PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The coronavirus pandemic and its ensuing impact on the economy has caused the largest six-month drop in business optimism, according to a survey by PNC. In its semi-annual survey of small- and medium-sized business owners, PNC found…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Sharon Hrina’s impending retirement from Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley will conclude a half-century-plus career in health care, a field she was inspired to enter at age 11. It started, she recalls, with a broken hip –…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sharon Hrina’s impending retirement from Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley will conclude a half-century-plus career in health care, a field she was inspired to enter at age 11. It started, she recalls, with a broken hip –…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 17,983 new unemployment claims were filed for the week ended Sept. 5, along with 328,515 continued claims. Since the coronavirus pandemic began affecting Ohio 25 weeks ago, there…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The number of new unemployment claims in Ohio dipped slightly to 18,719 for the week ended Aug. 29, down about 200 from the week before. Continued claims totaled 339,957, according to the Ohio Department of Job and…
By MARCY GORDON AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Pressed by Democrats to quickly negotiate a new coronavirus relief package, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the administration remains willing to work on a bipartisan agreement to help small businesses, the…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — During Thursday’s coronavirus briefing, three presidents of Ohio’s higher-education institutions gave brief updates on how they prepared for the fall semester. Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel joined Katherine Fell, president of the University of Findlay, and…
FARRELL, Pa. – The United Steelworkers announced Thursday that USW Local 1016-3 has given 48-hour notice to NLMK Pennsylvania that it intends to strike over what it calls “unfair labor practices.” According to the union, the company has consistently tried…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services received 21,663 new jobless claims in the week ended Aug. 15 and 359,585 continued claims. The number of new claims is up slightly from the week before, when 20,969…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — To allow faculty and students to return safely to colleges and universities for the fall semester, substantial changes to the form and function of campuses had to be made. The Business Journal spoke with representatives from regional…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 20,969 new jobless claims were filed last week, down roughly 5,000 from the week before. In addition, 374,751 continued claims were filed for the week ended Aug. 8. …
MERCER, Pa. – The parent company of Mercer Forge Corp. has notified more than 100 of its employees that a pending sale of the plant will likely lead to permanent layoffs. According to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification, or WARN,…
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