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PNC serves YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc., began providing banking services to Youngstown State University students and employees in Youngstown on Jan. 1.

Under the agreement, PNC provides student and workplace banking, as well as financial education programs for the university’s more than 15,000 students, faculty and staff members for 10 years.

YSU requires a banking service provider to support its daily business operations to treasury management and retail-university banking services. PNC Bank was selected by the university as the provider of banking services whose proposal represented the best overall value.

Ribbon-cutting event set for dance studio

WARREN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce will have a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4365 Youngstown-Road SE, at 4 p.m. Friday.

Fred Astaire Dance Studio is open from noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 330-369-2870 or email warren@fredastaire.com. Information also is available on the studio’s website at www.fredastairewarren.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fredastairewarren.

Calif. regulators reject VW recall plan

los angeles

California regulators on Tuesday rejected Volkswagen’s recall plan for some of the German automaker’s most-popular diesel models that used software to intentionally deceive government emissions tests, including the Beetle, Jetta, Golf and Passat.

The rejection doesn’t rule out an eventual recall plan for owners of the 75,688 affected 2.0-liter diesel cars in California.

But it does prolong the limbo for drivers who bought the diesels under the false impression that they were getting a cleaner engine along with a more powerful car and better mileage and who have been waiting for a path forward since the scandal unfolded last September.

The action also leaves the possibility of a buyback for VW owners.

Pier 1 recalls 276,000 outdoor swing chairs

NEW YORK

Pier 1 is recalling about 276,000 outdoor swing chairs and stands after reports from customers that they fell off them and were hurt.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday there were more than 100 reports of the chair either tipping over or falling from its stand. There were 27 reports of injuries.

The chair and stand may become unstable when someone is sitting in it, or the suspension hardware could fail, the CPSC said.

The chairs and stands were sold separately at Pier 1 stores under the name Swingasan. The chair hangs from the steel stand. Both items were sold for between $200 and $400 from January 2010 to August 2015.

The CPSC said customers should stop using the items and contact Pier 1 for a free repair kit or return them for a refund.

Staff/wire reports