between the sexes, the end-goal is still miles away. The job aggregating service, Adzuna.com, found that only one out of nine employees who earn more than $100,000 annually are a women. According...