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Natural Solutions expands services

SALEM

Natural Solutions, a beauty retailer in Salem, Ohio is expanding into salon services.

Makeup, waxing, manicures, pedicures, nail enhancements such as acrylics, gels and sculptured nails will be offered. Hair styling and cutting will also be among the services offered with an emphasis on men’s grooming as well. Natural Solutions will continue to expand through 2012 with accommodations for hair color, highlighting, perms and other services.

The company is in Salem at 465 E. State Street, just off Lincoln Avenue. Hours of operation are Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 12:30 to 5 p.m. For more information about the company, go to www.Natural-Solutions.net.

World of Fitness has grand opening

NILES

World of Fitness, a local full-service fitness center, and its new owner Lisa Frankino are having a grand opening today.

The day begins with an annual event, the “Pump ’N Run” 5K and Fun Walk. Doors open at 7 a.m. Contestants have the option to bench press or run/walk only, or do both. The bench press is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and the race and fun walk begin at 9:45 a.m. The registration fee is $18 with proceeds benefiting the Fairhaven Special Olympics.

The fitness center is at 14 Youngstown-Warren Road in Niles. For information, go to www.worldoffitnessniles.com or call the gym at 330-544-0165.

Baltimore Life opens Niles sales office

NILES

The Baltimore Life Insurance Company announced that it has opened a sales office in Niles.

The new office is at 2 South Main Street in Suite 301 of the PNC Building. It will serve as a satellite office of the company’s Northwest Penn Agency in Renfrew, Pa. Dina Pavia and Russ Dunn will oversee the operations of the new office. The staff at the Niles office will offer complimentary financial- needs analysis, child identification and other services.

Court of appeals’ ruling is praised

COLUMBUS

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine praised the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Sierra Club vs. Korleski, upholding Ohio’s Air Pollution Control Laws as they pertain to small businesses.

In 2006, the Ohio General Assembly revised Ohio’s air pollution laws to allow Ohio EPA to issue permits to exempt businesses determined to be small emissions sources.

Previously, the director of Ohio EPA was required to issue permits only after it was determined whether new or modified emissions sources employed the best available technology (BAT) to reduce emissions, regardless of whether it was appropriate for companies to do so.

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Aqua America, .66, 23.16 .06

Avalon Holdings,3.49.02

Clear Channel, .73 64.70 —.27

Cortland Bancorp, 9.75.00

Farmers Nat., .126.32 .25

First Energy, 2.20, 46.51—.28

FirstMerit Corp., .64,15.12 —.78

First Niles Financial, .32,8.74.00

First Place Fin., .30—.04

FNB Corp., .48,10.21—.41

General Motors,22.01—.19

General Electric, .68,18.54—.55

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .16, 6.11—.43

JP Morgan Chase, 1.20,31.93—1.22

Key Corp, .12,7.14—.36

LaFarge, 9.02 —.25

Macy’s, .80, 36.85—1.20

Parker Hannifin, 1.64, 77.87—3.87

PNC, 1.60,58.07—3.35

RTI Intl. Metals,21.03.04

Simon Prop. Grp.,4.00,143.51—4.01

Stoneridge 6.69 —.36

United Community Fin. 2.05—.04

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