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Customer-care hours expanded

YOUNGSTOWN

Home Savings is expanding the hours of its Customer Care Center starting today.

Customer-care specialists will be available to assist customers from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

Customers can contact customer care by calling 888-822-4751, Option 2.

Ribbon-cutting for Warren boutique

WARREN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glam Candi Beaute’ Bar & Boutique, 1216 E. Market St., at 10:30 a.m. today.

Glam Candi Beaute’ Bar & Boutique is a luxury beauty service and accessory boutique co-founded by the mother/daughter team of Lisa Davenport and Alissia Brown.

Fundraiser for Up Side of Downs

BOARDMAN

From 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Chipotle Mexican Grill will have a fundraiser to support the Up Side of Downs, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide support, education and advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and communities.

Customers who come in with a flier or show it on their smartphone, and then tell the cashier they are supporting the cause will have 50 percent of the proceeds of the sale donated to the Up Side of Downs.

Go to: www.theupsideofdowns.org for the flier.

YSU celebrates manufacturing

YOUNGSTOWN

The College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Youngstown State University will host the fourth annual National Manufacturing Day Celebration on campus Friday.

National Manufacturing Day at YSU is a full day of events in celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. All events are free.

For information on National Manufacturing Day at YSU or to participate in the Industry/Manufacturing Showcase, contact Darrell Wallace, chief manufacturing officer, program coordinator and associate professor of Manufacturing Engineering at drwallace01@ysu.edu.

For information on bringing K-12 school groups larger than five students, email Jayne Carlini at jmcarlini@ysu.edu or call 330-941-1773.

Direct Sales and Leasing event

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday at Direct Sales and Leasing, 8141 South Ave.

Direct Sales and Leasing began as a small, independent dealership. Since then, it has grown into a highly respected, well-known business with an inventory of 125-plus vehicles, ranging from subcompacts to commercial utility vehicles.

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Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1247.621.00

Aqua America, .71 33.640.45

Avalon Holdings,1.96-0.04

Chemical Bank, .2752.740.48

Community Health Sys. 7.83 0.15

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.31-0.94

Farmers Nat., .1615.500.45

First Energy, 1.44 30.840.01

Fifth/Third, .5227.87-0.11

FirstMerit Corp.,--

First Niles Financial, .1211.000.50

FNB Corp., .4814.110.08

General Motors, 1.5242.161.78

General Electric, .9224.580.40

Huntington Bank, .28 14.040.08

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.550.00

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9296.841.33

Key Corp, .3418.920.10

LaFarge, .34--

Macy’s, 1.51 20.88-0.94

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 176.101.08

PNC, 2.20135.150.38

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60159.69-1.32

Stoneridge 20.680.87

United Comm. Fin., .12 9.710.11

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