Southern Park Mall to have 2 new stores

Southern Park Mall to have 2 new stores

BOARDMAN

Two new stores will open soon at Southern Park Mall: Local Art Cafe, a pottery-painting studio, opening next week, followed by Fanzz, a sports apparel and merchandise store in mid-October, according to Simon Property Group Inc.

Cheddar’s Casual Cafe also announced an opening date of Oct. 1. The restaurant is just outside the mall next to Chili’s restaurant.

Zales is undergoing a major renovation, expected to be complete later this fall.

PNC to host seminars

CHAMPION

PNC Wealth Management will host two seminars for individuals interested in the financial, tax and estate-planning issues surrounding new oil and gas leases Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Trumbull Career and Technical Center, 521 Educational Highway in Champion.

To register or for information, contact Eloina Moro at 330-742-4273 or via email at eloina.moro@pnc.com.

Don’t text and drive, Verizon store urges

BOARDMAN

The Boardman Verizon Wireless store is one of several in the company that will encourage drivers to take a “Don’t Text & Drive” pledge today.

Those who sign a pledge card at participating Verizon Wireless stores will receive a vehicle cling that reads “Please don’t text and drive” as a reminder to focus on the road while driving.

The Boardman store is competing against the Mansfield, Strongsville and Mentor locations.

The store with the most pledges will receive $2,000 for their local high school.

The other stores each will receive $500 to donate to area schools.

Steelworkers strike at Phillips plant

NILES

The United Steelworkers announced Thursday that 44 members of the Local 4564-02 went on strike against Phillips Manufacturing over contract negotiations.

The strike began Thursday when workers shut down their machines for a scheduled lunch period, walked out of the plant and began picketing on Walnut Street, according to a USW press release.

Disagreements with management concerning seniority protection after injury or illness, health insurance and wages helped spur the strike.

The USW represents 850,000 workers across the country.

US budget deficit hits $1.16 trillion

washington

The U.S. federal budget deficit increased by $191 billion in August and has topped $1 trillion for the fourth-straight year.

The deficit for the first 11 months of the 2012 budget year totaled $1.16 trillion, the Treasury Department said Thursday. That’s 6 percent less than the $1.23 trillion in the same period last year.

The fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .66, 25.40 .39

Avalon Holdings,3.74—.06

Clear Channel, .73 67.68 .78

Cortland Bancorp, 10.24.00

Farmers Nat., .126.38 —.07

First Energy, 2.20, 43.731.11

FirstMerit Corp., .64,15.23 —1.93

First Niles Financial, .32,6.80—.10

First Place Fin., .71—.06

FNB Corp., .48,11.72.22

General Motors,23.53.40

General Electric, .68,22.02.13

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .16, 7.05.14

JP Morgan Chase, 1.20,41.401.48

Key Corp, .20,8.83.14

LaFarge, 13.78 .12

Macy’s, .80, 39.28.06

Parker Hannifin, 1.64, 85.621.45

PNC, 1.60,65.741.59

RTI Intl. Metals,24.25.82

Simon Prop. Grp.,4.20,161.663.07

Stoneridge 6.70 .00

United Community Fin. 3.06.01

Selected prices at 4 p.m. Thursday. Provided by Stifel Nicolaus. Not to be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.