YOUNG shale expo is 10 days away


November 20, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNG shale expo is 10 days away

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown/ Warren Regional Chamber’s first-of-its-kind Utica Shale conference and trade show is quickly approaching.

The Youngstown Ohio Utica & Natural Gas business-to-business conference, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Covelli Centre, will feature national and local companies and their products and expertise regarding the Utica and Marcellus Shale supply chain.

The conference will provide educational opportunities for the public through a variety of speakers who will discuss business, economic and environmental aspects of the Marcellus and Utica shale booms.

For more information or to register, visit www.regionalchamber.com/young2011.

BNI adds member

BOARDMAN

The Business Networking International Meeting Success Chapter recently announced its newest member.

Michelle Baird is the owner of The Flower Loft Florist and Greenhouse, which has locations in Salem and Poland.

BNI is the largest business-networking organization in the world.

This particular chapter, Meeting Success, has a favorable reputation due to the hard working and creative members involved.

The Meeting Success Chapter of BNI meets every Wednesday. Meetings take place at noon at Los Gallos on U.S. Route 224 in Boardman, and visitors are welcome.

For information or a reservation to attend, call chapter President Susan Sweeney at 330-881-0356.

YNGAir Partners to conduct survey

VIENNA

YNGAir Partners has been commissioned by the Western Reserve Port Authority to conduct a survey on a possible name change for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.

The survey, which is available at www.yngairpartners.org, is five questions in length.

It also will be mailed to regional business presidents and CEOs, and surveys will be taken during flights at the airport during the next month.

Results will be presented to the WRPA board and released to the public after Christmas.

QS&L offering gift-card specials

SHARON, PA.

Quaker Steak & Lube is hosting a gift-card blowout sale at participating locations from noon to 9 p.m. Nov. 21 through 23.

Customers will have the opportunity to purchase buy one, get one half-off gift cards at several locations, including the Austintown restaurant, 5800 Interstate Blvd.

For more information, visit www.quakersteakandlube.com.

From staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .66, 21.69 —.01

Avalon Holdings,2.574—.10

Clear Channel, .65 56.02 —.03

Cortland Bancorp, 7.00.00

Farmers Nat.4.40 .00

First Energy, 2.20, 44.28.41

FirstMerit Corp., .64,14.27 .16

First Niles Financial, .32,7.20.00

First Place Fin., .15—.19

FNB Corp., .48,10.77.23

General Motors,21.68—.11

General Electric, .60,15.65.01

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .16, 5.16.08

JP Morgan Chase, 1.00,30.62.13

Key Corp, .12,7.08—.06

LaFarge, 8.63 .33

Macy’s, .40, 30.36—.06

Parker Hannifin, 1.48, 81.09.23

PNC, 1.40,52.69.67

RTI Intl. Metals,26.07.15

Simon Prop. Grp.,3.20,123.211.10

Stoneridge 7.20 .02

United Community Fin. .96—.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.