Sleepy Hollow donates mattresses

Sleepy Hollow donates mattresses

YOUNGSTOWN

Sleepy Hollow Sleep Shop will be delivering donated mattresses and box springs to Beatitude House’s Mahoning County transitional housing site, 1515 Fifth Ave.

Beatitude House helps disadvantaged women and children by creating homes, providing educational opportunities and fostering healthy families.

Feds award $37,750 to Howland Twp.

WASHINGTON

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, announced $37,750 was awarded to Howland Township by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create an infrastructure plan for Trumbull County’s Golden Triangle area, which is home to several manufacturing, industrial and warehouse facilities.

The plan will help local governments prioritize their investments in infrastructure. The total project cost is $75,884.

Chesapeake Energy declares dividend

OKLAHOMA CITY

Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced that its board of directors has declared a $0.0875-per-share quarterly dividend that will be paid Oct. 31 to common shareholders of record Oct. 15.

In addition, Chesapeake’s board has declared dividends on its outstanding convertible preferred stock issues.

For further information, go to www.chk.com.

Networking event planned in Cleveland

CLEVELAND

NorTech is hosting the Innovation UnConference, a fully participant-driven networking event, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Cleveland Convention Center, 300 Lakeside Ave.

Representatives from more than 100 companies, research institutions and nonprofits will create the agenda by pitching and convening breakout sessions on game-changing trends, technologies and business approaches.

Apple: 10M iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold

NEW YORK

Apple says it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models, a record for a new model, in the three days after the phones went on sale.

A year ago, Apple Inc. said it had sold 9 million of the then-new iPhone 5C and 5S models.

The iPhone is available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the U.K.

It will go on sale in 20 more countries Friday and others by the end of the year.

CEO Tim Cook said Monday that demand for the phones has exceeded the company’s expectations.

Besides larger screens, the new phones offer faster performance and a wireless chip for making credit-card payments.

The phones start at $199 with a two-year service contract.

Vindicator staff/wire reports