The Business Journal (Youngstown, OH)

4 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Guy D'Astolfo

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – “Almost, Maine” may be a popular part of the community theater repertoire, but it also draws its share of criticism. Actors and audiences have called it clichéd and predictable. Mario Ricciardi, who is directing the show at the Youngstown Playhouse, has heard those complaints – and is using them as inspiration. “[They say] it’s too cute, too sweet, trite,” Ricciardi said.

5 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

WARREN, Ohio – With the Peninsula project redesigning downtown and companies like Kimberly-Clark investing in the area, the city is on the upswing. During the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s Good Morning, Warren event Tuesday at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Warren G. Harding High School, which attended by a record-setting 260 people, Mayor Doug Franklin laid out some of the wins the city’s hard work has achieved recently and spoke optimistically about the future.

5 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – Many village residents remain concerned about the toxic chemicals released from the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. Now it appears they were not alone in those concerns. Documents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which the Government Accountability Project obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, showFEMA and other government officials were concerned too.

6 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Guy D'Astolfo

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown Playhouse will tell its own story at its centennial gala show June 21. Sixty performers who have graced its stage over the years will return to appear in the production as readers or actors. The focal point will be a large screen on the stage that will display photos from past shows and events, according to music director Rick Blackson. Two readers, one male and one female, will tell the theater’s story, broken down by its 10 decades.

6 days ago | businessjournaldaily.com | Deanne Johnson

CANFIELD, Ohio – Earning money is one thing, but knowing how to save it, spend it or use it to generate more can be tougher skills to acquire. According to a Pew Research Center study released in December, 72% of American upper income households believe they know at least a fair amount about personal finances, while 56% of those in middle income households and only 42% in lower incomes.