Business filings increase in Ohio

October 17, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

COLUMBUS

Secretary of State Jon Husted announced that 7,947 new entities filed to do business in Ohio in September. These numbers are up compared with September 2013, in which 6,239 new entities filed with the secretary of state. The office has assisted with 71,668 new business filings to date this year. This is an increase from the same time period last year, in which there were 68,562 new business filings.

Employee classification

YOUNGSTOWN

Phil O’Hara of Hill, Barth, & King LLC will discuss the factors related to determining whether you have an employee or independent-contractor relationship with a service provider.

The event will take place at the Youngstown Business Incubator, 241 W. Federal St., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The presentation will include the consequences of incorrectly classifying an employee or independent contractor, what you can do if you have been treating them incorrectly, and what to do if you’re just not sure how they should be classified.

F.N.B. dividend

PITTSBURGH

F.N.B. Corp. announced that its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share on F.N.B. Corp.’s common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 15 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Dec. 1.

The board also declared a quarterly cash dividend on F.N.B. Corp.’s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E of $18.13 per share (equivalent to $0.45325 per depositary share or 1/40th interest per share). The dividend is payable Nov. 17 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Oct. 31.

Fiz k Fitness to have grand re-opening

NILES

Fiz k Fitness announced its grand re-opening celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Eastwood Mall. Fiz k Fitness is under new ownership. The event is free, as are the refreshments that will be available.

Fiz k invites guests to tour the facility, use the equipment and participate in class demonstrations and rock-wall climbing. Nonmembers who enroll during the event get their first month of membership free.

Nearly 907,000 cars, SUVs recalled

DETROIT

Nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars are being recalled for alternators that can fail and heated power-mirror wiring that can short and cause minor fires.

The recalls, posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators, push the total number of recalls so far this year to 544, totaling a record of more than 52 million vehicles.

The largest of Thursday’s recalls covers nearly 470,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees, Chrysler 300s, and Dodge Chargers, Challengers and Durangos from the 2011 through 2014 model years. The alternators can fail, causing the 3.6-liter V6 engines to stall unexpectedly.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .61, 23.870.11

Avalon Holdings,3.550.13

Clear Channel, .46 20.40-0.31

Cortland Bancorp, 14.800.15

Farmers Nat., .127.490.01

First Energy, 1.44, 34.66-0.47

Fifth/Third, .5217.74-0.84

FirstMerit Corp., .64,16.950.31

First Niles Financial, .32,9.250.05

FNB Corp., .48,12.120.27

General Motors, 1.2029.940.25

General Electric, .88,24.25-0.03

Huntington Bank, .20, 9.190.01

JP Morgan Chase, 1.60,55.08-0.45

Key Corp, .26,12.190.05

LaFarge, 15.91-0.35

Macy’s, 1.25, 56.570.57

Parker Hannifin, 1.92, 105.102.14

PNC, 1.92,78.870.87

RTI Intl. Metals,21.99-0.1

Simon Prop. Grp.,5.20,166.270.31

Stoneridge 11.420.28

Talmer Bank, 13.630.02

United Comm. Fin., .04 4.57-0.01

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