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Procurement day aimed at Valley business owners

Staff report The Connector, an event to help business owners navigate procurement and land contracts across government, healthcare, transportation and more, will take place 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County. YBI and the Youngstown/Warren Minority Business Assistance Center are presenting the gathering. The Connector is built around a simple idea: business owners already know how to run their operations, and procurement is the path to landing contracts with schools, cities and state organizations to do that same work at scale. The event ...

Aviation Education Center to break ground Friday

Staff report A groundbreaking ceremony for the Aviation Education Center, a celebration of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport improvement and community development initiatives, will take place at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The Aviation Education Center will serve as a hub for hands-on learning, workforce development, career exploration and industry engagement, according to a news release from the Western Reserve Port Authority, which oversees airport operations. Once completed, the $5.5 million facility will provide students and community members with access to innovative educational ...

Gas prices climb as crude oil rises

Staff report Gas prices are 28 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $4.228 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has gone up 16 cents over the past week to $4.31 as crude oil prices continue climbing. Volatility in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed crude oil back in the $100 per barrel range for the first time since July. Pump prices are currently comparable to early June. The national average is increasing during a season when gas prices typically go down due to lower gasoline demand. The average ...

AI stocks drop, but the rest of Wall Street holds steadier

NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity. Another jump in oil prices, meanwhile, briefly sent the yield of the 10-year Treasury to 5% for the bond market’s latest pressure-raising milestone. Despite all the downers for Wall Street, gains for many stocks outside AI helped limit the market’s losses. So did a midday tempering of oil prices, and the S&P 500 fell a relatively modest 0.5%. More stocks rose within the index than fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Ways to overcome the challenges of finding a job after time in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Christian had never held a regular job when he left prison. A conviction at age 19 for selling drugs kept him confined through young adulthood and into his early 40s. When he got out after serving 23 years and started looking for work, “I had to start from the bottom. ...

Goodwill opens new location in Campbell

CAMPBELL — Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries opened its newest retail location Sept. 3 at the Campbell Health and Community Development Center. The opening creates a convenient shopping destination while expanding workforce development opportunities for local students. The new store, ...