YOUNG event set

YOUNG event set

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will host its YOUNG (Youngstown, Ohio Utica & Natural Gas) Conference & Expo on Sept. 10-11, which will focus on Mahoning Valley manufacturers.

The two-day event will kick off with a 10:30 a.m. brunch and noon golf outing at the Mill Creek Golf Courses, in partnership with Evets Oil & Gas Construction Services. An evening of casino-themed entertainment will follow with free beer, wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres by Blue Wolf Catering.

YOUNG will feature a job fair open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 11 at the Covelli Centre, with a business-to-business trade show opening at 1 p.m. for registered attendees. Speakers will be announced at a later date.

For more information, such as pricing and job-fair participants, check the chamber’s website at www.regionalchamber.com.

ATHENA dinner

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and The Vindicator will host the 22nd annual ATHENA Award dinner Thursday at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center, 7440 South Ave.

Diana Tremblay, General Motors vice president of global business services, will be the keynote speaker.

The award recognizes area business and professional women who distinguish themselves in terms of professional achievement, community service and support for professional women.

Teaming 4 Success

LISBON

Thomas E. Stewart, executive vice president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, will be the keynote speaker at the Teaming 4 Success event Monday, where city and county officials will provide an update on local economic-development activity.

The event will take place in the Community Room at the Columbiana County Government Services Building, 7989 Dickey Drive, Suite 2.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program, which also will feature speed networking of area business resources, will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $40 per person, and reservations can be made by contacting the local chambers of commerce.

Sponsorships, including a free ticket and advertising, are available for $100.

Safety-awards event

BOARDMAN

The Mahoning Valley Safety Council and co-sponsors the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and City Machine Technologies will have the MVSC Safety Awards luncheon Wednesday at Antone’s Banquet Center, 8578 Market St.

Awards are given to individuals and companies that have shown leadership in safety training, operations, funding and communications.

The cost is $20 for chamber members and $30 for nonmembers. For more information, contact Jennifer Mascardine at the chamber at 330-744-2131, ext. 12, or by email at Jennifer@regionalchamber.com.

Vindicator staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .61, 24.77 .27

Avalon Holdings,3.94—.03

Clear Channel, .61 23.57 .05

Cortland Bancorp, 12.25.00

Farmers Nat., .127.57 .09

First Energy, 2.20, 32.24—.02

FirstMerit Corp., .64,18.81 —.10

First Niles Financial, .32,8.00.00

FNB Corp., .48,12.05.04

General Motors,33.99—.37

General Electric, .76,26.61.01

Huntington Bank, .20, 9.01—.03

JP Morgan Chase, 1.52,53.25—.26

Key Corp, .22,13.10—.07

LaFarge, 21.43 —.09

Macy’s, 1.00, 58.03.97

Parker Hannifin, 1.80, 123.11.55

PNC, 1.76,82.58—.06

RTI Intl. Metals,24.38.10

Simon Prop. Grp.,4.60,175.881.00

Stoneridge 8.80 —.27

Talmer Bank, 13.67.37

United Community Fin. 3.35.02

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