New law office

New law office

ST. CLAIRSVILLE

The law firm Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell has opened a new office in St. Clairsville, the county seat of Belmont County.

Work at the new location will focus primarily on oil and gas law, particularly with regard to local landowners.

The office is at 118 W. Main St., adjacent to the offices of Mark Thomas, a St. Clairsville lawyer and county commissioner.

Gas prices up 9 cents

YOUNGSTOWN

Gas prices rose almost 9 cents in Northeast Ohio to an average of $3.76 per gallon this week, according to AAA East Central.

The national average was $3.69, 3 cents more than a week ago and 14 cents higher than the same week in March.

Carpet store opens

AUSTINTOWN

DJV Carpet & Supplies will celebrate the opening of its DJV Carpet and Flooring showroom, 220 Victoria Road, with an open house today from 3 to 7 p.m.

There will be another open house from noon to 3 p.m. Friday. Refreshments will be served on both days.

The company says it offers a variety of carpet and flooring options to Mahoning Valley residents and contractors at competitive prices.

Sign shop in Liberty

LIBERTY

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and owners Shannon and Shon Barris will mark the opening of the new Skye Signs and Designs location, 3229 Belmont Ave., with a 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting today.

Skye Signs and Designs is able to produce all types of commercial signs, vehicle wraps, banners, yard signs and custom apparel.

Its hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Puptown opening

AUSTINTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and owner Roger Parson will mark the official opening of Puptown Grooming and Bakery, 110 Javit Court Plaza, with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting Thursday.

Puptown offers a line of dog treats, a line of dog clothing and a range of shampoos, grooming brushes, collars and leashes, toys and more.

Its hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Chipotle price rise

NEW YORK

Chipotle’s coming price increases could hit steak lovers particularly hard.

The Mexican food chain said earlier this month that it plans to start charging more for its burritos, bowls and tacos in coming weeks as it faces rising costs for ingredients. On Tuesday, Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung noted that the chain currently doesn’t charge a whole lot more for its steak filling, even though beef costs have climbed considerably.

Hartung said the price increase would be more like 4 percent to 6 percent, or 32 cents to 48 cents, assuming the cost of a burrito is $8. In the past, executives had said they were considering an increase of 3 percent to 5 percent, or 24 cents to 40 cents. Chipotle says it will be the first national price increase in three years.

Vindicator staff/wire reports