Leadership changes at Huntington Bank

Leadership changes at Huntington Bank

COLUMBUS

Huntington Bank on Tuesday announced the retirement of one executive and a reshuffling of its executive leadership.

Jim Dunlap will head the bank’s wealth and government banking group, filling the role of Dan Benhase, who will retire next year. Dunlap also will serve as Huntington’s top executive in Michigan.

Rick Remiker will fill Dunlap’s old post as lead commercial-banking executive.

Huntington also announced that the bank’s mortgage business now will report to Paul Heller, Huntington’s chief technology and operations officer.

CSX crossing project

COLUMBUS

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved three highway-rail grade crossing projects, including one in Trumbull County.

CSX Transportation Inc. will place permanent guardrails at the north and south sides of the Windham Road grade crossing in Newton Falls in Trumbull County.

CSX must finish construction of the project by Dec. 31.

Trade deficit drops

WASHINGTON

The U.S. trade deficit fell in October, helped by America’s energy boom, which lifted overall exports to an all-time high.

The trade gap narrowed to $40.6 billion in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That’s 5.4 percent lower than the September gap of $43 billion, which was higher than initially estimated.

Exports rose 1.8 percent to a record $192.7 billion, buoyed by a 6 percent gain in petroleum exports. Imports rose 0.4 percent to $233.3 billion, the highest since March 2012. Oil imports rose 1.5 percent.

Vindicator staff/wire reports