Eclipse Draws Line Over Valley; Columbiana Natural Gas Boost
In case you haven’t heard by now, there will be a solar eclipse Monday. It can be viewed anywhere in the Mahoning Valley and northeastern Ohio, but totality won’t be visible everywhere.
The eclipse will bring less than four minutes of totality, but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. Hotels and rental apartments have long been booked solid from Niles to Ashtabula, and watch gatherings are planned at several places in Trumbull County, which is almost entirely in the zone of totality. Guy D’Astolfo has all the details leading up to the big event.
On Wednesday, D’Astolfo reflected on his trip to Tennessee to witness the solar eclipse in 2017.
From The Business Journal’s April issue, Dan O’Brien explained how a Fortune 500 corporation plans to invest additional resources in Columbiana County to accelerate delivery of natural gas to its midstream network across the Utica shale basin.
Speaking of Columbiana County, SP Co., parent company of Compco and Roman Bradford Corp., bought the Main Street Theater from John and Beth Kufleitner, acting as Ronjon Investment V, for $850,000. D’Astolfo reported that the new owners are committed to the theater’s cultural role.
Also from our April issue, O’Brien detailed how the city of Youngstown’s Tax Incentive Review Council has not convened for more than two years, flouting state law in the process. He also highlighted the Youngstown Country Club, whose clubhouse and adjoining 18-hole course were recently named to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Here’s a look at those stories and other top stories this week from BusinessJournalDaily.com:
Eclipse Draws the Line Directly Over the Valley
The solar eclipse that will pass over northeastern Ohio on April 8 will bring less than four minutes of totality. But it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Hotels and rental apartments have long been booked solid from Niles to Ashtabula, and watch gatherings are planned at several places in Trumbull County, which is almost entirely in the zone of totality. READ
Company to Boost Natural Gas Capacity in Columbiana
Williams Companies, a Fortune 500 corporation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to invest additional resources in Columbiana County to accelerate delivery of natural gas to its midstream network across the Utica shale basin, the company confirms.
According to a spokesperson for Williams, the company “seeks to construct a compressor station in Hanover Township, an important part of the energy supply chain to bring clean, affordable natural gas to the area.” READ
Youngstown Country Club Celebrates Landmark Status
In February, Youngstown Country Club’s clubhouse and adjoining 18-hole course were named to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The designation is important, say club members and executives, as the story of the Youngstown Country Club is also the story of the Mahoning Valley’s rise as an industrial powerhouse, the retrenchment of that industrial base, and its revival in the new economy. READ
Tax Incentives Minus Oversight
The city of Youngstown’s Tax Incentive Review Council – the board charged to meet annually to monitor whether companies comply with their promised investment and job targets in exchange for property tax incentives – has not convened for more than two years, flouting state law in the process.
As a result, companies that might have failed to meet their hiring or investment pledges still enjoy tax breaks that might otherwise be rescinded. READ
Mahoning Riverfront Communities Go with the Flow
Struthers Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller says a launch point on the Mahoning River is just one example of how communities are capitalizing on the waterway as a resource for recreational activity and a tool for economic development and population growth and retention.
These efforts accompany ongoing work to remove nine low-head dams, from Lowellville to Leavittsburg, to accelerate the river’s recovery from the industrial waste that was dumped into it for decades. READ
Other Top Stories
Boardman Manufacturing Building Sold for $1.3M
Main Street Theater in Columbiana Sold for $850K
New Owners of Main Street Theater Committed to its Cultural Role
Eastern Gateway Closure Will Leave Void
Roofing Companies Stay Ahead of the Elements
Bull & Bear to Open in Former Inner Circle Building at YSU
Hungry? Sample the Menus in Lisbon
Column: The Previous Eclipse Is Burned into My Memory
Journal Opinion: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
YSU President Wants Integration of University and Business
City Council to Consider Development Plan Contract, Grant Fund
Dave & Buster’s Coming to Eastwood Mall Complex
Company Awarded $740K to Build EV Charging Station in Mercer
New Vehicle Sales in the Valley Climb in March
Videos
Helping Immigrants Settle in the Valley
Communities Capitalize on the Mahoning River
QuickMed Urgent Care Celebrates 13th Location
TIRC Flouting State Regulations; New Restaurant to Open on YSU’s Campus
Repopulation Efforts and the Importance of Legal Immigration
Flashback Minis: Strouss-Hirshberg Department Store
YCC Named to National Register of Historic Places
University Theatre Presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Repopulation Efforts and Creating Cultural Welcomes
Inside the April Issue
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