Gas prices stable

Gas prices stable

YOUNGSTOWN

Gas prices in the Mahoning Valley remained steady compared with last week.

The price for a gallon of regular-grade gas is $3.60, nearly $1 more than the same week last year, according to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report.

The statewide average is slightly higher.

Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows regular-grade gasoline is averaging $3.64 a gallon statewide, compared with $3.68 last week and $2.71 last year at this time.

Across the country, regular is averaging $3.65, a penny more than in Ohio.

U.S. gasoline prices broke records earlier this year as developing nations pushed up world oil demand, while uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa raised concerns about supplies. Prices fell after that but have rebounded since late August.

2 workers needed

STRUTHERS

Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County is looking to hire two part-time workers for its Struthers location, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road.

Those interested should submit applications for the positions of donation processing/volunteer supervisor and donation pickup driver by 3 p.m. Sept. 23. Applications are available by email, fax or in-person anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Candidates need to pass a background check that could include driving record, criminal history and a drug test.

For more information, call 330-755-2232 or email hfhmc-restore@sbcglobal.net.

Taking applications

NILES

West Corp., 5185 Youngstown-Warren Road, is accepting applications for customer-care and technical-support representatives from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

For more information, call 330-574-0507 or email youngstownjobs@west.com.

FirstEnergy honor

AKRON

Site Selection magazine has named FirstEnergy Corp. one of the top utilities in the country for promoting economic development.

FirstEnergy, which has attracted more than $3.7 billion in capital investment to Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has helped add 6,500 new jobs.

It’s the eighth time in the past decade that FirstEnergy has received the Site Selection distinction.

Site Selection, the official publication of the Industrial Asset Management Council, is published by Conway Data Inc.

IBM’s Watson used in health insurance

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.

Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work.

IBM’s supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world’s best “Jeopardy!” players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation’s largest health insurers to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments.

WellPoint Inc., which has 34.2 million members, will integrate Watson’s lightning speed and deep health-care database into its existing patient information, helping it choose among treatment options and medicines.

Staff/wire reports