Applications sought for state budget

November 13, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, in cooperation with the Valley State Delegation Working Group and the Ohio Governor’s Office, is asking local political subdivisions, economic development and other nonprofit organizations and cultural facilities to submit applications for the 2016 state capital budget.

Applicants will have an opportunity to deliver in-person presentations to a three-person committee made up of representatives of the chamber, Western Reserve Port Authority and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, along with the Mahoning Valley’s state senators and representatives. The screening committee will then deliver a prioritized list to the governor’s office.

Projects awarded in the last capital budget included the fifth building on the Youngstown Business Incubator’s campus; the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center’s integration laboratory in downtown Warren; and Mercy College’s Nursing Outreach Initiative at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.

Applications can be found at www.regionalchamber.com and are due Nov. 30. Applicants will be scheduled for in-person presentations between Dec. 10 and Dec. 14. For information, contact Sarah Boyarko at 330-744-2131, ext. 17, or sarah@regionalchamber.com.

Talmer donates $10K to Beatitude

YOUNGSTOWN

Talmer Bank and Trust made a $10,000 donation to the Beatitude House. The funds will be used for renovations and upgrades to the transitional housing sites, House of Blessing Youngstown and House of Blessing Warren.

“We are honored to partner with Beatitude House to provide the funds needed to renovate these apartments,” said Mark Wenick, Talmer’s executive managing director and region president-Mahoning Valley.

“Community support, like that being generously offered by Talmer Bank, makes our mission of serving homeless women and children here in the Valley possible, and for that we are all so very grateful,” said Sister Janet Gardner, executive director for Beatitude House.

KFC to deliver buckets of fried chicken on demand

NEW YORK

Colonel Sanders wants to come to your home. KFC said it will start delivering its buckets of fried chicken to customers in two U.S. cities.

It will be the first time the chicken chain has delivered in the United States. Starting Thursday, people in Los Angeles and San Francisco will be able to have food delivered. KFC said it expects to expand the delivery service into Houston by the end of this year. More cities may come later.

KFC is working with online delivery company DoorDash to deliver its chicken, biscuits and coleslaw. Customers will have to make orders through DoorDash’s app or website.

The chicken won’t come cheap: There’s a delivery fee between $4.99 and $6.99, depending on a customer’s location, and prices of some items will be higher than those in the restaurants.

Staff/wire reports

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Aqua America, .71 28.47-0.42

Avalon Holdings,1.820.00

Cortland Bancorp, .2415.550.07

Farmers Nat., .128.23-0.04

First Energy, 1.44 30.16-0.05

Fifth/Third, .5220.06-0.35

FirstMerit Corp., .6819.91-0.27

First Niles Financial, .208.500.00

FNB Corp., .4814.06-0.33

General Motors, 1.4435.09-0.46

General Electric, .9230.16-0.51

Huntington Bank, .24 11.32-0.23

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.42-0.08

JP Morgan Chase, 1.7666.00-1.35

Key Corp, .3012.98-0.18

LaFarge, .3416.750.00

Macy’s, 1.44 40.820.38

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 99.31-3.26PNC, 2.0493.26-1.85

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Talmer Bank, .04 17.18-0.55

United Comm. Fin., .10 5.55-0.05

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