YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The process of converting the historic Stambaugh Building into the new DoubleTree by Hilton Youngstown Downtown hotel was a “finely choreographed dance” between Hilton’s standards and the historic preservation requirements, the hotel’s general manager said. “This is…
Editor’s Note: Story submitted by Jackie Stewart from Energy in Depth, an industry trade group. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The first ever and award winning Utica Shale study to examine the root source of methane linked to fracking has finally been published in…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A delegation led by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will lobby federal officials in Washington, D.C. next month to advocate on behalf of a missile defense site at Camp Ravenna, among other local priorities. So far, 25 representatives…
PITTSBURGH – A survey from PNC Investments found that millennials largely don’t feel confident in saving for the future and more than half don’t have an emergency fund. The firm’s Millennials & Investing survey, released Wednesday, reported that nearly two-thirds…
LORDSTOWN, Ohio – The TJX Companies Inc. cleared a key hurdle Tuesday evening in its plan to develop a 1.2-million-square-foot regional distribution center here. The Lordstown Planning Commission last night voted unanimously in favor of rezoning seven parcels of land…
Bob Gearhart Sr., partner at DCW Group in Boardman, says the most common challenge his clients face is the cost of providing employee benefits. “Even though employee benefits are a top-two or three expense, in many cases it’s no longer…
WARREN, Ohio — Jim Landino’s purchase of Backyard Buddy Corp. last year fits into the plan he had when he sold Sunbelt Transformer Inc. several years ago. Landino now is preparing to reposition the company to target markets beyond the…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Business Journal convened a panel of local experts March 13 to participate in a roundtable discussion on cybersecurity. The discussion was published in the April edition of our newspaper, in subscribers’ mailboxes this week. We are…
By Peter H. Milliken YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The nonprofit sector in the Mahoning Valley has a long and storied history, dating to the late 1800s with organizations such as the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. In 1918, the Youngstown…
By Peter H. Milliken YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Before she was a contract supervisor for Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, before she joined the Liberty-based organization, Otho Mae Braziel was a medical assistant. But that changed when her vision abruptly deteriorated and…
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