Small-business help

Small-business help

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The Columbiana County Community Action Agency will receive $60,000 in state funds to provide training and technical assistance to three local small businesses and 20 employees. The businesses and individuals then may proceed to secure a $2,000-$15,000 loan for their companies. The Microenterprise Business Development grants will be administered through the Columbiana County Board of Commissioners and are specifically designed to assist those starting or expanding a small business that will employ five individuals or fewer. The grants were awarded through the state’s Community Development Program and are funded by the federal Community Development Block Grant Program.

Raceway for sale

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Quaker City Raceway has been put up for sale. The strip at 10359 W. South Range Road is to be sold at an auction at 1 p.m. Oct. 19 by Baer Auctioneers. Owner Dan Swindell could not be reached to comment. The property consists of 160 acres. Swindell had put the property up for sale several years ago, but there were no buyers.

Job-scam alleged

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Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has sued three Northeast Ohioans in a work-from-home scheme. The lawsuit, filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court, charges NSA Technologies and its principals — Mark Jenney of Akron, Victor Bierman of Broadview Heights and Vincent Fisher of Copley — with multiple violations of the state’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. According to the suit, NSA Technologies advertised “work at home” programs, self-employment guides and job-placement services through online ads. Cordray accuses the operation of taking money from Ohioans in payment and then not providing the services that were purchased.

The attorney general encourages consumers who feel that they have fallen victim to a job scam to contact his office at 800-282-0515 or visit www.SpeakOutOhio.gov.

Vindicator staff/wire reports