Bidding underway for mall, plaza

October 22, 2013 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

Online bidding for the Cafaro Co.-owned McGuffey Mall and Garland Plaza, 795 and 761 N. Garland Ave., respectively, opened at 1 p.m. Monday and will conclude Wednesday.

As of late Monday afternoon, no bids had been received, said Joe Bell, director of corporate communications for Cafaro. The minimum bid for the property is $100,000.

Bell said it is usual for bids to not come in early. Typically, most offers come during the last hour of the bidding period, he added. Auction.com’s website reveals the most current bid submitted and says subsequent bids must be in increments of at least $50,000.

The property up for sale includes two one-story buildings that contain 238,194 square feet and occupy a 22-acre site.

Whisky event set at Magic Tree Pub

BOARDMAN

Magic Tree Pub & Eatery, 7463 South Ave., is hosting Rob Robillard, owner of Cabin Fever Maple Whisky, from 9 to 11 p.m. Wednesday as a stop on his Whisky in the Woods Tour. Robillard’s cross-country tour involves a prize wheel, giveaways and drink specials, and from 9 to 11 p.m., Magic Tree customers can spend time with Robillard, his wife and the Magic Tree staff.

Robillard launched Cabin Fever, a maple whisky with flavors including vanilla, caramel and toffee, in 2006.

APICS seminar at KSU at Trumbull

CHAMPION

APICS Youngstown is reaching out to the Mahoning and Shenango Valley communities by offering a seminar and professional-development meeting Thursday at Kent State University at Trumbull.

Gary Pezzuti, a placement professional from Central, North and West Jersey APICS Chapters, will present “How to Organize and Present Your Expertise” from 2 to 5 p.m., and networking, a light dinner and a session, “Navigating Your Career Path ... in this Rapidly Changing World,” are from 5 to 8 p.m.

Members, guests and students are welcome. The cost is $15 separately or $25 for member and a guest. Students are $5 each.

For information, visit the website at http://apicsyoungstown.org/?page_id=35. Today is the deadline for reservations. Contact John Primm at primmjohn@yahoo.com.

New board member

YOUNGSTOWN

United Community Financial Corp., holding company of Home Savings and Loan Co., has welcomed Zahid Afzal as the newest member of both the UCFC and Home Savings boards of directors. His appointment was effective Oct. 15.

Afzal has more than 26 years of experience as a senior information-technology and business executive for some of the top global and regional financial-services and progressive-technology companies. Most recently, he was senior executive vice president, chief information officer for Huntington National Bank.

Vindicator staff reports