YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – LeapFast Manufacturing took the top prize Thursday at the 2025 Shark Tank pitch competition hosted by the newly rebranded YBI, formerly the Youngstown Business Incubator.

Plus, Sweet Melissa’s, the popular restaurant known for its signature salads and fresh ingredients, has opened a new location in Howland, marking the third for the locally owned business.

And Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and state Rep. Lauren McNally, D-58th, have asked the state to provide emergency relief to ensure continued steam heat service to downtown customers of SOBE Thermal Energy LLC.

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