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First Place Financial Corp.OKs stock repurchase plan
WARREN -- The board of First Place Financial Corp. has authorized the buying of up to 800,000 shares of the company's common stock over the next year. It replaces a previous share repurchase program that recently expired. First Place said the repurchase of its shares can represent an attractive investment opportunity. It said the shares may be used to meet First Place's requirements for common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan, stock option or other stock-based plans, as consideration in an acquisition or for general corporate purposes.
County official: AK Steelshould pay for lost taxes
HAMILTON, Ohio -- A Butler County commissioner wants AK Steel Corp. to compensate the city of Middletown for the income tax it will lose after the company moves its corporate headquarters.
Gregory Jolivette, commission president, sent the company a letter proposing AK Steel give Middletown 300,000 in each of the next three years. The company expects to move in August to the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester, taking 300 corporate jobs.
AK Steel should be able to spare 900,000 for Middletown considering its recent pledge of 750,000 to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Jolivette said.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports