Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Aqua Ohio has new president
Struthers
Aqua America, Inc., parent company of Aqua Ohio, has appointed new leadership for its Ohio operations, the company announced Monday.
Edmund Kolodziej, Jr., has been named president of Aqua Ohio, which provides drinking water to more than 255,000 residents in 14 counties in Ohio. Aqua’s service divisions include Struthers, Stark, Lake Shore and Masury. Before his new role, Kolodziej served as senior vice president for Hase/Schannen Research Associates. He is chairman of the American Water Works Association’s national customer-service committee and is an active member of the National Association of Water Companies. Kolodziej earned a bachelor of science degree in commerce and engineering and an MBA in economics from Drexel University.
Kolodziej’s apointment comes on the heels of last week’s boil alert for the Struthers Division after an equipment failure at an Aqua water plant. The advisory, which went into effect Thursday, left many Mahoning County customers without potable water until Saturday.
Oil prices fall on global worries
Oil prices retreated Monday as concerns grew about economic stability in Europe after Ireland sought billions of dollars in financial assistance from its neighbors.
Benchmark crude for January delivery fell 24 cents to settle at $81.74 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price has dropped about 5 percent from a week ago in the wake of Ireland’s debt crisis and China’s efforts to slow economic growth.
Meanwhile, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.876 Monday, according to the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration. That’s almost 2 cents less than a week ago and about 24 cents more than a year ago.
Drivers in Gulf Coast states are seeing the lowest prices, at an average $2.694 a gallon. California gas stations charge the most: around $3.17 a gallon.
Vindicator staff/wire reports