YOUNGTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Development Services Agency has been awarded $2.3 million in federal grants to help manufacturers in the state respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Through the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, small and…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Greater emphasis on hygiene, daily health checks and encouraging sick workers to stay home are just some of the changes that electrical contractors expect to remain in place even as the coronavirus pandemic ebbs. Electrical contractors say…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 46,062 jobless claims were filed last week. As of May 16, nine weeks after the coronavirus crisis in Ohio began, the department has received 1,215,756 claims, more than…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mill Creek MetroParks today began issuing notices of hour reductions and layoffs to 16 non-union support staff. “As we work diligently to serve the community as a much needed, natural respite during these challenging times, it has…
WELLSVILLE, Ohio — The fate of supplier of drilling fluid operating in the Wellsville Intermodal Facility may be uncertain, with the local company manager questioning reports, and a WARN notice from its parent company, that it is facing layoffs and…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 51,125 unemployment claims were filed last week. In the eight weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began in the state, 1,169,694 Ohioans have filed claims; 90% of claims have…
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Restaurants owners across the U.S. are worried that a loan from the government’s coronavirus relief program could wind up being a burden instead of a blessing. The Paycheck Protection Program has…
By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reports 61,083 jobless claims were filed in the week ending May 2. The filings push the state’s seven-week total since the coronavirus outbreak began to 1,118,569, more than the…
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Some employees laid off from The Hall China Co. could be called back to work as soon as next week, according to one company official, who said the COVID-19 pandemic has left the company in “uncharted…
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel today announced that he is taking a 15% salary cut and more than 100 administrative personnel are taking salary cuts ranging from 2% to 10% based on their salary. In a…
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