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Two area medical businesses to merge

Youngstown

Dr. Michael C. Lyons of Advanced Chiropractic and Rehab Inc. and Dr. J. Murphy Crum of Parkside Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center will merge the two businesses at the end of January.

Call Dr. Lyon’s office at 330-726-7407 or Dr. Crum’s office at 330-726-8164 for information.

AT&T upgrades

YOUNGSTOWN

AT&T said Friday it has upgraded its wireless network within Mahoning and Trumbull counties more than 130 times during 2016. The upgrades added greater capacity and speeds to cell towers within these counties. Across Ohio in 2016, the company made more than 1,900 upgrades to its wireless network.

These upgrades include more than 70 added layers of radio frequency spectrum. AT&T also expanded the number of radio frequencies used on more than 60 local towers. That increases speeds for people using these towers.

AT&T invested nearly $1.5 billion in Ohio wireless and wired networks during 2013-15. From 2011-15, AT&T invested more in the U.S. than any other public company.

Sweeney donation totals $30,200

BOARDMAN

Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC celebrated its Operation Santa 2016 donation recently at the Sweeney Chevrolet store on Market Street.

The Sweeney organization donated $30,200 to the Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown and the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley.

Operation Santa was created in 2013 to provide support for the needy during the holiday season and throughout the year. Operation Santa has raised more than $100,000 since 2013 for Valley Charities.

From Nov. 21 through Dec. 31, for every new Buick and GMC sold, Sweeney pledged to make a $50 donation to The Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown. For every new Chevrolet vehicle sold, Sweeney pledged to make a $50 donation to the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley.

Operation Santa is a part of the Sweeney family’s overall charitable giving that exceeded $280,000 in 2016.

Cruze or Cash Giveaway picked

AUSTINTOWN

Donors who gave $260 or more toward the 2016 Annual Campaign were entered into the Greenwood Cheverolet Cruze or Cash Giveaway. More than 1,000 donors qualified this year.

A total of 10 finalists, five from United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley and five from United Way of Trumbull County, were picked this week. They will go to Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown on Feb. 16 to try and start a 2016 Cruze. The finalist who starts the Cruze will win the car or $15,000 thanks to Greg Greenwood and Greenwood Chevrolet.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1236.660.36

Aqua America, .71 30.11-0.03

Avalon Holdings,2.90-0.13

Chemical Bank, .2723.34-0.36Community Health Sys. 6.60 -0.12

Cortland Bancorp, .2817.840.00

Farmers Nat., .1613.00-0.65

First Energy, 1.44 29.990.17

Fifth/Third, .5226.75-0.35

FirstMerit Corp.,21.610.37

First Niles Financial, .1210.250.00

FNB Corp., .4815.11-0.24

General Motors, 1.5237.00-0.52

General Electric, .9230.00-0.32

Huntington Bank, .28 13.78-0.23

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.14-0.04

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9286.930.18

Key Corp, .3418.30-0.15

LaFarge, .3417.570.00

Macy’s, 1.51 29.11-0.81

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 149.280.18

PNC, 2.20121.640.01

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60179.45-2.64

Stoneridge 16.850.09

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.65-0.04

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