BUSINESS DIGEST || PizzaFire opens in Niles
PizzaFire opens
NILES
The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for PizzaFire, 2389 Niles-Cortland Road SE.
PizzaFire offers fresh, handcrafted pizzas with 40 toppings and six sauces, fire-baked in an 800-degree oven for 180 seconds.
After the ribbon-cutting, a grand-opening celebration begins at 11 a.m.
PizzaFire is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For information about PizzaFire, visit www.pizzafire.com.
GM stops SUV sales; MPG was overstated
DETROIT
General Motors Co. is telling dealers not to sell about 60,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the gas mileage listed on the window stickers was inadvertently overstated.
The company told dealers that the Environmental Protection Agency-estimated mileage on the stickers is one-to-two miles per gallon too high. GM says it reported the mistake to the EPA as soon as it was discovered.
The problem affects all 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave models, including ones that already have been sold. The Detroit company says it will contact owners to address the problem, but it would not say if they will be compensated for the lower-than-advertised gas mileage.
Lowe’s settles worker suit for $8.6 million
LOS ANGELES
The Lowe’s home-improvement store chain will pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed it fired workers who took long medical leaves.
City News Service says a Los Angeles judge approved the settlement Friday.
The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The commission alleged that Lowe’s violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by firing workers whose medical leaves exceeded the company’s maximum.
Lowe’s denied wrongdoing, but under the settlement it agrees to have consultants oversee its leave policies.
Staff/wire reports