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BUYING BLACK

JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK When Terina McKinney displays her leather bags


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YWCA conference BOARDMAN The YWCA of Youngstown will have its ninth annual Women’s Leadership


LIMELIGHTS, CAREER PATHS

Volunteering Two Allstate agency owners in Calcutta recently earned $1,000 grants to support


After the Olympics, most athletes won’t cash in on their glory

By James F. Peltz Los Angeles Times (TNS) When the Summer Olympics end tonight, the clock starts


Weebo takes flight

WRPA uses drone for economic development.


Ohio’s unemployment rate down in July

Ohio’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in July 2016, down from 5 percent in June.


Amtrak taps former freight-railway head to be its new CEO

Associated Press WASHINGTON The former head of the Norfolk Southern freight railroad, Charles


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1210.27-0.18 Aqua America, .71


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Text donations to help Baton Rouge YOUNGSTOWN AT&T wireless customers can text “RELIEF” to 80077


Church opposes member’s idea

Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY The utopic communities envisioned by a wealthy Mormon


Port authority research shows impact on property values when brownfields are cleaned

A study carried out by a WRPA intern shows property values increased 18 percent in five years around former Mahoning County brownfield sites that were cleaned.


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Ribbon-cutting event CHAMPION The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting


Self-driving cars go public; Uber offers rides in Pittsburgh

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was


T-Mobile will phase out data limits, but will you save money?

Associated Press NEW YORK T-Mobile is phasing out data limits and pushing people toward


Gawker.com will be shut down next week

Associated Press NEW YORK Gawker.com, the brash New York website that broke new ground with its