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Florida residents get help from AT&T

YOUNGSTOWN

As Hurricane Irma continues to make its way north, AT&T is automatically issuing credits and waiving additional fees to give unlimited data, talk and texts to AT&T wireless customers and unlimited talk and texts to AT&T prepaid customers across all of Florida through at least Sept. 17.

The company is also extending payment dates for AT&T prepaid customers with voice and text service through Sept. 17.

AT&T also will credit wireline and wireless customers for all calls and texts from the U.S. to Mexico from Friday to Sunday. There was a major earthquake in Mexico late Thursday and early Friday.

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BOARDMAN

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Farm solar systems

WARREN

Third Sun Solar is in the midst of making a major change to one of Trumbull County’s largest dairy farms, Kibler Dairy Farm.

Through collaboration with Dairy Farmers of America, Third Sun Solar and Athens based B-Corporation will be able to install solar-energy systems on dairy farms for a reduced rate.

This enables farmers to reduce one of their highest operating costs while providing a greener world for the next generation, Third Sun said in a news release. The work taking place in Trumbull County will have an impact on farms across the country.

Data-breach tips

COLUMBUS

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday offered tips for consumers after the recent announcement by Equifax, one of the country’s three main credit reporting bureaus, of a data breach affecting some 143 million United States consumers.

The tips include check your credit report, place an initial fraud alert on your credit report, consider placing a security freeze on your credit report, beware of scams related to the breach, monitor your bank accounts, and when it’s tax season, consider filing early.

US consumer borrowing increased in July

WASHINGTON

American consumers borrowed more heavily in July, increasing their debt primarily in a category that includes auto and student loans.

The Federal Reserve said Friday that overall consumer credit rose $18.5 billion in July, up from the $11.9 billion increase in June.

Economists and financial markets watch the credit report closely for clues about the direction of consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of economic activity.

The July increase brought consumer credit to a total of $3.75 trillion. The Fed’s monthly credit report does not include mortgages or other debt secured by real estate, including home-equity loans.

Staff/wire report

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1242.61-2.09

Aqua America, .71 34.12 0.22

Avalon Holdings,1.890.01

Chemical Bank, .2744.660.60Community Health Sys.7.130.05

Cortland Bancorp, .2817.750.00

Farmers Nat., .1613.15 0.20

First Energy, 1.44 32.210.09

Fifth/Third, .5225.100.13

FirstMerit Corp.,— —

First Niles Financial, .1210.50-0.02

FNB Corp., .4812.270.16

General Motors, 1.5237.000.09

General Electric, .9223.82-0.20

Huntington Bank, .28 12.320.14

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.32 -0.21

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9288.42-0.11

Key Corp, .3416.620.15

LaFarge, .34— —

Macy’s, 1.51 21.32-0.40

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 161.332.44

PNC, 2.20121.510.80

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60159.56-1.24

Stoneridge 16.61 0.03

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.780.00

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