Dan O'Brien

Austin

Managing Editor at The Business Journal (Youngstown, OH)

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Report: Foxconn to Invest $26M in Ohio EV Operations

2 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Hon Hai Technology Group, more commonly known worldwide as Foxconn, said it would invest more than $26 million in its Ohio electric vehicle operations, according to a Taiwanese news service. TaiwanPlus News reported in a broadcast that Foxconn said it would “allocate $26 million for its electric vehicle subsidiary based in the U.S. state of Ohio.” The report did not indicate what the investment would entail.
Students Get Firsthand Look at Manufacturing Trades

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Lorenzo Paez-Wells said he didn’t know what to expect when he was invited to participate at KTSDI LLC’s STEM Day on Thursday. Yet the experience introduced him to a broad range of skill sets that he found both interesting and fun. “I was a little nervous,” Paez-Wells said after he completed his first welding task. “It was pretty fun.
Southern Park Mall Misses Tax Deadline Under New Ownership

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

BOARDMAN, Ohio – The new owner of the Southern Park Mall has missed the deadline for paying its first-half real estate taxes totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, incurring a penalty as a result, data show. Southern Park Mall Realty Holding LLC, a subsidiary of Kohan Retail Investment Group, based in Great Neck, N.Y., has yet to pay property taxes and penalties of $481,267.34 for the first half of 2024, according to Mahoning County Auditor records.
Tariffs Could Put the Fizzle on Fireworks This Summer

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – President Donald Trump’s decision to levy another 125% in tariffs against China has threatened to take the boom out of this year’s summer celebrations, causing a local retailer to temporarily cease production overseas. “It’s a tremendous burden,” said Bill Weimer, vice president of Phantom Fireworks Inc. “We’ve stopped production in China.
Innovation, Creativity Are Keys to Growth Regions, Economist Says

2 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

CANFIELD, Ohio – Regions across the country that have experienced consistent growth have several common characteristics, but one stands out, according to Gary Wagner, professor of economics at the University of Louisiana Lafayette and a native of Warren. “The areas that are doing really well over the last 25 or 30 years are areas that have large research universities there,” Wagner told guests attending the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s annual meeting Thursday.
Survey: Region’s Businesses Express Uncertainty Amid Tariffs

2 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Companies across northeastern Ohio that do business on a global scale say the first round of tariffs enacted by the Trump administration in March have sown a high degree of uncertainty, as well as an overwhelming negative reaction from their foreign trading partners. Moreover, some of these firms have already experienced higher costs for raw materials, while others expect these costs to rise in the future.
Dealership’s Sales Soar as Trump Tariffs Draw Near

3 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – John Stanko has witnessed big sales days before at his Boardman auto dealership, but never like this. “Friday and Saturday were two of the busiest days we’ve ever had,” said Stanko, vice president at Boardman Subaru, 7811 South Ave. “It was quite a weekend.”Stanko said customers poured into the dealership seeking deals on new and used vehicles before tariffs on foreign-made automobiles and components proposed by the Trump administration take effect Thursday.
Youngstown Hires New Counsel in Marchionda, Bozanich Lawsuit

3 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city has retained new counsel to represent it in a lawsuit filed last year against a local businessman and a former public official, after a motion filed earlier by defendants requested that the law firm first used by the city be disqualified from the case. Victoria L. Ferrise and Hilary F.
Farmers’ Trade Uncertainty Grows

3 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Agricultural interests across the Mahoning Valley and Ohio are wrought with confusion and uncertainty in the face of a volatile trade climate that could place pressures on family farms struggling to stay afloat. Moreover, specialists say, trade tensions in the long-term could damage an export market worth billions of dollars.
Garfield: Homage to Congressman, not President

3 weeks ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Dan O'Brien

An 1860 map of southern Goshen Township shows just a handful of large landowners dominating this pastoral section of Mahoning County. Fourteen years later, an entirely new picture emerges. An 1874 map of the same area – centered along what is today state Route 534, approximately one mile north of the Columbiana County line – displays a much larger population illustrated by smaller land parcels. In those intervening years, a whole new community had evolved.