Thursday, December 14, 2017
Airport flights up
VIENNA
The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport had 21 flights in November, up from 19 in November 2016. The total passenger count for the month at the local airport was 5,808, up from November 2016’s count of 5,655.
Charity donations
CANFIELD
Jim Klingensmith, president of L. Calvin Jones & Co., an independent insurance agency specializing in business insurance, personal insurance and surety bonds, will give $1,000 each to five local charities.
The recipients are the Purple Cat, an organization in Youngstown that offers day-program alternatives to adults; Dorothy Day House in Youngstown, which offers those in need of a shower, a hot meal and more; Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, an organization that aims to help those in need become independent; the Salvation Army that services the needy in the Mahoning County area; and St. Vincent De Paul Society, which provides school supplies, a dining hall and a food pantry to those in need.
Grant applications
SHARPSVILLE, PA.
Buhl Regional Health Foundation’s second grant cycle starts Monday. Applicants that meet eligibility requirements can submit a “Letter of Inquiry” via Buhl Regional Health Foundation’s online grant application at www.buhlregionalhealthfoundation.org/grant-portal/.
Gas prices lift US consumer inflation
WASHINGTON
Surging gasoline prices pulled U.S. consumer inflation up 0.4 percent in November. The Labor Department says prices at the pump increased a sharp 7.3 percent from October. Excluding the volatile food and energy prices, so-called core consumer inflation rose a modest 0.1 percent in November.
Cellphone company T-Mobile to launch TV service in 2018
NEW YORK
T-Mobile is launching a TV service next year, becoming the latest company to marry wireless and video. The service will target people who aren’t interested in traditional cable and satellite TV packages. T-Mobile promises to address consumer complaints such as “sky-high bills” and “exploding bundles.” The company isn’t saying how its upcoming offering would differ from existing online TV alternatives from Hulu, YouTube, Sony, AT&T and Dish.
Justice Department confirms criminal probe in Uber case
SAN FRANCISCO
A recent letter from the U.S. Attorney’s office confirms the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation connected to allegations a former Uber executive stole self-driving car technology from a Google spin-off to help the ride-hailing service build robotic vehicles. The letter unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge marks the Justice Department’s first acknowledgement of the probe. Google spin-off Waymo has alleged former executive Anthony Levandowski stole its technology before he joined Uber last year.
Staff/wire reports
Selected local stocks
STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE
Alcoa Inc., .1241.89-0.51
Aqua America, .71 37.630.36
Avalon Holdings,2.140.00
Chemical Bank, .2753.92-0.61Community Health Sys.4.46 0.09
Cortland Bancorp, .2820.000.00
Farmers Nat., .1615.000.15
First Energy, 1.44 32.29-0.37
Fifth/Third, .5229.94-0.51
FirstMerit Corp.,--
First Niles Financial, .1211.000.00
FNB Corp., .4813.74-0.21
General Motors, 1.5241.40-0.13
General Electric, .9217.79-0.12
Huntington Bank, .28 14.58-0.23
iHeartMedia Inc.,0.60-0.02
JP Morgan Chase, 1.92105.54-1.31
Key Corp, .3419.69-0.31
LaFarge, .34--
Macy’s, 1.51 25.860.17
Parker Hannifin, 2.52 194.712.85
PNC, 2.20143.78-2.07
Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60165.79-0.56
Stoneridge 22.64-1.35
United Comm. Fin., .12 9.500.02
Selected prices from Wednesday’s 4 p.m. close.