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Seeking nominees

YOUNGSTOWN

The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, MAGNET, and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber are looking for nominations for the Excellence in Manufacturing Award, which celebrates and recognizes local manufacturers in the Mahoning Valley.

Submissions are due no later than Dec. 31, and the award will be given out at the Chamber’s Economic Forecast Breakfast on Feb. 2.

Go to this link to see and fill out the nomination form: http://bit.ly/2fk6XeB.

Eligible manufacturers are also welcome to nominate themselves.

DOYO Live 2017 planned for Aug. 3

YOUNGSTOWN

DOYO Live 2017 will take place on Aug. 3 in Youngstown.

The digital marketing and interactive design conference features dynamic keynote speakers, deep dive workshops, breakout sessions, networking and an after-party.

To register, go to www.eventbrite.com and search DOYO Live 2017.

The cost is $150-$225, but those who sign up for DOYO’s email subscription receive an early-bird special.

Email subscription is available on Eventbrite.

Tickets available for 25 Under 35 event

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Young Professionals are now selling the 25 Under 35 event tickets.

The event honors 25 Valley residents under 35 for excellence in their professional field and commitment to their community.

The event will take place at the Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9.

The cost for general admission is $50.

To register, go to: www.tix.com/.

Competition offered to YSU students

YOUNGSTOWN

The Entrepreneurship Center of Youngstown State University is partnering with the Business Strategy Game to offer a real-world business simulation competition to all YSU students, regardless of major.

Teams will compete throughout the spring semester to see whose company will emerge victorious. YSU is the first university to host a campus wide BSG simulation.

The competition will run about 12 weeks in the spring semester and culminate with a game debriefing and award ceremony at the Williamson College of Business Administration auditorium.

Within each simulation, monetary prizes are being given to the first place, $400, second place, $200, and most improved companies, $100.

Company completes multiple projects

NORTH LIMA

This year, B&J Electric of Poland reported it completed more than half a dozen parking lot lighting projects for schools, libraries and commercial properties, including Kent State University and the Northeast Ohio Medical University.

The company also completed remodel work for Rite-Aid Pharmacies in Romney, Yorkville and Benwood, W.Va., as well as East Palestine.

B&J is seeing an increase in return customer work from public companies.

This work helped B&J Electric to hire another journeyman electrician and bring on two new apprentices through the Western Reserve Chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors.

B&J Electric has multiple projects lined up for 2017, and is pushing its industrial and design build work.