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Pledge for stadium

CORTLAND

Cortland Banks will pledge $20,000 to Boardman Booster Club for the multipurpose stadium project off Nisonger Road that the boosters are supporting.

A check presentation will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Boardman High School Sports Complex, 7777 Glenwood Ave.

Kiwanis speaker

CANFIELD

The Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County meets at 6 p.m. each Wednesday at A La Cart Catering, 429 Lisbon St., Canfield.

On Wednesday, the speaker will be Atty. Alan Wenger from the law firm Harrington, Hoppe and Mitchell. He will talk about the status of oil and gas drilling in this area.

Job-application event

WARREN

Trumbull Community Action Program will host a free, online job-application workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at its Warren West site, 1230 Palmyra Road, for area residents interested in applying for a position at the Austintown racino set to open in the fall.

The workshop is part of the 6th Ward community meeting sponsored by Councilwoman Cheryl Saffold.

TCAP staff and career coaches will help job seekers through the application process on computers at the Robin Elzy Learning Center at TCAP. Interested applicants must apply online. Once the online application is completed, candidates can attend the racino job fair June 25 at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown.

For information, contact Michael Santillo at 330-393-2507, ext. 256.

Small-business aid

WARREN

The Warren Business Exchange, a program of Warren Redevelopment and Planning, is collaborating with Youngstown Design Works to assist small businesses, nonprofits and startups with a variety of affordable creative needs — from new logos and websites to advertising and branding materials.

The organizations will offer the services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 124 N. Park Ave. on Courthouse Square from June 23 to 27. Businesses can make an appointment by calling WRAP at 330-841-2566 or registering online at www.youngstowndesignworks.com. Walk-in appointments also will be accommodated.

The Warren Business Exchange was established in 2011 to assist startups and now supports established businesses. Youngstown Design Works is a new agency run by Youngstown State University graphic and interactive design students.

Jobless-aid filings increase slightly

WASHINGTON

More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but claims for jobless aid remain near pre-recession levels.

The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 317,000. The four-week average, a less-volatile measure, increased to 315,250. These figures are near the jobless claims levels before the outbreak of the Great Recession in December 2007.

Vindicator staff/wire reports