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FINANCIAL ADVISOR / AUTHOR TO SPEAK: Youngstown native J. Derek Penn, who spent 34 years working on Wall Street, dealing for financial giants like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, will speak May 21 at the downtown Youngstown branch of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County about his book, "Diary of a Black Man on Wall Street: From Youngstown, Ohio to the Big Apple."
The event begins at 6 p.m.
The book details Penn's life and obstacles growing up in Youngstown to attending Duke University and its prestigious Fuqua School of Business to his career on Wall Street.
COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED: The winning students from the Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania's first Pre-Apprentice Competition are James Mincks, West Branch High School, first place; Mitchell Hoffman, West Branch High School, second place; and Darren Kemp of East Palestine High School, third place.
The school winner was Brookfield Local Schools.
In the competition, 18 submissions were judged. For this year's project, students were tasked with the completion of an Adirondack chair from a specified set of plans in the pre-apprentice project book.
The association's executive committee gave the students Power Tool and Supply gift certificates to help kick start their careers or apprenticeships in the trades after high school graduation.
The preapprentice program has more than 500 students participating from Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties.
The association represents about 150 contractors and affiliated construction industry services members from Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio, and Lawrence and Mercer counties in Pennsylvania.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP AVAILABLE: Credit Union of Ohio's free Ins and Outs of Home Equity Loans virtual workshop will be noon Wednesday.
The workshop will cover a variety of different uses for home equity loans and also will cover specific types of financing available, including the pros and cons of each option.
Those interested in attending should register at cuofohio.org.
HOSPITAL EARNS MAGNET DESIGNATION: St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, a Mercy Health facility, has again achieved Magnet recognition, a designation that serves as a reflection of nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care.
With this credential, through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program, the hospital is among select company. Only about 610 of hospitals across the country and about 40 hospitals in Ohio have achieved Magnet recognition.
To achieve the distinction, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process that includes an electronic application, written patient care documentation, an onsite visit and a review by the Commission on Magnet Recognition.
Mercy Health's St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital and St. Joseph Warren Hospital also have achieved Magnet status.
CHAMBER TO HOLD EVENT The Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber's Good Morning, Warren! event is 7:30 to 9 a.m. May 24 at the Hippodrome, 150 High St. NE, Warren.
Warren Mayor Doug Franklin will give his annual State of the City address and Warren City Schools Superintendent Steve Chiaro will give an update on the school district.
Register at regionalchamber.com under the Events tab.
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DOCTOR APPOINTED: The Grand Resort has announced the appointment of Dr. Robert T. Moosally as the new medical director of the resort's comprehensive Med Spa.
As medical director, Moosally will oversee all Med Spa operations, including the services offered, staff management, expansion of additional service lines and quality and competency standards by staff and partner vendors.
His previous roles include vice president of medical affairs for Mercy Health's St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital and central region chairman for emergency medicine with Steward Health Care and medical director of the emergency room at Trumbull Regional Medical Center.
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