‘New NAFTA’ is focus

‘New NAFTA’ is focus

YOUNGSTOWN

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement – the “new NAFTA” – will be the focus of a luncheon sponsored by the Ohio Small Business Development Center Export Assistance Network from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The event will take place at the Williamson College of Business Administration on the campus of Youngstown State University.

The event features Dan Ujczo, an international trade and customs lawyer. He will discuss negotiations between the U.S. and Canada, tentative agreement details, the transition from NAFTA to the new agreement and the future of tariffs on steel, agriculture and other products.

The cost of the seminar, which includes lunch and parking, is $25. Register online at www.eventbrite.com/e/us-mexico-canada-trade-agreement-update-tickets-51479388236?aff=CC.

NE Ohio gas prices

YOUNGSTOWN

Gas prices in Northeast Ohio are 10 cents cheaper this week at $2.518 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s weekly gas price report. The average price per gallon in the Youngstown area is $2.450 this week, AAA reported.

The average price is also down statewide and across the nation. At $2.76, the national gas price average is at its cheapest in six months, AAA reported.

Duncan Hines recall

CHICAGO

Duncan Hines is recalling 2.4 million boxes of cake mix because of a link to salmonella.

The recall affects Classic White, Classic Butter Golden, Signature Confetti and Classic Yellow varieties of cake mix, according to Conagra Brands, Duncan Hines’ parent company. The affected boxes have expiration dates between March 7-13, 2019.

Most of the boxes were distributed in the U.S. but some were shipped internationally.

US probing whether GM SUV recall listed enough vehicles

DETROIT

The U.S. government is investigating whether General Motors should expand a 2016 windshield wiper recall to include 1.7 million more SUVs.

The government wants to know if a recall of 368,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain compact SUVs from the 2013 year should include more vehicles from 2010 to 2016. GM recalled the SUVs in August of 2016 because the wipers could fail.

Water and debris could get into the wiper assembly ball joints, leading to wear and eventual joint failure.

1 dead, 2 injured as storms, tornadoes hit

CHRISTIANA, Tenn.

Severe storms sweeping across the South with tornadoes Tuesday killed one person and injured at least two others, knocking down trees and leaving thousands without power, officials said. The weather disrupted Election Day voting in some places, forcing citizens to use paper ballots instead of electronic voting machines.

In Tennessee, crews responded to a collapsed home where one person was confirmed dead, Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services spokesman Patrick Miller told news outlets. Two others were injured when a nearby mobile home rolled over, he said.

Staff/wire reports