Local and state leaders recently received a firsthand look at advanced manufacturing and supply chain innovation as Millwood Inc. and its sister company, Litco International, welcomed guests as part of the Lordstown Economic Development Tour hosted by the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau. The ...
PROJECT CALL WINNERS: America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining in Youngstown have announced the winners of a recent project call with a $6 million budget. The Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing (PADAM) 2.0 is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Foundational Technologies Directorate (AFRL/REMD), and aims to advance the readiness, manufacturability, performance and supply chain resilience of high-temperature refractory alloys for additive manufacturing (AM) applications relevant to the U.S. Department of War. “PADAM 2.0 ...
For decades we’ve looked upon Cadillac as a posh boulevard cruiser with a cushy soft ride suitable for weddings, funerals or a night on the town. While some vestiges remain with large SUVs and sedans, a stable of high-performance sedans is more at home in oval racetracks where it shows off its prowess and then some. Enter the V Series Blackwing sedans, CT4-V and CT5-V — available in limited production starting in 2022. Our test car — a CT5 V boasts a hand-built 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine mated with a 10-speed automatic transmission that develops 668 horsepower with untamed ...
NEW YORK — American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. The conflict, now in its sixth month, halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that previously served as a delivery route for a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas. With global supplies constrained, prices for Brent crude, the international standard, soared from about $70 to above $100 a barrel for much of March, April and May, and at ...
NILES — Above the Eastwood Mall’s food court and out of sight of most shoppers, a new kind of classroom is taking shape in the form of a miniature town where students can be bank tellers, high schoolers manage payroll and students learn how a paycheck becomes a balanced budget. The BizTown and Finance Park, opening in the spring, at combines two educational simulations under one roof giving learners from grades 4 through 12 a hands-on introduction to jobs, civic roles and personal finance. The program is operated by Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio. Organizers say the dual ...
The Mahoning Valley’s unemployment rate rose in June, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Trumbull County had a rate of 4.1% in May and 5% in June. The city of Warren saw its 5.9% rate in May swell to 7.1% last month. Mahoning County’s 3.8% unemployment rate for May hit 4.6% in June. Youngstown’s rate bounced from 5.3% in May to 6.5% in June, according to the state. The rates have not been seasonally adjusted. They also do not reflect people who are not part of the labor force. The Youngstown-Warren-Salem statistical area has a population of ...
