NILES — The J.C. Penney at the Eastwood Mall on Friday will open J.C. Penney Beauty, a new in-store beauty department. The Niles location is among the first 10 the retailer is opening across the U.S. ahead of a full launch in 2023. It will feature more than 170 beauty brands that span ...

LIBERTY — A company affiliated with Liberty-based HD Davis CPAs and White Glove Payroll has purchased Churchill Park Plaza and Professional Building for $1.26 million with plans to expand. The transaction between JIGS Investments Inc. and TPJK Holdings LLC finalized earlier this month, ...

WARREN — The unfair labor practice charge made against Stericycle Inc. claims the company brought in nonunion employees to work at its Warren plant — a closed shop — despite the willingness and readiness of Teamsters Local 377 members to work. “We have contract issues, but the main ...

Business Briefs GROUP TO HOST MIXER: The Valley Lead Group (VLG), a Mahoning Valley-based business networking nonprofit organization, will host an open mixer 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Wolf Tavern in Boardman. The event is a networking opportunity for business professionals around the ...

The new ownership of the Hot Dog Shoppe restaurants hope Boardman’s logo — “A Nice Place to Call Home” — rings true. In fact, they are counting on it as they expand the brand with a new restaurant — the fourth for the iconic chain that got its humble start 75 years ago in Warren ...

LORDSTOWN — Lordstown Motors Corp. has appointed the former chief administrative officer of Hyzon Motors, a New York-based maker of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, as the electric-vehicle startup’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Adam B. Kroll will ...