Pond-care seminar

Pond-care seminar

warren

A free seminar about pond-treatment products and plans will be Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Tractor Supply Co. store, 3800 Elm Road NE, Warren.

The seminar is being presented by Applied Biochemists of Chicago, a company that produces algaecides and herbicides for surface water. More information about the company is available online at www.appliedbiochemists.com.

For more information about the seminar, contact store manager Edward Martin at 330-372-6428 or str0427@tractorsupply.com.

First Niles report

Niles

First Niles Financial, the holding company for Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Niles, reported a decrease in income of $295,000 for the first quarter of 2012 compared with the previous year. The company totaled $83,000 in net income for the quarter compared with $378,000 for the first quarter of 2011.

Total assets for First Niles were up from the previous quarter from $103.8 million for the last quarter of 2011 to 105.6 million for most recent quarter. Loans for the quarter were down from $28.2 million to $27.3 million, while deposits were higher at $61.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared with $59.8 million during the fourth quarter in 2011.

InfoCision settlement

columbus

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office announced Friday an Assurance of Discontinuance agreement with Akron-based InfoCision Management Corp. regarding its professional solicitation services on behalf of various charitable organizations.

An investigation by the AG’s Charitable Law Section found reason to believe InfoCision violated several sections of the Ohio Charitable Organizations Act, including making misleading statements and failing to make required disclosures during the course of charitable solicitations, and failing to comply with statutory filing requirements.

InfoCision, which has call centers in Niles and Boardman, denies the conclusions. However, to resolve these matters, the settlement agreement was reached.

InfoCision agreed to stop all misleading behavior and making misrepresentations as to the percentage of donations that a charity will receive. For two years, the company will submit a copy of a sample script and sample pledge form to the attorney general before starting a solicitation campaign, according to the release.

In addition, for one year, InfoCision will submit at least 15 audio recordings of its solicitation calls to the AG on a monthly basis, according to the release. During solicitations, it is to clearly and conspicuously disclose its status as a professional solicitor, its name and the charity’s name and address.

InfoCision also will pay stipulated penalties for any future violations of filing and disclosure requirements and pay $75,000 to the attorney general’s office. This amount will be distributed by the attorney general for charitable purposes.

Vindicator staff reports