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Ribbon-cutting for Ameriprise Financial

POLAND

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Ameriprise Financial, 71 N. Main St.

With more than 23 years in the financial services industry and four years with Ameriprise, Lori Fairbanks brings her experience to Poland. For information, call 330-707-4458.

Ribbon-cutting for Towne and Country

POLAND

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Towne and Country Dry Cleaners, 9 Sheridan Road, at 10 a.m. today.

Jamal Soubra’s Towne and Country Dry Cleaners is the next chapter in a business that has been in Poland for more than 50 years. Soubra has been in the dry-cleaning business for eight years and owns locations in New Castle and Ellwood City, Pa.

Towne and Country Dry Cleaners is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Ceremony for Bury Financial

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Bury Financial Group, 7260 Market St., Suite 5.

Bury Financial Group provides financial services including investments, investment advisory, education funding and retirement planning.

Since forming their partnership in 2006, Todd M. Bury and his partner, Brian M. Laraway, have added two advisers and three support staff members. The growth of the operation led to the new location in the DeBartolo Building.

For information about Bury Financial Group, visit www.buryfinancial.com.

Ohio home sales decline in August

COLUMBUS

The number of homes sold across Ohio in August declined 1.4 percent from the level posted during the month a year ago, according to the Ohio Association of Realtors.

Additionally, home-sales activity in August decreased 2.1 percent from the level reached in July 2016.

August’s average home price of $168,212 reflects a 4.5 percent increase from the $160,922 mark posted during the month last year.

Sales in August reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 143,714, a slight 1.4 percent decline from the 145,698 level reached during the month a year ago.

Bombing suspect still too injured to question, official says

LINDEN, N.J.

Investigators haven’t been able to question a man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey because he’s too severely injured from his shootout with police, a law-enforcement official said Thursday as the man’s father said he’d warned federal authorities about the man’s interest in jihadist material.

Ahmad Khan Rahami remained hospitalized after his gunbattle with police officers Monday, and it was unclear when he might be taken to court to face federal terrorism charges in the blasts, which injured 31 people Saturday.

Staff/wire report

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .129.780.11

Aqua America, .71 31.670.02

Avalon Holdings,3.160.26

Cortland Bancorp, .2815.610.00

Farmers Nat., .1610.830.07

First Energy, 1.44 34.840.27

Fifth/Third, .5220.7950.06

FirstMerit Corp.,21.610.37

First Niles Financial, .1212.000.00

FNB Corp., .4812.190.21

General Motors, 1.5232.390.28

General Electric, .9230.040.19

Huntington Bank, .28 9.880.15

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.21-0.09

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9267.390.55

Key Corp, .3412.340.10

LaFarge, .3417.570.00

Macy’s, 1.51 36.260.25

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 123.960.51

PNC, 2.2090.00-0.74

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60213.492.62

Stoneridge 19.020.16

Talmer Bank, 23.34-0.36

United Comm. Fin., .12 7.230.06

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