YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Despite inflation that is driving interest rates higher, area bank leaders are certain they can help customers navigate this economic climate. “We’ve actually seen a little bit of downticking in consumer delinquencies,” says Ralph Lober, president and…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Artificial intelligence accelerates student learning and makes educators’ jobs easier, according to some Mahoning Valley educators. Most of what you hear about AI in education involves students cheating, but it brings a lot of advantages. Michael Sekol,…

Dr. Rashid Abdu, who started the Joanie Abdu Center as a promise to his wife before her death from breast cancer, says he is concerned that poorer women often come later to get a mammogram and die earlier.

Panera Bread and Caribou Coffee are part of the Panera Brands Group of Luxembourg-based JAB Holding Co. In 2021, Caribou expanded its franchise program and recently announced franchise development agreements to open 300 locations in the United States.

“A lot of the pattern making has faded away as a trade,” Lamoncha says. Through additive manufacturing, a 3D printer can import a digital design and build the sand core from the ground up, using the same materials and removing the need for a pattern.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Things are happening all along the Mahoning Avenue corridor in Mahoning County. In Youngstown, a recently opened coffee house is drawing a steady stream of customers in a building repurposed using public funds. A few blocks away,…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A joint initiative between the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition and the West Central Job Partnership in Sharon, Pa., has secured nearly $1 million in federal grant money to support workforce development in manufacturing across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys.

Apr 29, 2021 · Innovation Exhibits Diversifies During Pandemic. BOARDMAN, Ohio – Bergen Giordani, co-owner of One Hot Cookie, had only seen pictures of her newly decorated “cookie trailer” before she arrived at Innovation Exhibits to check it out in person.

BOARDMAN – A Pittsburgh-based auto group has made its second acquisition in the Mahoning Valley, just five months after its first purchase of the Sweeney group’s two local auto franchises – Sweeney Chevrolet and Sweeney Buick GMC. #1 Cochran announced…

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Theresa Viviano co-founded Brilliant Cleaning Service LLC in 2016 with her now-husband, Paul Wilson. The business that started as a residential cleaning company with four people now employs 49 and has experienced 26% revenue growth through expansion into commercial endeavors in five counties.