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InfoCision hiring

AUSTINTOWN

InfoCision plans to hire 100 new employees for its Austintown call center, 5740 Interstate Blvd., during an open-interview session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Walk-in applicants are welcome, though job-seekers can schedule an interview in advance by calling 888-462-7298 or by visiting www.jobs.infocision.com.

The Austintown location currently employs about 700. Based in Akron, InfoCision operates 34 call centers at 13 locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Gasoline prices fall

COLUMBUS

Ohio gas prices are back below $4 a gallon for the first time since late April.

Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the statewide average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline at $3.98, down from an even $4 on Sunday and 4 cents lower than last Monday’s average of $4.02.

Oil has fallen from a 30-month high near $115 at the beginning of May to less than $100 per barrel Monday.

Military discount

YOUNGSTOWN

Big Lots Inc., which has six Mahoning Valley locations, will recognize Armed Forces Day on Saturday by offering a special discount to military personnel and their families.

Members of the armed services will receive a 10 percent discount off any item in the store by presenting a valid military identification card.

Big Lots locations include 5796 Youngstown-Warren Road in Niles, 3495 Belmont Ave. in Liberty, 7100 South Ave. in Boardman and 4341 Kirk Road in Austintown. For a complete list of area stores, go to www.biglots.com.

F.N.B. Corp. prices public offering

HERMITAGE, PA.

F.N.B. Corp. announced that it has priced a registered public offering of 5.25 million shares of common stock at $10.70 per share. The offering, which was made in conjunction with F.N.B.’s inclusion in the Standard & Poor’s Small Cap 600 Index, is expected to close Wednesday.

The company also has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 787,500 shares of common stock on the same terms and conditions.

State to auction surplus property

COLUMBUS

The state will have a miscellaneous property auction from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Department of Administrative Services, General Services Division headquarters, 4200 Surface Road.

Laptops, boat motors, hand and power tools, small refrigerators and office supplies will be available for bid.

All purchased items must be paid for in full using cash or credit card and must be picked up by 4 p.m. May 25.

Auction items are the last step in the state’s surplus program, which offers damaged or old equipment to other state agencies before offering them to the public. For more information, visit www.ohio.gov/surplus.

Vindicator staff reports