4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1044+ words) LORDSTOWN -- Everything was working like a well-oiled machine when Samm Lewis moved into her unit designed for those of middle income, but after the COVID-19 crisis, not so much. "Services have disappeared, and the carpets are threadbare," Lewis, 74, of Warren,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (864+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (795+ words) The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel has requested the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio revisit its decision to impose huge emergency rate hikes on SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC's downtown Youngstown customers. The OCC filed a motion, on behalf…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (309+ words) The specialist hired in March by Schwebel Baking Co. to restructure the faltering venture was appointed Monday to wind down operations of the baked goods business. U.S. District Judge John R. Adams named Jacen Dinoff as receiver in response to Spectrum Commercial…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (592+ words) YOUNGSTOWN — Sherrod Brown said Monday afternoon that he wasn’t delivering solutions to Schwebel Baking Company’s workers and retirees in the aftermath of its impending closure. The former U.S. senator, who is seeking a return to the Senate this November,…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) Ohio has officially been named CNBC’s No. 1 state for business, a recognition that reflects years of deliberate policymaking and the hard work of our employers, workers, educators and communities. This ranking isn’t about bragging rights. It’s proof that Ohio is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1117+ words) A $1.7 million no-bid contract awarded to a company owned by J.J. Cafaro to install a water-purification system for the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the source of controversy, but the businessman said he isn’t surprised. Cafaro’s Greenwater Services lived up…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1136+ words) AP A employee works at a cash register in a grocery store May 14 in Schaumburg, Ill. Not so fast, experts say. Even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take awhile for consumers to see a difference…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1114+ words) A $1.7 million no-bid contract awarded to a company owned by J.J. Cafaro to install a water-purification system for the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the source of controversy, but the businessman said he isn’t surprised. Cafaro’s Greenwater Services lived up…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (497+ words) YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High…...