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Flea launch in April

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Flea will launch this year on April 22. Established as an outdoor, open-air vendors market, the Youngstown Flea will occur seasonally — once a month from April to October — next to the Covelli Centre at 110 Freeman Alley.

The 2017 dates are April 22, May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 14. Market hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ribbon cutting

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday for Accudose Pharmacy, 685 Boardman-Poland Road, Unit B.

Accudose Pharmacy introduces a new and more effective way to take medications. Customers’ medications are packaged in sealed, easy-open pouches. Each pouch has the names of the drugs, the date and time the dosage should be taken.

Accudose is locally owned. The hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The business offers free, same-day shipping.

Visit accudoserx.com to learn more.

Autographs at Gorant

BOARDMAN

Gorant Chocolatier will have an autograph signing event with members of the Youngstown Phantoms hockey team from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Gorant Boardman Factory Store, 8301 Market St.

The Phantoms at the signing will be Alex Esposito, Eric Esposito, Britt League, Michael Karow and Bradley Cocca. Players will have photographs available for signing, and Gorant will offer giveaways for children. In addition, Gorant will offer adults a chance at a free chocolate raffle drawing.

Purse increase

AUSTINTOWN

For the second time in six weeks, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course has announced an across-the- board purse increase. On Monday, the Austintown racetrack announced a 5 percent increase will take effect Saturday.

This will take the daily purse distribution to an unprecedented level for the facility, which began live thoroughbred racing in November 2014.

The track benefited from the temperate winter which has resulted in no interruption of the live racing calendar, increased exposure from Television Games Network and “an exciting racing product featuring big fields and large payoffs,” said Mark Loewe, vice-president of Ohio Racing for Penn National Gaming, which owns the Austintown racino, in a statement.

Officials have also announced that March 24 has been added to the live racing calendar. The additional race day is a makeup day for a weather-related cancellation in December and will feature the regular first post of 12:45 p.m.

Durable goods

WASHINGTON

U.S. businesses boosted their orders for long-lasting manufactured goods in January by the largest amount in three months, but a key category that tracks business investment plans slipped.

Orders for durable goods rose 1.8 percent in January after two months of declines, the Commerce Department said Monday. The strength stemmed from a big surge in demand for commercial aircraft and military aircraft. Excluding the transportation category, orders actually fell 0.2 percent, the weakest showing since June.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1234.740.26

Aqua America, .71 31.340.30

Avalon Holdings,2.83-0.04

Chemical Bank, .2753.63 0.39Community Health Sys. 9.70 0.48

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.390.00

Farmers Nat., .1614.100.10

First Energy, 1.44 31.80-0.52

Fifth/Third, .5227.570.25

FirstMerit Corp.,21.610.37

First Niles Financial, .1210.000.25

FNB Corp., .4815.870.22

General Motors, 1.5237.270.38

General Electric, .9229.93-0.26

Huntington Bank, .28 14.210.03

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.220.06

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9290.430.11

Key Corp, .3418.840.10

LaFarge, .3417.570.00

Macy’s, 1.51 33.560.40

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 156.131.09

PNC, 2.20128.131.25

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60186.241.95

Stoneridge 16.85-0.07

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.72-0.03

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