Fishing Derby

Fishing Derby

Coitsville

Farmers National Bank and Golden String Inc., a local nonprofit organization that provides recreational activities to adults and children with special needs, will sponsor a Fishing Derby from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Farmer Casey’s Ranch, 4738 McCartney Road, in Coitsville. At least 50 Golden String participants signed up to participate.

Farmers employees will be staffing registration tables, making and serving refreshments, helping those fishing to reel in their catches and handing out trophies to the derby winners.

Apprenticeships

VIENNA

The Roofers Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Mahoning Valley is accepting applications for five-year apprenticeship programs. Upon completion, the current pay rate for journeymen roofers is $23.87 with an additional $15.54 in benefits. A copy of the application can be obtained by sending an email request to dan@thebuildersonline.com, or can be picked up at its office, 1372 Youngstown-Kingsville Road SE, Vienna. Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high-school diploma or equivalent. Applications must be submitted by Oct. 31.

Free jobs workshop

CANTON

Job-Applications.com announced Friday that the company will have a free jobs workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday to help job-seekers fine-tune resumes, develop a professional social-media presence and gain confidence managing a job interview. The workshop will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott, 4375 Metro Circle NW, North Canton. The workshop is free, but space is limited. To secure a spot, RSVP online at http://www.job-applications.com/workshop

Manufacturing jobs

WASHINGTON

The Department of Labor reported that America’s manufacturing sector added 4,000 jobs in September. The sector gained an overall 189,000 jobs since President Barack Obama started his second term, according to the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

AAM tracks the number of jobs after the president made a campaign promise to raise 1 million manufacturing jobs.

State AGs look into JPMorgan breach

NEW YORK

The attorneys general of Illinois and Connecticut will look into a breach of JPMorgan Chase’s computer servers.

The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says it will investigate the breach and will work with the office of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen. Jepsen’s office says it has been in touch with JPMorgan since the breach first was disclosed.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Thursday that the breach compromised customer information pertaining to roughly 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. It says there is no evidence that the breach included account numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers or dates of birth. It also noted that it has not seen any unusual customer fraud stemming from the data breach.

Vindicator staff/wire reports