Pa. bank names regional president


Pa. bank names regional president

HERMITAGE, PA.

First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp., appointed Frank Krieder as regional president for the bank’s Northwest Region, serving eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio.

As regional president, Krieder will be responsible for integrating First National Bank’s successful cross-functional business model and developing business opportunities in the Northwest Region.

He also will retain his current responsibilities as executive vice president of community commercial banking, responsible for driving business development and revenue growth and for overseeing relationships with commercial clients.

Nominations sought for ATHENA awards

HERMITAGE, PA.

Nominations for prospective recipients of the third annual Lawrence/Mercer County ATHENA Leadership Award and the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award are being accepted by the Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OH.

Nominations will be accepted until March 24, and forms are available at www.comm-foundation.org and www.lawrencemercerathena.com.

The ATHENA Awards will be presented April 21 at Park Inn by Radisson in West Middlesex.

RadioShack files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK

Struggling consumer electronics chain RadioShack, founded nearly a century ago, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Thursday. It plans to sell 1,500 to 2,400 stores to its largest shareholder, Standard General, and has filed a motion to proceed with closing the remainder of its 4,000 U.S. stores.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .61, 27.600.35

Avalon Holdings,3.200.05

Clear Channel, .46 18.860.42

Cortland Bancorp, 15.650.04

Farmers Nat., .127.580.14

First Energy, 1.44, 41.030.87

Fifth/Third, .5218.630.28

FirstMerit Corp., .64,17.720.51

First Niles Financial, .32,9.150

FNB Corp., .48,12.740.25

General Motors, 1.2036.240.41

General Electric, .88,24.470.31

Huntington Bank, .20, 10.310.08

JP Morgan Chase, 1.60,56.760.38

Key Corp, .26,13.800.24

LaFarge, 18.190.33

Macy’s, 1.25, 63.72-1.17

Parker Hannifin, 1.92, 120.300.58

PNC, 1.92,88.821.07

RTI Intl. Metals,23.110.82

Simon Prop. Grp.,5.20,203.191.36

Stoneridge 12.900.14

Talmer Bank, 14.100.29

United Comm. Fin., .04 5.50-0.04

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.