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ATHENA event honors professional women for 33rd time

Staff report The 33rd Annual ATHENA Award Program is accepting nominations for outstanding professional women in the Mahoning Valley. The program — lauded as one of the top five largest in the country for its number of nominees and attendees — has honored more than 1,000 women over the past 32 years. Darlene Jones, chief executive officer of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Northeast Ohio District Council, was last year’s ATHENA recipient. The event is presented by The Vindicator and the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber. The award dinner takes place May 14 at Waypoint ...

Bargain grocer Aldi seizes the moment in an era of higher prices

The discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding rapidly and plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year as more Americans skip nights out at restaurants and cook at home due to anxiety over the nation’s economy. The chain, with U.S. operations based outside of Chicago, went on an ...

Chevrolet takes the driver’s seat for sales in 2025

Staff report Chevrolet is the go-to brand across northern Ohio for 2025, the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association reported earlier this month. Franchised dealers in the association’s 21-county region reported 33,079 new Chevys were sold last year. The automaker also outpaced the field in December with 2,616 new vehicle sales. Dealers reported 229,118 new cars, trucks and SUVs were sold in 2025. Compared to 2024, sales growth rounded out the year ahead by 4.52%. Last month, 18,298 new vehicles moved off the lots. Comparing sales to the same month a year prior, ...

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Apple calls on Google to help smarten up Siri, bring AI features to iPhone

Apple will rely on Google to help finish its efforts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze. The deal allowing Apple to tap into Google’s AI technology was disclosed Monday in a joint statement from the Silicon Valley powerhouses. The partnership will draw upon Google’s Gemini technology to customize a suite of AI features dubbed “Apple Intelligence” on the iPhone and other products. After Google and others took the early lead in the AI ...