SALEM, Ohio – Five years ago, there were 34 vacant storefronts in downtown Salem. Today, there are 14 – and seven of them are undergoing renovation with tenants that plan to open as soon as they can. It’s a remarkable…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Keith Riegelsberger is believed to be the first private investor to name Mitchell Joseph and his companies as defendants in a civil lawsuit related to the stalled Chill-Can project in Youngstown. Joseph, the CEO and chairman of…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Keith Riegelsberger is believed to be the first private investor to name Mitchell Joseph and his companies as defendants in a civil lawsuit related to the stalled Chill-Can project in Youngstown. Joseph, the CEO and chairman of…
CANFIELD, Ohio — In three years, Margarete Schrock has gone from being recruited at the Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades Expo to doing the recruiting. A second-year apprentice with Local 396 of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union, Schrock was a senior…
NILES, Ohio – With ornate carved American chestnut woodwork, patterned tile floors and cut-glass windows, a mansion at 547 S. Main Street in Niles reflects the wealth and opulence of another time. The structure is being restored by Joshua Isley…
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Announcements for major suppliers to Intel’s new plant near Columbus may not be coming anytime soon in the Mahoning Valley. But this region is sure to feel the economic reverberations of such a massive undertaking, development specialists…
COLUMBIANA, Ohio – A five-year, $5.5 million project that not only restored the beauty of Firestone Park but added several new features, is complete. The park was rededicated today at a private ceremony there that was attended by several descendants…
LISBON, Ohio – Stage Left Players will present an exploration of the novel “The Bear” from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, and includes activities at Trinity Playhouse, 234…
CANFIELD, Ohio – With the inaugural class of the Mahoning Country Agricultural Hall of Fame now in the books, attention will turn to creating a permanent site. The Mahoning County Agricultural Society inducted eight men and one husband-wife couple into…
CANFIELD, Ohio – The forecast calls for clear skies for the entire six-day run of the Canfield Fair, and officials are hoping attendance will top 300,000. The fair opens Wednesday and runs through Labor Day. Last year’s cumulative attendance for…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – On Oct. 13, 1873, some 35 labor leaders from across the Midwest met at the Iron Boilers Hall in Youngstown to address the working conditions of coal miners across the country. By the end of that day,…
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