Open house set

Open house set

HOWLAND

Shepherd of the Valley-Howland, 4100 North River Road NE, is hosting an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to tour the independent living homes, assisted-living suites and skilled-nursing and rehabilitation rooms. Complimentary refreshments will be served. For information, contact Dawn Olson at 330-856-9232, ext.2618, or email at dolson@shepherdofthevalley.com.

Ribbon cuttings

Cassidy Advertising & Consulting, LLC, will open a second office in Canfield. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cassidy Advertising, 5731 Shields Road, Suite A. Visit cassidyadvertising.com for information.

Another ribbon cutting will take place at 10 a.m. Friday for Huffman Fruit Farm’s new market. The market, 13075 Lisbon Road, Green Township, will be open Friday and Saturday. Activities throughout the weekend include hayrides, a play area and petting zoo, face painting, cotton candy, concessions and more.

Huffman Fruit Farm is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed Sunday.

KSU recognition

KENT

Kent State University is being recognized for the eighth time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.

Now in its 10th year, the “Great Colleges to Work For” annual report recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies.

The Chronicle released its 2017 results Monday, based on survey responses from more than 45,000 people at 232 institutions (155 four-year private and public colleges and 77 two-year colleges).

Kent State is one of 79 colleges and universities to receive the prestigious designation. For a fourth year in a row, Kent State is the only Ohio institution, public or private, on the list.

No ‘Trump slump’ in tourism

NEW YORK

Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might lead to a “Trump slump” in travel.

But those fears may have been premature. International arrivals and travel-related spending are up in 2017 compared with the same period in 2016.

There might even be a “Trump bump,” says Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit representing the travel industry.

Latest numbers from the U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Trends Index showed 6.6 percent growth in international travel to the U.S. in April and 5 percent growth in May compared with the same months last year. The Travel Trends Index uses hotel, airline and U.S. government data.

Staff/wire reports