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Safety committee stands firm for now

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN – Skeptical of police department practices, city council’s safety committee refused to let the full legislative body vote on accepting a $1.61 million federal grant to pay 75% of the salaries of up to 15 new officers and the purchase of 11 new vehicles. After an 80-minute ...

Kimberly-Clark to meet Monday with state agency

Business News

Staff report Kimberly-Clark Corp. and its proposed $875 million project slated for the former RG Steel property in Howland and Warren townships will be the subject of an Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting Monday morning in Columbus. Listed under an agenda item released Thursday, ...

Sellers of secondhand clothes prepare to get a boost

Business News

NEW YORK — Stores selling secondhand clothes, shoes and accessories are poised to benefit from President Donald Trump’s trade war even as businesses the world over race to avert potential damage, according to industry experts. American styles carry international influence, but nearly all ...

Brown outraises Turner in mayoral primary

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — In the Democratic primary for Youngstown mayor, incumbent Jamael Tito Brown raised two-and-a-half times as much money as his challenger, Third Ward Councilwoman Samantha Turner, between Jan. 1 and April 16, but she spent a little more than him. In the preprimary period, between ...

Big Tech carries Wall Street to the close of its winning week

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks carried Wall Street Friday to the close of a winning, roller-coaster week, one that saw markets swing from fear to relief and back to caution because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% to add some more to a big three-day rally, ...

Business briefs

Business News

PETREY THE BEST: Tim Petrey, CEO of HD Growth Partners, was named a 2025 Best-In-State CPA by Forbes magazine and a 2024 “40 Under 40” honoree by CPA Practice Advisor. These recognitions celebrate Petrey’s innovative leadership and lasting contributions to the accounting and advisory ...