NILES, Ohio — The Eastwood Mall played host Sunday night to a massive celebration to mark its 50th anniversary. A crowd of more than 2,000 guests that included local celebrities, elected officials, mall merchants, store employees and even mall walkers…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel told students at Friday’s Hustle Entrepreneurship Conference that failure happens, but to keep failing. He encouraged them to feed their learning and curb their want to waste time. “I’ve always said…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The National Football League will team up with America Makes to kick off an initiative to improve helmet technology. The NFL and America Makes, the federal manufacturing hub dedicated to additive manufacturing, will host a three-day symposium…
WARREN, Ohio – Since he founded Hyperion Motors in 2011, Angelo Kafantaris has known that he wanted to someday expand the company to his hometown of Warren. But since arriving in the Mahoning Valley earlier this week in advance of…
WARREN, Ohio – Hyperion Motors, a company developing cars fueled by hydrogen power cells, is set to sign an agreement to bring its engineering division to the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center downtown. Representatives of the Hyperion Co., founded by…
Schools are closed for the rest of the school year. What does that mean for graduation? Curriculum? The digital divide? In our Brain Gain coverage, we dive deep into the challenges of remote learning and how area school districts are…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — With six startup companies in its first cohort, the new gBETA program is underway, connecting early-stage companies with mentors and investors. The seven-week program runs through Sept. 5 and is the result of a partnership between the…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Emalie Esmail, Kasey Kelly and Maximo Fred are the first kids on the block – indeed, the entire Mahoning Valley – to own a pair of Fitz Frames eyeglasses. The company, which manufactures children’s eyeglass frames through…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – America Makes will launch its third satellite center – and the first specific to a particular industry – at the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University. The research institute features 20 on-site labs “with…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — An additive manufacturer of eyeglass frames based in Los Angeles is set to begin operations in the Youngstown Business Incubator’s TechBlock Building No. 5. Fitz Frames manufactures children’s eyewear using 3D printing technology. Founded this year by…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Juggerbot 3D just got a little bigger and so did its products. The company, which designs and manufactures 3D printers, recently doubled its space in YBI’s Tech Block 5 building in order to accommodate new orders for…
NILES, Ohio – For almost all her life, Renee Malutic has worked for someone else. But as the winner of the Eastwood Mall’s Small Shop Showdown she’ll have a chance to be her own boss as the owner of MiMe.…