Affected by inflation


July 30, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

Affected by inflation

YOUNGSTOWN

A recent study by SmartAsset determined Youngstown was the third metro area least-affected by inflation over the last 10 years

The areas were ranked based on purchasing power, cost of living and per-capita income. The Youngstown metro area change in purchasing power was 24.78 percent; the average change in the cost of living was 0.37 percent; the average change of personal income was 2.62 percent.

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Mall to extend hours

BOARDMAN

Southern Park Mall will have extended hours during Ohio’s tax-free weekend from Friday through Aug. 7.

The mall, 7401 Market St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and next Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 7.

Tax-free items during the weekend include clothing, footwear and bags that cost $75 or less and school supplies that cost $20 or less.

Ribbon-cutting event

HOWLAND

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony for Trumbull Diagnostic Center, 9371 E. Market St., at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The Trumbull Diagnostic Center provides outpatient radiology services, including high-field MRI, 16-slice CT scan, walk-in X-ray, DEXA scan, ultrasound and low dose CT lung screening.

Trumbull Diagnostic Center also offers 3-D mammo-graphy service in Trumbull County.

Trumbull Diagnostic Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 330-609-7602 or visit www.trumbulldiagnostics.com.

Opening ceremony

SALEM

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony for Apex Roofing Supply, 2700 E. State St., at 9 a.m. Thursday .

Apex Roofing Supply specializes in steel roofing, which is energy efficient and can reduce cooling costs by 10 to 25 percent.

Apex Roofing Supply is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Between Dec. 1 and April 1, the company is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed Saturday and Sunday. For information, call 330-853-1488 or visit apexroofingsupply.com.

Obama signs bill on GMO-food labeling

WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that will require labeling of genetically modified ingredients for the first time.

The legislation passed by Congress two weeks ago will require most food packages to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone that indicates whether the food contains genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

The Agriculture Department has two years to write the rules, which will pre-empt a Vermont law that kicked in earlier this month.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1210.62—.06

Aqua America, .71 34.64 .25

Avalon Holdings,2.27—.05

Cortland Bancorp, .2815.15.00

Farmers Nat., .169.55 .13

First Energy, 1.44 34.92—.45

Fifth/Third, .5218.98.06

FirstMerit Corp., .6821.23 .12

First Niles Financial, .129.75.25

FNB Corp., .4811.95—.03

General Motors, 1.5231.54.55

General Electric, .9231.14—.11

Huntington Bank, .28 9.50.04

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.30 .15

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9263.97—.13

Key Corp, .3411.70.05

LaFarge, .3417.57 .00

Macy’s, 1.51 35.83—.04

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 114.19—.28

PNC, 2.0482.65—.37

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.40227.042.97

Stoneridge 16.68 —.01

Talmer Bank, .20 21.02.07

United Comm. Fin., .10 6.64—.04

Selected prices from Friday’s 4 p.m. close.