New deli opens
New deli opens
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Marta Krakus opened Krakus Polish Deli & Bakery at 7050 Market Street in Boardman.
Krakus was aided in opening her business through the advice of a mentor with the Youngstown chapter of SCORE [Service Corps of Retired Executives]. The deli serves traditional Polish cuisine.
Businesses honored
east palestine
The East Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce had an event Monday to honor three new businesses that were opened by local women during three recent weeks.
The majority of businesses in East Palestine are owned or operated at least partially by women, according to a statement from the chamber.
Shop ’n Save’s new website
pittsburgh
Shop ’n Save, a grocery chain with more than 90 stores in Western Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, including in Hubbard and New Castle, Pa., officially launched its new mobile-optimized website.
Specifically designed for mobile devices, the new site can be accessed by visiting the Shop ’n Save website on any smart phone or tablet. The mobile site will allow consumers to view the weekly circular, locate stores, load e-coupons directly to their Perks Card, view recipes and build shopping lists all within an interface.
The site is www.shopnsavefood.com.
Coal company idles mines, lays off 138
PITTSBURGH
A southwestern Pennsylvania coal company is idling two of its mines and laying off 138 workers, but it hopes things will get better next year.
PBS Coal’s announcement Thursday comes on the heels of an announcement in July that it had laid off 225 workers. Before those layoffs, PBS had roughly 1,000 employees. Now, the Roytown and Hart mines about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh will be idled, too, leaving the company with about 600 employees.
Ohio becoming hub of high-tech jobs
COLUMBUS
A national study on high-tech jobs released this month shows Ohio is quickly establishing itself as a hub of high-tech job activity.
In fact, the Buckeye State is home to three of the top 25 cities for tech job growth — more than any other state. Overall, the average high-tech job growth in the state was 4.6 percent, almost double the national average of 2.6 percent. The study was commissioned by San Francisco-based nonprofit Engine Advocacy.
Dayton touted a 24.2 percent increase in high-tech employment growth and led the state with the creation of 3,500 new tech jobs. Also, the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area saw a 9.1 percent increase in the number of high-tech jobs created — placing it as one of the top 25 regions for high-tech employment growth in the United States.
From staff reports
Selected local stocks
STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE
Aqua America, .70, 24.58 —.27
Avalon Holdings,3.89.06
Clear Channel, .73 78.68 1.78
Cortland Bancorp, 9.80.00
Farmers Nat., .126.11 —.09
First Energy, 2.20, 40.76.04
FirstMerit Corp., .64,13.87 —.01
First Niles Financial, .32,6.45.45
First Place Fin., .024.01
FNB Corp., .48,10.51.00
General Motors,24.61—.51
General Electric, .68,21.62.00
Motors Liquidation, .0422.00
Huntington Bank, .16, 6.16.03
JP Morgan Chase, 1.20,42.81.03
Key Corp, .20,8.14.00
LaFarge, 15.15 .35
Macy’s, .80, 38.07—.15
Parker Hannifin, 1.64, 83.49.25
PNC, 1.60,55.85—.69
RTI Intl. Metals,25.57.42
Simon Prop. Grp.,4.40,154.05.06
Stoneridge 5.16 —.04
United Community Fin. 2.99.06
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.