HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — SolaBlock is a Massachusetts-based solar and construction technology firm led by a son of the Mahoning Valley who was looking for a company to manufacture its product. SunWize Power & Battery is a manufacturer of solar modules and power systems. Based in Oregon, ...

AUSTINTOWN — Hynes Industries, the Austintown-based custom fabrication and roll form metal solutions manufacturer that will mark its 100th year in business next year, is this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Manufacturing Award. Presented annually by the Youngstown / Warren Regional ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Rebooting the future of the downtown is the intent of a $100,000 plan jointly funded by the state’s private economic development corporation and the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber Foundation. The money — $50,000 a piece from the foundation, the Youngstown / Warren ...

WARREN — Insteel Industries Inc., a North Carolina-based manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction, has acquired an Upper Sandusky welded wire maker that has a factory in Warren. The deal between an Insteel subsidiary, Insteel Wire Products Co., and Engineered ...

YSU STUDENTS TAKE FIRST PLACE: Six students in Youngstown State University’s department of communication won first place for Top Undergraduate Research Paper from the Ohio Communication Association. Students Kalli Bucci of Vienna, Audrey Kali and Katherine Stinson of Hubbard, Grace ...

WARREN — Sarah Boyarko, vice president of economic development for Lake to River Economic Development, has been inducted into the Association of Ohio Commodores, an organization that helps the state with economic development growth. Boyarko joins an exclusive group of about 600 people in ...