By Ron ColeDirector, YSU Communications YOUNGSTOWN – In last year’s Business Journal Growth Report, Youngstown State University said it was looking forward to a year filled with purpose, promise and great possibilities. Within days, the coronavirus hit, impacting everyone and…
NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Though its dining room has been closed since March, the Ladies of the Dukes restaurant has kept alive its Sunday dinner tradition with curbside pickup. That’s a big deal because the restaurant, which opened in 1963,…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ohioans filed 37,309 new unemployment claims last week, according to the Department of Job and Family Services, nearly 10,000 more from the previous week. The agency also reported 278,026 continued jobless claims were filed for the week…
By George and Anthony Farris It was snowing during a baseball game – a World Series baseball game. The Atlanta Braves were playing the Indians in Cleveland in Game 5 of the 1995 Series. My 12-year-old son Anthony and I…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ohioans filed 31,134 new unemployment claims between Dec. 13 and Dec. 19, according to the state’s Department of Job and Family Services. That’s 243,081 fewer than the peak earlier this year. It’s also down from the 38,327…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A last minute reprieve Sunday night by Congress has added 30 days to a federal moratorium on evictions, giving those facing evictions more time. Still, community service agencies and legal aid professionals fear the number of residents…
By Patrick Burgan This time of year, avoiding potholes is easier than avoiding home delivery trucks on the road. While the ease and convenience of ordering online and having it dropped off at your doorstep may satisfy your shopping fixes,…
Updated: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 | Corrected error in headline and copy about 7th straight week of increasesYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ohioans filed 38,327 new unemployment claims between Dec. 6 and 12, according to the state’s Department of Job and Family…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two-thirds of Ohio’s restaurant owners and operators say their businesses are operating at 60% capacity or less, according to a survey by the Ohio Restaurant Association, and another 60% feel they will be forced to permanently close within…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Ohioans filed 36,327 new unemployment claims in the week ended Dec. 5, the most since the third week of May, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. In addition, there were 271,518 continued unemployment…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 27,750 new unemployment claims were filed last week, marking the fourth straight week of increases. The latest numbers bring the total number of initial jobless claims filed in…
NILES, Ohio – A lot was going against Handyman Supply of Niles when the late Carl Leveto opened the McKinley Heights store in 1980. The Mahoning Valley was reeling from the steel mill closings that devastated the economy. On top…
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