Shale discussion at 9th annual dinner


August 28, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

Shale discussion at 9th annual dinner

NEW CASTLE, PA.

The Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation’s 9th annual dinner will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Villa Banquet Center, 2500 New Butler Road.

Local and regional business owners, elected officials and community leaders will give updates on “Marcellus Shale: Drilling for Success.”

The guest speaker will be DeWitt Peart, executive vice president of economic development at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. He will provide insight into the shale gas-development occurring throughout southwestern Pennsylvania and its impact on a person as a business owner, landowner or concerned citizen.

Call Chrissie Vanasco at 724-658-1488 to make a reservation. Reservations are required.

Chamber schedules business showcase

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s 13th annual business showcase event is drawing near.

The event, which the chamber says is the largest trade show between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at Mr. Anthony’s, 7440 South Ave.

Last year, more than 100 businesses attended the showcase.

For more information, including vendor contracts, call Jennifer Mascardine at 330-747-2131, ext. 12, or email jennifer@regionalchamber.com.

All vendors intending to sell at the event (for the first time in showcase history) must have proper licensing.

Webinar series will focus on Marcellus

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.

Penn State University’s Marcellus Educational Consortium will begin hosting webinars directed at helping local businesses prosper from natural-gas-drilling development.

The 75-minute seminars, which begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 and 26, Oct. 11 and 24 and Nov. 8, are available by visiting www.meeting.psu.edu/marcellusbiz. Those interested must register for a free Friends of Penn State account, which can be obtained by visiting www.fps.psu.edu.

Earthquake home coverage available

COLUMBUS

In the wake of last week’s 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia, the Ohio Insurance Institute has reminded residents that earthquake insurance is available, despite being in a relatively calm geographic area.

The cost of earthquake insurance is calculated on a “per $1,000 basis,” which means that the average coverage in Ohio costs approximately $125 annually.

An earthquake endorsement usually carries a 5-percentage to 10-percentage point deductible rather than a standard homeowners deductible and normally is offered as add-on coverage to an existing insurance policy.

Vindicator staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .62, 21.62 .35

Avalon Holdings,2.79.03

Clear Channel, .63 54.15 —.44

Cortland Bancorp, 7.16.00

Farmers Nat., .12, 4.15 —.10

First Energy, 2.20, 42.53—.20

FirstMerit Corp., .64,11.99 .13

First Niles Financial, .32,7.25.00

First Place Fin., .67—.05

FNB Corp., .48,8.68.15

General Motors,22.87.57

General Electric, .60,15.54.09

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .04, 4.90.08

JP Morgan Chase, 1.00,36.21.49

Key Corp, .12,6.42.10

LaFarge, 9.92 —.02

Macy’s, .40, 24.90.45

Parker Hannifin, 1.48, 67.701.91

PNC, 1.40,46.84.26

RTI Intl. Metals,24.19.83

Simon Prop. Grp.,3.20,115.161.82

Stoneridge 7.56 .13

United Community Fin. 1.00—.04

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.