Promotion to aid children’s hospital

Promotion to aid children’s hospital

Boardman

Bella’s to Go in Boardman, in conjunction with Marlowe’s Coffee, will present the “Pot of Gold” promotion to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

The monthlong promotion begins today. A portion of proceeds from Bella’s menu items will go to the hospital.

Customers also will receive a free cup of coffee with the purchase of any meal, courtesy of Marlowe’s Coffee.

Bella’s to Go is at 440 Boardman-Poland Road and offers individual and family meals to-go.

Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information, call Bob Vaia at 330-942-2424, or Tony Khoury at 330-758-2500.

McDonald’s opening

BOARDMAN

Entrepreneur and businessman Herb Washington plans to debut another environmentally friendly McDonald’s restaurant at 22 Boardman-Canfield Road at 11 a.m. today.

Participating in the festivities will be students from St. Charles Elementary School, American Legion Post 301 and Ronald McDonald.

To celebrate the restaurant’s grand opening, the store will conduct an NFL Player Pro Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Customers will have an opportunity to meet Cecil Shorts, a Cleveland native who attended the University of Mount Union and currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League, and Jermale Hines, Cleveland native who attended Ohio State University. He currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.

FirstEnergy report

AKRON

FirstEnergy Corp. on Wednesday announced its 2011 earnings report.

Full-year adjusted earnings were $3.64 per share, and net earnings were $2.22 per share.

FirstEnergy reported a net income of $869 million and revenue of $16.3 billion.

Both figures were up compared with 2010, when earning was $718 million and revenue totaled $13.3 billion.

Murdoch quits role

LONDON

James Murdoch, his credibility diminished and his future at the helm of his father’s media empire in doubt, stepped down Wednesday as executive chairman of News International, the troubled British newspaper subsidiary embroiled in a deepening phone-hacking scandal.

The move — which the company cast as allowing Rupert Murdoch’s younger son to focus on News Corp.’s international TV holdings — plucks the one-time heir apparent out of the cross hairs of the crisis that has spurred judicial and police inquiries and claimed the careers of several top executives.

“No one is surprised at this development,” said Douglas McCabe, a media analyst at Enders Analysis. “The view is that James’ association with News International was becoming problematic, and this is an attempt to move him away from it.”

Vindicator staff/wire reports