DETROIT — Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state’s power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar’s mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio, didn’t lose power at the time, he wasn’t able to run ...
A new initiative at Youngstown State University is bringing together students, faculty and industry partners to tackle real-world challenges while giving participants valuable hands-on experience outside the classroom. The Youngstown Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center was created to connect students from a variety of disciplines with opportunities in applied research, product development and manufacturing projects. Led by Bharat Yelamanchi, assistant professor and program coordinator of industrial and systems engineering at YSU, the center is designed to foster ...
PARTNERSHIP FORMED: Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Northeast Ohio Medical University recently formed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding workforce development initiatives and building a strong pipeline of physicians to serve communities statewide. Mercy Health operates the largest number of hospitals in Ohio. NEOMED students now have increased access to Mercy Health’s hospitals and clinical sites in the Youngstown, Lorain and Cincinnati regions, where they are gaining real-world experience caring for a broad range of patient populations. The expanded rotations are expected ...
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were introduced in 1997 to provide inflation-protected interest and principal payments. Unlike other bonds, which generate returns in nominal terms, TIPS act as a direct hedge against inflation. TIPS Explained TIPS are bonds issued by the US Treasury with maturities of five, 10, or 30 years. They pay a fixed rate of interest every six months, but the amount varies based on changes in the principal value. Every six months, the Treasury updates the principal to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. If inflation goes up, the principal ...
Staff report Flat-rolled steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., which operates a coke facility in Warren, reported a net loss of $134 million and adjusted net loss of $115 million for the second quarter, which ended June 30. In a news release, the company reported revenues of $5.2 billion, a $300 million increase from the prior quarter “The second quarter marked another step in returning to the earnings power this company is capable of and has demonstrated in the past,” said Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs’ chairman and CEO. The CEO said that despite extended maintenance outages ...
You can have it your way with the new Mazda CX-90, a mid-size SUV that seats seven or eight depending on configuration. Its luxurious appointments will rival German and domestic counterparts while delivering a punch with several engine choices —turbo, hybrid and plug-in variants — to suit your needs and wallet. Trim levels run the gamut from its base Select model in the $40s to a Premium Plus Turbo hovering around $60,000. The four-year-old CX-90 replaced the CX-9 in 2023, a crossover with limited appeal in the luxury segment, featuring a larger cabin and technology advances. ...
