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BOGO at Starbucks

Starbucks is bringing back its buy one, get one free holiday drink special.

It’s available from 2 to 5 p.m. through Sunday at these stores: Target Starbucks at 417 Boardman-Poland Road; Starbucks at 1247 Boardman-Poland Road; and Starbucks at 851 N. Canfield-Niles Road.

Shoppers can choose from these flavors: Peppermint Mocha, Gingerbread Latte, Egg Nog Latte, Caramel Brulee Latte and Skinny Peppermint Mocha.

On-site job fair set

NORTH JACKSON

The Things Remembered Fulfillment and Distribution Center in North Jackson will have an on-site job fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at 500 S. Bailey Road to fill more than 200 seasonal positions.

Teammates are needed in production positions, including engravers, embroidery machine operators, quality control and packing, and customer service.

Applications are available online. Visit www.thingsremembered.com and click on employment opportunities.

10th anniversary

WARREN

Pets Are People Too, 137 North St., will celebrate its 10th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be anniversary specials and refreshments. Shelter Puppies from Cort-land will be bringing some adoptable pets, and Elite K-9 will be on hand for an ask-the-trainer forum.

New regional strategy

CLEVELAND

Northeast Ohio’s business and philanthropy leaders aim to accelerate the pace of job growth and outperform the nation through a new regional economic competitiveness strategy announced Wednesday by the Regional Competitiveness Council. The strategy is designed to enable the region to compete globally and adapt rapidly to changes in the economy.

Carmakers unite on privacy protections

washington

Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists’ privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information about their drivers than many motorists realize.

The principles were delivered in a letter Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, which has the authority to force corporations to live up to their promises to consumers. Industry officials say they want to assure their customers that the information that their cars stream back to automakers or that is downloaded from the vehicle’s computers won’t be handed over to authorities without a court order, sold to insurance companies or used to bombard them with ads for pizza parlors, gas stations or other businesses they drive past, without their permission.

The principles also commit automakers to “implement reasonable measures” to protect personal information from unauthorized access.

Many recent-model cars and light trucks have GPS and mobile communications technology integrated into the vehicle’s computers and navigation systems.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .61, 26.32-0.12

Avalon Holdings,3.560.13

Clear Channel, .46 21.140.23

Cortland Bancorp, 15.690

Farmers Nat., .128.450.02

First Energy, 1.44, 36.38-0.91

Fifth/Third, .5220.340.1

FirstMerit Corp., .64,18.860.34

First Niles Financial, .32,9.250

FNB Corp., .48,13.170.19

General Motors, 1.2031.480.13

General Electric, .88,26.500.12

Huntington Bank, .20, 10.170.05

JP Morgan Chase, 1.60,60.43-0.94

Key Corp, .26,13.490.01

LaFarge, 17.51-0.01

Macy’s, 1.25, 61.552.96

Parker Hannifin, 1.92, 128.620.54

PNC, 1.92,88.12-0.12

RTI Intl. Metals,23.590.16

Simon Prop. Grp.,5.20,178.15-1.16

Stoneridge 11.860.03

Talmer Bank, 14.250.04

United Comm. Fin., .04 5.190.02

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