Business counseling

Business counseling

youngstown

The local chapter of the SCORE Association offers free and confidential business counseling to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The group offers its services to new and established small-business owners looking for growth opportunities and strategies.

SCORE is a national nonprofit association based in Washington that is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.

The local chapter, at Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration, serves clients in Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties and Mercer, Lawrence and Shenango counties in Pennsylvania.

For information, call 330-941-2948 or visit www.score.org.

Cogun aids church

north lima

Cogun, a local company that provides construction and development services to churches across the country, has recently partnered with The American Protestant Church of The Hague, Netherlands.

The church, which has drawn expatriate Americans and Dutch congregates, has struggled with facility constraints.

The church, Cogun and Livingstone Architects will examine leadership documents, current data and review ministry goals to come up with a construction plan to help them accomplish their ministry priorities and get rid of space limitations.

The team will ensure that the facility is balanced to accommodate creative space to help the ministry expand.

2nd location opens for foot/ankle center

Brookfield

Northeast Ohio Foot, Ankle & Wound Center Inc. has opened a second location in the Sharon Medical Building at 7264 Warren-Sharon Road.

The new, larger location will help the company care for patients in Trumbull and Mercer counties. The clinic covers patients of all ages and offers 24-hour emergency service. All insurances are accepted.

For information, visit www.neofootandankle.com. To make an appointment, call 330-856-4444 or e-mail drlapolla@neofootandankle.com.

NorTech workshop

cleveland

NorTech Energy Enterprise will host an interactive workshop on energy storage from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 5 at Corporate College East, 4400 Richmond Road.

Global experts will provide information on energy-storage technologies, emerging global markets and the policies and regulations that will drive and shape growth in the energy storage sector.

Speakers include Anthony Price, general manager of U.K.-based consulting firm Swanbarton Limited; Charlie Vartanian, director of market development for A123 Systems; and Michael Salomon, founder of Clean Horizon Consulting.

To register, visit www.nortechenergystorage.eventbrite.com.

Vindicator staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .62, 22.21 —.19

Avalon Holdings,2.90.05

Clear Channel, 1.75 60.011.01

Cortland Bancorp, 5.150.00

Delphi Automotive, .02 0.00

Farmers Nat., .12, 3.45 —.03

First Energy, 2.20, 36.28.28

FirstMerit Corp., .64,19.27 0.00

First Niles Financial, .32,8.001.00

First Place Fin., 2.61.03

FNB Corp., .48,9.55—.21

General Electric, .48,17.70—.07

Motors Liquidation, .10—0.00

Huntington Bank, .04, 6.23—.02

JP Morgan Chase, .20,39.67—.34

Key Corp, .04,8.42.33

LaFarge, 15.55 —.05

Macy’s, .20, 25.89.18

Parker Hannifin, 1.08, 84.82—.53

PNC, .40,58.50.08

RTI Intl. Metals,27.65.47

Rural/Metro, 14.42 .20

Simon Prop. Grp.,2.40,95.43.72

Stoneridge 16.11 .11

United Community Fin. 1.27.05

Selected prices at 4 p.m. Friday. Provided by Stifel Nicolaus. Not to be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.