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CLEAN & EFFICIENT: The new diesel Cruze

The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze clean turbo diesel features a 2.0L engine that will offer an estimated 42 mpg highway with an automatic transmission. Clean diesels generate at least 90 percent less nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions when compared with previous-generation diesels.

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Documents: CEO Lupo directed illegal dump of brine

Workers hook up hoses to storage tanks and trucks in the area of the dump on D&L Energy property.

Thousands of gallons potentially dumped at D&L

Report: Suspected fracking water discharged into storm drain near D&L Energy Group HQ

Details on the incident remain murky, but regulators have confirmed that a large amount of oil and brine were dumped into a storm drain near D&L headquarters.

GM to unveil diesel Cruze in Chicago

Currently, there are 14 clean-diesel autos and SUVs available in the United States

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com LORDSTOWN General Motors will unveil the new Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Model at the Chicago Auto Show on Thursday.

Fight shapes up over charter amendment

Frack Free petitioners approaching deadline for May 7 ballot issue

The oil and gas industry is taking closer note of Frack Free Mahoning Valley's ballot-initiative

Cruze sales fall off 2012 pace, despite GM’s 16% surge

Despite gains above industry averages, Cruze sales decline by 3 percent.

YBI launches fundraising effort

The incubator will work on creating a self-suffcient revenue model and raising $2.5 million to help it do so.

Federal agency seeking pension funds for RG workers.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is seeking $97 million from a former owner, most of which would go to Warren workers.

Family Video will add Pizza to its offerings

The video rental chain is partnering with Toledo-based Marco's Pizza.

Valley housing sales slow in December

Housing sales may have slowed in December, but 2012 proved to be a year of recovery for the Valley's real estate market.

NAMII’s work progressing

Innovation consortium goes beyond region

One day after it was named to a top 10 innovations list, officials at the consortium are quick to tout its progress.

Local auto sales slide in 2012

Sales slid by 188 from November

The final month of 2012 shows sales slid from where they finished in 2011.

Equipment will be auctioned at RG Steel

The new owners of the former RG Steel mill on Pine Avenue have contracted with a Canadian auction house to sell off a sizeable portion of its non operational and outdated equipment.

YBI reveals studies

Two independent studies show that the incubator is helping lead the regional economy into the future.

CIRM Custom Decorating will expand.

The company will add 10,000 square feet to its production facility in Unity this spring.

NAMII names its permanent director

After months operating under an interim director, NAMII will finalize its leadership structure when Edward A. Morris officially takes the helm in February

“Promised Land” meets opposition from oil and gas groups

‘promised land’

The Marcellus Shale Coalition and Energy InDepth are among those who have launched campaigns to counter the "fictional portrayal" of their industry.

Ohio prepares for unprecedented infrastructure

With $5 billion in pipelines and about $10 billion in processing facilities announced Utica Shale development is preparing for its next step.

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Top-10 2012 Mahoning Valley Biz Stories

A look back at this year's major business headlines. Gains in energy development, the housing market and area manufacturing were only a fraction of this year’s top local business headlines.

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Hams Beauty & Barber offers hairstyles, then life coaching

Elliot Hamilton, who owns Hams Beauty and Barbershop with his sister, Kim Hamilton, cuts Glenn Snider's hair. Unlike other salons, Hams’ stylists and barbers finish up customers, then offer life coaching, all under one roof. Kim Hamilton is a trained life coach.

Wendell August Forge will finally replace workshop

Wendell August Forge

Wendell August Forge will break ground on its new facility in January.

Area nonprofits rely on holidays for funding

Area nonprofits rely on holidays for funding

Nonprofits across the Valley will collect a majority of their annual operating budgets in November and December.

What are Valley shoppers' last minute must-have gifts

Joe DeMay of Columbiana looks at the selection of flat-screen televisions at h.h. Gregg in Boardman. Electronics, clothing and gift cards are topping holiday wish lists in Ohio this year.

Youngstown mainstay Buchman Shoes to close

The business opened in 1925 in downtown Youngstown

After 87 years in business, Buchman Shoes will close Dec. 22.

Court OKs sale of First Place to Talmer Bancorp

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on Friday approved the sale of First Place Bank to Michigan-based Talmer Bancorp, leaving only regulators to decide whether the bank will assume new ownership.

BP secures more mineral rights in Columbiana County

Leasing is a prerequisite to further oil and gas development as a company must first secure mineral rights across a given amount of acreage before the site can be permitted for a well.

Video transfer business thriving in Canfield

Mike Tarantino, who owns IM Video Transfer, helps customers convert old home movies into DVDs, providing personal services that larger retailers cannot.

Former supply shop owner runs national street rod tours

A passion for hot rods leads a man to a dream job visiting car shows across the nation

Burke Decor opens store in Boardman

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com BOARDMAN In October, Burke Decor opened its doors to

Farmers joins MSCI Micro Cap Index

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com Canfield Farmers National Bank now will count itself

Growing tradition

Valley tree farms see resurgence

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com POLAND With just 22 days left until Christmas,

Farmers declares two cash dividends

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com CANFIELD In an effort to protect shareholders against

Huntington CEO ‘Banker of Year’

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN American Banker, one of the industry’s

Judge reshapes terms to buy First Place Bank

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com WARREN A Delaware bankruptcy judge overturned an

Zoning dispute threatens thrift shop on West Side

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A misunderstanding over the city’s zoning

Treasury objects to bid for First Place Bank

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com WARREN First Place Financial Corp. has hit a snag

Thanksgiving dine-and-dash for deals

Olivia Schaeffer, 13, front left, Catherine Blackwood, 16, and Allison Schaeffer, 18, front right, all traveled nearly two hours from northwest Ohio on Thanksgiving for deals available at Target, which opened at 9 p.m. The three were first in line, where they were aided by food deliveries from their parents since taking their spots at 1 p.m.

Federal dollars at stake in the Valley

If Congress failes to act, 'horrible things happen,' says Paul Sracic, chairman of Youngstown State University’s political science department.

Railroad initiative nearing completion

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN An $850 million investment to improve

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Doors to close on Youngstown tradition

In its 110 years of operation, the Youngstown Club has played host to secretaries of state, mayors and steel barons, and evolved from an exclusive, private men-only club to a public, all-inclusive restaurant and banquet hall, but waning revenue is forcing the downtown icon to close at year's end.

Home Savings reports consolidated net loss

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN As expected, the Home Savings and Loan Co.

AT&T investment plan includes Ohio

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN AT&T has announced plans to invest $14

First Place buyer to gain coveted share

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com WARREN If approved, Michigan-based Talmer Bank and Trust

Valley sales-tax figures are mixed bag

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Sales-tax collection across the Mahoning

Economists answer: Should we really be better off already?

Peppe Smith, owner of Camelot Lanes in Boardman, says she sees positive signs all around the Youngstown community. “I cannot deny that I am better off than I was four years ago," she declares, but adds: “I do not attribute that to the president.”

A new lease

Shale industry provides apartments, motels and hotels with ...

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Palmantier’s Motel sits on a rural patch

Starting from scrap

Young entrepreneurs fill a niche in recycling metal

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN At a house on Lockwood Boulevard, in a

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Valley rallies around MVOC effort for good jobs

In a strong show of support for better economic policies and stronger communities from Warren and Youngstown to Columbiana and beyond, the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative brought about 200 people together at Stambaugh Auditorium on Thursday.

Youngstown: Lemon Grove, ex-landlord settle

The Lemon Grove, which faced a lawsuit seeking more than $20,000 in compensation related to property damage at its former location, has resolved the matter in an undisclosed out-of-court settlement with its former landlord SKA Limited.

First National posts 3Q profit, will acquire bank

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN First National Bank of Pennsylvania posted

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