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Gatorade rebranding to target nonathletes

Business News

Sixty years after it invented sports drinks, Gatorade is making a surprising pivot: It’s no longer focusing primarily on athletes. PepsiCo, Gatorade’s parent company, said this month that the brand wants to broaden its reach to nonathletes who are looking for ways to hydrate, whether ...

SOBE allowed to delay payment

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — The financial situation at SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is supposed to provide heat for most of downtown Youngstown, is so precarious that it had to receive a court order to hold off on paying $55,570 owed to its former receiver and attorney. “The finances are not ...

American Legion post gets a hand from Davey

Community News

POLAND — On April 23, Davey Tree donated their time, bucket-truck and talent to repaint the rusted flagpole at Poland’s American Legion Post 15 on Cortland Street. The Post was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936 during the Great Depression, and the 50-foot-high steel ...

Business sued by Boardman seeks expansion project

Local News

BOARDMAN — A local business owner being sued by the township for alleged zoning violations is now requesting a permit to expand one of his Southern Boulevard parking lots. John S. Evan, owner of The Howland Co., Southern Six LLC, The Evan Co. and other small corporations clustered at or ...

College students are seeking ‘AI-proof’ majors

Business News

Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume and help land a good job after college. But the rise of artificial intelligence has scrambled those calculations. ...