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Pamida will closestore in August
COLUMBIANA -- Pamida is closing its general merchandise store on state Route 14 toward the end of August, said Paul Grinsteinner, manager of store operations for the Omaha, Neb.-based chain.
He said the closing is due to financial reasons but declined to elaborate. Stores in Newton Falls and Minerva will remain open, he said.
Pamida operates 218 stores in the upper Midwest. Pamida is owned by ShopKo Stores, a retailer based in Green Bay, Wisc.
Some have a beef againstbuffets for homeless
PITTSBURGH -- Some downtown Pittsburgh business owners are fed up with a student-run weekly buffet for the homeless, saying it is driving away patrons.
Students from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, have been feeding the poor and homeless every Thursday this summer in Market Square. Franciscan University has paid their $500 expenses for the project, which recently attracted 150.
Business owners say the project is driving suburbanites, tourists and other patrons away from their restaurants and stores.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports