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C’s Waffles expands

BOARDMAN

C’s Waffles, a restaurant chain with stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, has expanded again. This time, it’s with C’s Waffles Express in Boardman.

C’s Waffles Express specializes in quick meals for breakfast and lunch. Take-out and dine-in are available. It is at 7105 Lockwood Blvd., next to the former Blue Wolf Banquet Center. C’s Waffles Express is open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Giant Eagle plans hiring event

cleveland

Giant Eagle Inc. will be conducting a hiring event Saturday and Sunday in Cleveland and Akron to fill more than 800 positions across Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo locations in those areas. Candidates will be able to participate in on-site group interviews with many potential same-day job offers. Candidates are encouraged to visit www.GiantEagle.com/Cleveland for details and to complete an application. For help, candidates can stop by the pre-application event Friday, before the job fair Saturday and Sunday.

Republic Hose credit union liquidated

YOUNGSTOWN

The National Credit Union Administration announced the liquidation of the Republic Hose Employees Federal Credit Union in Youngstown after determining the credit union was insolvent and had no prospect for restoring viable operations.

Republic Hose Employees Federal Credit Union served 455 members and had assets of $581,487, according to the credit union’s most-recent call report. Chartered in 1940, Republic Hose Employees Federal Credit Union served the employees of Republic Hose Manufacturing Corp. and Youngstown Steel Door Co. and their immediate family members.

It is the eighth federally insured credit-union liquidation in 2014.

Calif. is 1st state to ban plastic bags

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways.

A national coalition of plastic-bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek a voter referendum to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect in July 2015.

Under SB270, plastic bags will be phased out of checkout counters at large grocery stores and supermarkets such as Wal-Mart and Target starting next summer, and convenience stores and pharmacies in 2016.

Home prices rise at 6.7 percent rate

WASHINGTON

U.S. home prices in July increased at the slowest pace in 20 months, reflecting sluggish sales and a greater supply of houses for sale.

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 6.7 percent in July from 12 months earlier. That’s down from an 8.1 percent gain in June and the smallest increase since November 2012.

Vindicator staff/wire reports