BP station event to thank customers

BP station event to thank customers

youngstown

The BP gas station at 2703 Belmont Ave. will host a customer-appreciation event Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is designed to thank the community for its continued support of the business. A number of BP gas stations across the nation have been hosting customer- appreciation days to counter protests regarding the April explosion of the company’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill, which left oil gushing into the gulf for more than three months, was the largest in the country’s history. Since the spill, BP has launched a multibillion-dollar marketing campaign to try to repair its tarnished corporate image.

M-7, One-Stop honored by state

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Youngstown’s M-7 Technologies has been named the state’s Outstanding Employer of the Year by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The recognition, part of the department’s annual Workforce Development Awards, honors an employer who has shown outstanding support and participation in the state’s One-Stop employment system. The department also recognized the business- outreach team for the Mahoning and Columbiana One-Stop agencies as the 2010 Business Services Team in honor of its exemplary customer service.

2 health groups get federal funding

washington

Two Ohio organizations have received $804,000 in new federal funds to help Ohio’s critical-access and rural health-care facilities convert paper medical records to certified electronic health-record technology. The Ohio Health Information Partnership, a Columbus-based nonprofit entity funded by state and federal grants, will receive $516,000. Health Bridge, Inc., a Cincinnati-based company, will receive $288,000.

Vindicator staff/wire reports