YSU summit to look at global economy

YSU summit to look at global economy

YOUNGSTOWN

The public is invited to this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, set for Sept. 27 and 28 at Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business.

The event is titled “APEC and Youngstown: A conversation on the global economy and its impact on Main Street USA,” and it will discuss how APEC countries and cities such as Youngstown can compete in the 21st century.

Youngstown is one of four U.S. cities that will host a conference this year to prepare the global community for November’s APEC Leaders’ Summit in Hawaii.

The event begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 27 and runs through 1 p.m. Sept. 28. Admission is free, but space is limited.

Reservations are requested; contact Jennifer Mascardine at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber by emailing her at jennifer@regionalchamber.com or calling 330-744-2131, extension 12.

62 companies set for YSU job expo

YOUNGSTOWN

The 2011 Fall Job Expo, sponsored by Youngstown State University’s Office of Career & Counseling Services, will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Chestnut Room of YSU’s Kilcawley Center.

Current YSU students and all alumni from all majors who are looking for a professional position, internship or co-op are encouraged to attend.

Sixty-two employers from local, regional and national companies will be available to discuss employment opportunities, distribute organizational information and accept r sum s from participants. Registration is available at the door the day of the event.

To view company profiles of the attending employers, log into PenguinLINK at https://ysucsm. symplicity.com/students, and click the Events tab at the top of the screen. For more information, contact Susan George in the Office of Career & Counseling Services at 330-941-3299.

Business filings drop

COLUMBUS

New-business filings fell in August, according to the latest data from Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office.

In August, 7,346 new entities filed to do business, down from last August, when 7,790 new entities filed.

The year-to-date total has increased, however, from 54,505 during the first eight months of 2010 to 56,568 this year.

Apple seeks to beef up security

SAN FRANCISCO

Wanted: experienced security professional. Must have plan to thwart Chinese counterfeiters, protect secret blueprints from spies and keep workers from leaving super-secret unreleased smartphones behind in bars.

A day after a recent report surfaced that an Apple employee had lost a prototype for a new, unreleased iPhone at a Northern California watering hole, two job listings appeared on Apple’s website for managers of “new product security.”

Such workers would join a team at the $350 billion company that has included ex-FBI agents and others with backgrounds in intelligence and law enforcement.

Staff/wire reports