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Youngstown officials approve new smoking shelter for downtown workers

A city ordinance prohibits people from smoking within 20 feet of building entrances.


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Car drives into Boardman dry cleaners

No one was injured in the incident, which police believe resulted from driver error.


350K-plus cars yet to replace Takata air bags

Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Malaysia’s transport minister said Tuesday that the


Game-changer: Private equity buys Rawlings

Associated Press NEW YORK The 131-year-old Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. is being sold to a


BUSINESS DIGEST

The 717 Credit Union will begin work on one new branch in Canfield and renovate the Warren branch this year, according to a statement released by the company Tuesday.


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 49.461.00 Aqua America, .20


Trump wanting to talk NAFTA with Canada, Mexico separately

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump couldn’t get what he wanted from months of


World Bank: Global economy is healthy

Associated Press WASHINGTON The steadily expanding global economy should remain resilient – at


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3 Valley firms granted medical-marijuana dispensary licenses

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy awarded medical-marijuana dispensary licenses to companies based in Youngstown, Warren and East Liverpool.


Ex-Warren Fabricating CFO pleads guilty to theft, to repay $400K

Theisler was the company’s most senior and highest-ranking employee when company officials determined in late 2016 that he stole more than $2 million from the company.


Austintown High School finished its first year of the Community Connectors program.

The Community Connectors program provides students with soft skills training, a paid job or internship and a local mentor.


COST CONCERNS

Feds: Seniors won’t save by skimping on drugs Associated Press WASHINGTON Medicare recipients


Facebook finds itself in another privacy scandal

Associated Press NEW YORK Facebook is at the center of another privacy furor, this one over its


Boardman native finds success with innovative outdoor-gear business

The Mahoning Valley native and entrepreneur is optimistic about the future of her Noso Patches.


BUSINESS DIGEST || Gas prices to drop?

Gas prices to drop? YOUNGSTOWN Although gas prices have been on the rise recently, GasBuddy