REGION

REGION
Library hosts programson planning, marketing
YOUNGSTOWN -- A program on writing a business plan will be from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 1 at the main branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Also, a program on marketing a business will be from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 8 at the library.
Both are sponsored by the Service Corps of Retired Executives and the library and will include presentations on information available at the library. Call (330) 744-8636, Ext. 2, for reservations.
Farmers National Banc earns 9 percent increase
CANFIELD -- Farmers National Banc Corp. earned $2.4 million in the third quarter, which was a 9 percent increase over the same quarter last year. Per-share earnings increased 1 cent to 19 cents for the holding company of Farmers National Bank.
Northern Airlines carrier relocates to Pittsburgh
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Northern Airlines, a startup carrier which has been trying to begin low-cost air service in Syracuse for seven years, hopes to have better luck raising money in Pittsburgh.
The airline announced that it plans to move its office from Syracuse to Pittsburgh late this year or early next year, making Pittsburgh International Airport its hub.
Northern has six employees, and only two are based in Syracuse. The airline had said it would employ 1,275 people in Syracuse and have a local payroll of about $175 million within five years of launching service here. Officials said the airline has been able to raise only about half of the $60 million it needed to start service in Syracuse.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports