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Boardman Goodwill reopens Wednesday

The Boardman location of Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries reopens Wednesday after month long renovations, a company representative announced Monday. When the grand reopening takes place at 10 a.m., customers will see new signage, updated registers, a spacious layout and improved shelving ...

Opportunity Ready launches first cohort

Staff report The Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber has launched the first cohort within an initiative to provide economic opportunities to minority-, women-, veteran- and disabled-owned businesses. Opportunity Ready is an accelerated 10-week program that helps owners scale their ...

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GOODWILL BOARD: Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries named Joseph P. Lyons and Trish Mossor to its board of directors for 2025. Lyons is an associate professor of health professions and director of the Master of Health and Human Services Program at Youngstown State University. Lyons also is ...

Longtime Elm Road site to be transformed

HOWLAND — Look for another space on the menu of fast-food choices to park along Elm Road, between North River Road and state Route 82. Starting with Pizza Hut, one can perform an empty-belly crawl to KFC, Dunkin’, Panera, Wendy’s and Perkins. On the outskirts are Sheetz, McDonald’s, ...

Amazon warehouse headed to Bazetta

BAZETTA — The $30 million warehouse distribution center announced last year for the township is going to be an Amazon facility, officials confirmed Tuesday. The project, referred to as Project Penguin, is at 711 Perkins Jones Road and encompasses 61.2 acres, according to information on the ...

Former bank project nets nearly $1.4M in tax credits

YOUNGSTOWN — The developer of the former Mahoning National Bank Building in downtown Youngstown continues to collect deposits in the form of state tax credits in efforts to rehabilitate the historic site. Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development announced Monday that the state ...