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Company hits two major milestones in 2024

AUSTINTOWN — The Hearn Paper Company’s humble beginnings are traceable back to 1902, when three brothers — F.E., Thomas and Carey Hearn — opened Hearn Bros. & Co. on North Avenue in downtown Youngstown. It was a store for groceries, provisions and notions, or small sewing ...

YSU gets $902K grant for workforce development

YOUNGSTOWN — The division for Workforce Education and Innovation at Youngstown State University has been awarded $902,000 from the state to meet the need for more training in industrial maintenance, robotics and electrical technician. Support, like the grant from the Super Regionally ...

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REYERS AWARDED: Reyers, a family-owned shoe store at the Eastwood Mall in Niles, has captured another national award. Footwear Insight magazine has named the store among the winners of its 2023 Gold Medal Service Awards. The annual competition seeks to find the “best of the best” shoe ...

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AGENCY WINS AWARDS: Youngstown-based Clever took home seven awards at the 2024 AAF Akron American Advertising Awards, including two of the top awards. Clever received the Judge’s Choice Award for its suicide prevention ad for Alta Care Group and a MOSAIC Addy for the Black History Month ...

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SUMMIT SCHEDULED: The Women’s LeadHERship Summit, which celebrates strong women leaders, is 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 21 at Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom, 1119 Elm St., Youngstown. The keynote speaker is Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Carla Baldwin. Moderator is Alisha Alls, a member of the ...

Canadian energy company Enbridge completes acquisition of East Ohio Gas

WARREN — Enbridge, an energy company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of locally operating East Ohio Gas from Dominion Energy. The gas utility will be doing business as Enbridge Gas Ohio and will join Enbridge’s gas distribution and ...