Buyers seek gold

Buyers seek gold

YOUNGSTOWN

The International Gold, Silver and Diamond Buyers will be at the Best Western Meander Inn, 870 N. Canfield-Niles Road from Tuesday through Aug. 20.

Spokesman Ron Smith says IGSDB hopes to spend at least $200,000 buying old coin collections, vintage bank notes and scrap gold, silver and diamonds.

Gold has recently traded at record high levels and is being sold for as much as $1,781 per troy ounce.

Show hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Aug. 19, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20.

Low rates in Ohio

COLUMBUS

Ohio has the 11th-lowest auto insurance and ninth- lowest homeowners insurance premiums in the nation, according to new figures released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Auto-insurance rates among the state’s top 10 private-passenger insurance groups rose 1.5 percent in 2010, a slight decrease from the 2.8-percent jump in 2009.

Homeowners insurance among the state’s top 10 insurance groups rose 8.7 percent in 2010 after climbing 9.7 percent in 2009.

The top 10 insurance groups in each category represent approximately 70 percent of the market.

The report said department analysts expect 2011 rates to follow a similar pattern.

New to chamber

HUBBARD

The Hubbard Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed two new members — Action Physical Therapy, 609 W. Liberty St., and O’Reilly Auto Parts, 840 W. Liberty St.

Action Physical Therapy’s hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 330-534-8500 or visit www.actionptclinics.com for more info.

O’Reilly’s hours are Mondays through Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 330-534-7789 or visit www.oreillyauto.com.

Five Below to open

BOARDMAN

Extreme-value retailer Five Below is set to open its doors at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Five Below, which targets teens and preteens and carries a wide variety of items including DVDs, video games, room decor, arts and crafts, sports equipment and back-to-school apparel, becomes the latest addition to The Shops at Boardman Park, 411 Boardman-Poland Road.

The store’s hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Additional details can be found at www.fivebelow.com.

Airport’s website

VIENNA

The Youngstown- Warren Regional Airport has launched a new-look website aimed to make it easier for customers to find what they’re looking for.

The website is still at the same URL, www.yngairport.com.

Vindicator staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .62, 20.21 —1.05

Avalon Holdings,2.5201.00

Clear Channel, .63 52.10 —.57

Cortland Bancorp, 7.10—.26

Farmers Nat., .12, 4.34 —.01

First Energy, 2.20, 39.69—1.14

FirstMerit Corp., .64,11.94 —1.32

First Niles Financial, .32,7.25.00

First Place Fin., .70.02

FNB Corp., .48,8.50—.54

General Motors,23.92—1.62

General Electric, .60,15.09—.87

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .04, 4.71—.52

JP Morgan Chase, 1.00,34.37—2.03

Key Corp, .12,6.20—.72

LaFarge, 9.84 —.81

Macy’s, .40, 24.52—.92

Parker Hannifin, 1.48, 63.02—3.88

PNC, 1.40,45.28—4.04

RTI Intl. Metals,23.91—1.89

Simon Prop. Grp.,3.20,107.89—3.19

Stoneridge 7.27 —.38

United Community Fin. .9695—.04

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