Wireless upgrades

Wireless upgrades

YOUNGSTOWN

AT&T announced Wednesday that throughout 2011, it upgraded more than 120 wireless networks in the Mahoning Valley.

AT&T deployed faster fiber-optic connections to 35 cell sites, added capacity and upgraded nearly 40 cell sites to provide fast mobile broadband.

“The wireless-network upgrades in the Youngstown area can only help my constituents and local businesses, who are working hard to rebuild Ohio’s economy,” said state Sen. Joe Schiavoni of Canfield, D-33rd. “Access to the latest technologies via mobile broadband is critical for businesses and consumers to remain competitive, and I would like to thank AT&T for their positive investment in our community.”

Roof giveaway

HUDSON

Dun Rite Exteriors Inc. will give away the chance to win a full roof and installation at its booth at the Great Big Home and Garden Expo at The Cleveland IX Center from Saturday through Feb. 12.

The prize is valued at approximately $10,000 and comes with all labor and material warranties backed by Dun Rite Exteriors and manufactures. Dun Rite will be available at booth 982.

A winner will be selected and contacted Feb. 12.

For more information about Dun Rite Exteriors, or for more information about the giveaway, visit www.CallDunRite.com, or call 800-422-7483.

FDA: Fungicide found in US OJ

WASHINGTON

The Food and Drug Administration says it has found low levels of an illegal fungicide in orange juice samples taken from Florida manufacturers.

The FDA says the fungicide is far below dangerous levels, the juice is safe to drink, and the orange juice won’t be recalled from stores or destroyed. The juice tested was mixed with product from Brazil, where the fungicide carbendazim is used.

The government is testing for the chemical in domestic orange juice and in imports because carbendazim is not approved for use on oranges in the United States. It is used in other countries, including Brazil, to combat mold on orange trees.

US stocks fall flat

new york

Investors coasted Thursday, leaving stocks unchanged while they looked ahead to today for a major jobs report. U.S. government bonds hardly moved, and neither did European stocks.

U.S. stocks rose slightly in the morning after the Labor Department said the four-week average of unemployment claims fell to 375,750, the lowest since June 2008 and enough to suggest a steadily improving job market.

The more important numbers come today, when the government releases the number of jobs created in January and the unemployment rate. In December, the country added 200,000 jobs, and the rate was 8.5 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 11.05 points at 12,705.41.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.45, or 0.1 percent, to 1,325.54. The Nasdaq composite rose 11.41 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,859.68.

Vindicator staff/wire reports