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Pizza Hut WingStreet to have ribbon-cutting

CANFIELD — Pizza Hut WingStreet, 4166 Boardman-Canfield Road, joined by officials of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber, will have a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

WingStreet offers a variety of menu options, including chicken wings in eight flavors, such as honey BBQ, garlic parmesan and buffalo burnin’ hot; and in three varieties: breaded traditional, boneless or traditional-style, said Frank Pennel, Pizza Hut/WingStreet regional director.

The menu also features regular Pizza Hut fare, as well as fries, fried-cheese sticks, cinnamon apple pie, family-style baked pastas and toasted sub sandwiches. WingStreet items also are available for pickup or delivery, Pennel said.

Hugo Boss AG to close plant in Cleveland

FRANKFURT — German clothing maker Hugo Boss AG says it will close a plant in Cleveland that makes men’s suits but pay the 300 workers there through the end of April.

The company, based in Metzingen, and famed for its stylish fashion, said in a statement released Wednesday that the decision was made because the plant was under capacity and “the fact that it is not globally competitive.” Hugo Boss makes two lines of men’s suits there and no other fashion pieces.

As a result, it will not extend its collective-bargaining agreement with the Workers’ United union and close the plant after April.

Beyond Cleveland, Hugo Boss employs some 900 people in the U.S. in its stores and showrooms and administrative positions.

Insurance went up for homeowners in Ohio

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Insurance says that on average Ohioans paid slightly more for homeowners insurance in 2007 than in 2006. The department said Wednesday that Ohioans paid an average homeowners premium of $548 in 2007 compared with $542 in 2006.

The figures were based on a report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which also found Ohio had the sixth-lowest average premium in the country. The average premium nationally was much higher at $816 in 2007, up from $801 in 2006.

Vindicator staff/wire reports