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Airport forum

VIENNA

The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, 1453 Youngstown-Kingsville Road, will have a public forum for a new airline service with Southern Airways Express from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Dec. 5.

The Memphis-based company uses 22 nine-passenger Cessna Caravans and employs 90 pilots to fly 30 times per day into Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Baltimore.

Space is limited. RSVP by Dec. 1 to 330-856-1537.

The event will include a complimentary breakfast and free parking.

Teamsters officers

YOUNGSTOWN

The current Teamsters Local 377 officers and agents were overwhelmingly re-elected by the members to another term starting Jan. 1. Elected are Ralph “Sam” Cook, secretary/ treasurer; Rich Sandberg, president; Ken Sabo, vice president; Bobbi Jo Terwilliger, recording secretary; Paul Gavin, trustee; Monique “Nikki” Provitt, trustee; Edward Hink, trustee; and Steven Anzevino, business representative.

Volunteer at mission

YOUNGSTOWN

Mahoning Valley Young Professionals will have a volunteer opportunity at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

If interested, RSVP by today by emailing gives@mvypclub.com.

MVYP is also participating in the Christmas Giving Tree Program again this year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mahoning Valley. The tags and gifts need to be returned (unwrapped) to MVYP during collection day at V2 downtown from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29.

Valley housing sales

YOUNGSTOWN

Housing sales in Mahoning County increased 2.2 percent year-over-year in October, according to the Youngstown/Columbiana County Association of Realtors. Pending sales in the county were up 34.1 percent. New listings were up 13.8 percent and inventory of homes for sale dropped 20.4 percent.

In Columbiana County, closed sales increased 44.3 percent; pending sales were up 81.3 percent; new listings declined 5.4 percent; and inventory of homes for sale declined 28.3 percent.

In Trumbull County, sales decreased 4.6 percent; pending sales increased 25.3 percent; new listings decreased 4 percent; and inventory of homes for sale decreased 29.1 percent, according to Warren Area Board of Realtors.

Keystone pipeline leaks 210K gallons of oil in SD

AMHERST, S.D.

TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators said Thursday, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems.

Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday and activated emergency response procedures, TransCanada said. The cause was being investigated.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1242.290.08

Aqua America, .71 36.610.09

Avalon Holdings,2.03-0.05

Chemical Bank, .2752.810.50Community Health Sys. 4.22 0.12

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.950.00

Farmers Nat., .1614.100.20

First Energy, 1.44 34.65-0.13

Fifth/Third, .5228.470.01

FirstMerit Corp.,--

First Niles Financial, .1210.500.00

FNB Corp., .4813.170.10

General Motors, 1.5243.610.75

General Electric, .9218.24-0.02

Huntington Bank, .28 13.40-0.11

iHeartMedia Inc.,0.90-0.11

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9298.470.28

Key Corp, .3418.140.00

LaFarge, .34--

Macy’s, 1.51 20.220.24

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 182.302.57

PNC, 2.20132.60-0.30

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60159.860.50

Stoneridge 21.690.87

United Comm. Fin., .12 9.300.12

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