The Business Journal (Youngstown, OH)

The Business Journal has been dedicated to supporting business and industry in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties in Ohio, along with Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania, since its inaugural issue in 1984. Currently, we offer four distinct and creative news platforms: Our print edition comes out twice a month and has a readership of 45,000. Additionally, our online edition is refreshed every business day, attracting over 100,000 unique visitors each month.

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Community Effort Gives New Life to Old School Gym in Hubbard

1 day ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

HUBBARD, Ohio – When James Chaney coached youth sports teams as his children grew up, he did what so many coaches do – paid out of pocket and traveled miles with the team to find places to practice. “All of our coaches did that because we just didn’t have the resources in this community to accommodate,” Chaney said. But with resourcefulness and a lot of community support, Chaney and others managed to find and create the needed space – The Roosevelt Student Wellness Center.
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.
Plans Unveiled for Revolutionary War Monument in East Liverpool

3 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – It was 250 years ago Saturday that what became known as “the shot heard ’round the world” rang out in Concord, Mass., leading to the American Revolution and, ultimately, to the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Sutherin Greenhouse Grows with the Seasons

3 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Life is abloom at Sutherin Greenhouse, north of East Palestine. Owners Don and Dianna Elzer have 13 greenhouses on the 5-acre property and are prepared for the season as warmer weather brings gardeners out of hibernation. “From a business standpoint, if you don’t make money the last two weeks of May, enough to carry you through the rest of the year, you’re not going to make it,” Don Elzer said.
Financial Literacy Plays Important Role in Career, Life

5 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center and the TIAA Institute surveys adults annually to measure financial literacy. Despite increased attention and focus on the need for additional financial literacy, the results of the 28-question survey show knowledge isn’t increasing.
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.
Weekend Entertainment | The Return of Bob Dylan

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Guy D'Astolfo

Bob Dylan’s concert Saturday at Powers Auditorium comes amid the afterglow of “A Complete Unknown,” the 2024 film about the early days of his career. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It didn’t pick up a single Oscar, but it is a great depiction of the first part of the artist’s career.
Trumbull Leaders Continue Push to Reopen Shuttered Hospitals

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

WARREN, Ohio – The parking lots and facilities at Insight Health System’s two Trumbull County hospitals remain empty nearly 20 days after the last employees were told to vacate the hospitals. Trumbull County commissioners are still hopeful that a resolution will be found. “We’ve been working with the governor. We’ve been working with our senator, with our state representatives,” Commissioner Rick Hernandez said after a commissioners meeting Wednesday.
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.
Kimberly-Clark Project Awaits More Approvals after Monday Vote

1 week ago | businessjournaldaily.com | George Nelson

WARREN, Ohio – Two local boards will consider proposals to assist Kimberly-Clark Corp. with its proposed Trumbull County plant Wednesday. When it meets Wednesday morning, the Western Reserve Port Authority Board of Directors will take up a request to approve a capital lease agreement with the consumer paper products manufacturer, which purchased 560 acres of the former BDM Steel property in Trumbull County in December 2023.