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Gas prices down

YOUNGSTOWN

Gas prices in Northeast Ohio fell by almost 7 cents this week to $2.233 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Youngstown, the average gas price is $2.274.

Stamp Out Hunger event is Saturday

YOUNGSTOWN

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of America’s largest single day of giving – the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, Valpak, United Way, AFL-CIO, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AARP Foundation, Capital Area Food Bank and other partners.

Leave a nonperishable food donation in a bag by the mailbox Saturday, and the postal carrier will take the donation.

Grand opening for Broadview Acres

AUSTINTOWN

Broadview Acres, Country Canine Resort, will have a grand-opening celebration Friday for Broadview Acres, 231 S. Canfield-Niles Road.

Tours of the new location will be offered from 8 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. Refreshments and snacks will be available, and free T-shirts will be given to the first 20 visitors.

Ribbon cutting for Dirt is Us Detailing

AUSTINTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday for Dirt is Us Detailing, 3720 Mahoning Ave. Dirt Is Us Detailing is a full-service car detailing company with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry.

Open house

LIBERTY

Business Networking International Valley Referrals will have an open house from 7 to 8:30 a.m. today at the Hampton Inn, 4400 Belmont Ave. At the event, guests can learn about BNI, meet business owners and network in a fun and inviting environment.

$45M settlement between BP, La. parish over oil spill

NEW ORLEANS

A coastal Louisiana parish announced a $45 million settlement Tuesday with BP over damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill.

Plaquemines Parish president Amos Cormier set a news conference today to discuss the settlement, how it was achieved and how the money will be used.

Plaquemines Parish juts out into the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana’s southeastern tip. Oil from the spill after the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig explosion fouled sections of the parish’s marshy coastline.

Its local government was one of the few that decided not to take part in a $20 billion settlement over economic and environmental damage between BP and state, federal and local governments. Plaquemines opted out of the settlement in 2015 without disclosing how much money it was to receive.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1230.82-0.19

Aqua America, .71 31.28-0.70

Avalon Holdings,2.51-0.13

Chemical Bank, .2749.10-0.35

Community Health Sys. 9.81 0.17

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.730.00

Farmers Nat., .1614.52-0.18

First Energy, 1.44 28.75-0.31

Fifth/Third, .5224.82-0.12

FirstMerit Corp.,--

First Niles Financial, .1210.500.00

FNB Corp., .4814.60-0.09

General Motors, 1.5234.270.30

General Electric, .9228.93-0.14

Huntington Bank, .28 12.94-0.11

iHeartMedia Inc.,2.200.00

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9286.87-0.23

Key Corp, .3418.48-0.19

LaFarge, .34--

Macy’s, 1.51 29.300.62

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 159.27-0.02

PNC, 2.20121.99-1.69

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60162.44-0.40

Stoneridge 18.200.08

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.32-0.16

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