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Youngstown to hire law firm for $57 million 20 Fed project

YOUNGSTOWN – The city’s board of control today plans to enter into a contract for up to $25,000 with a Cleveland firm to provide legal services related to the potential development of 20 Federal Place, a nine-story downtown building. The board of control approved a nonbinding memorandum ...

Downtown streets to get $2.7M for major upgrades

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control is expected today to award a $2,756,473 contract for major downtown improvements to sections of Boardman and Walnut streets, and increase the cost of a roof replacement project to the Covelli Centre by 10%. The board will vote to award the ...

City, state OK wastewater deal; feds need more time

YOUNGSTOWN — The city of Youngstown and the state of Ohio approved modifications to an agreement on a high-priced wastewater improvement dispute, but the federal government needs until late June before it can agree to the changes. In a status report filing with Judge Christopher A. ...

Weathersfield seeks company’s plans after its $4.2M purchase of property

Weathersfield Township officials are waiting to welcome the newest generation of miners to town. Unfortunately, Akron-based Magellan Scientific LLC hasn’t accepted its invitation, according to township administrator David Rouan. According to its website, magellanscientific.com, the ...

YSU campus mourns death of professor

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown State University professor who spent two decades with the college has died. YSU President Bill Johnson sent a letter to students and staff on Wednesday announcing Associate Professor of Marketing Peter Reday’s death. The letter suggests Reday died following a ...

Teen arrested in robbery at playground

YOUNGSTOWN — A boy, 17, was taken to the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center on Tuesday after police say he participated in the robbery of a jacket at a playground off of Glenwood Avenue on the South Side. The boy pleaded “denial” Wednesday in Mahoning County Juvenile Court, the ...