Chick-fil-A update

Chick-fil-A update

BOARDMAN

Construction on the new Chick-fil-A in Boardman has begun.

The new restaurant will be across the street from its current location at 1051 Boardman-Poland Road.

It is expected to open in January 2016 with upgraded interior, additional patio dining and a double drive-thru.

The new location means 80 new part-time and full-time Chick-fil-A jobs will come to the area.

Chick-fil-A will celebrate the grand opening of the new location by giving away a one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A meals (52 meals) to the first 100 adults in line on opening day.

Ohio gas prices fall

COLUMBUS

Gas prices around Ohio are lower after refinery problems caused a spike recently in Great Lakes states.

The state’s average for a gallon of regular gas was about $2.66 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s a decrease of 19 cents from a week ago, and it’s down 81 cents from this time last year.

The national average Monday was $2.60, down about 7 cents from a week ago.

A partial shutdown of a large Indiana oil refinery earlier this month led to higher pump prices in Ohio and other surrounding states, even as low oil prices drove prices down in other parts of the country.

Obama pushes for clean-energy choices

LAS VEGAS

President Barack Obama on Monday accused fossil-fuel interests and other critics of his energy policies of trying to restrict consumers from accessing solar, wind and other renewable sources in order to protect the status quo.

“That’s not the American way,” Obama said in a speech at a green-energy conference in Las Vegas. “This is about the past versus the future. America believes in the future.”

The president also questioned the ideological consistency of those who champion free-market solutions, except when the free market is pointing to the wisdom of renewable energy. He singled out billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, who are major donors to Republican political candidates.

Apple cuts losses

SAN FRANCISCO

Apple shares helped lead the stock market on a steep dive Monday morning, but the tech giant made a partial recovery after CEO Tim Cook assured a popular Wall Street commentator that his company is still doing well in China.

“I get updates on our performance in China every day, including this morning, and I can tell you that we have continued to experience strong growth for our business in China through July and August,” Cook wrote in an email to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, who shared the message with his audience as Apple’s stock plummeted more than 13 percent Monday morning.

That plunge erased more than $75 billion in Apple’s market value, which started the day around $602.8 billion.

Staff/wire reports