Dominion offers payment plans, winter heating assistance
Dominion offers payment plans, winter heating assistance | Dominion Energy Ohio is offering customers facing financial hardship more flexible payment options on past-due balances...
Ohio minimum wage to increase to $8.80 per hour on Jan. 1, 2021
Ohio minimum wage to increase to $8.80 per hour on Jan. 1, 2021 | The current 2020 Ohio minimum wage is $8.70 per hour...
Employment protections and the ADA during COVID-19
Employment protections and the ADA during COVID-19 | The ADA permits reasonable accommodations for modified protective gear or practices because of a disability.
During the...
Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center opens Sept. 9 in Campbell
Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center – The Campbell branch of the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County will open to the public at...
Family and medical leave in the era of COVID-19
Family and medical leave in the era of COVID-19 | In the past few months, Family and Medical Leave Act protections have been expanded...
Ohio simplifies online notarizations, document processing
Ohio simplifies online notarizations | Any document can now be notarized online with a certified online notary and the necessary technology.
Online notarization became legal...
CARES Act, foreclosures and evictions – what you need to know
CARES Act, foreclosures and evictions – what you need to know | Homeowners are eligible for a pause on mortgage payments and protection from...
Navigating online crowdfunding campaigns
Navigating online crowdfunding campaigns | The worldwide reach of the internet can be both a boon and a trap when it comes to crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding...
Junior Achievement receives financial-literacy grant
Junior Achievement receives financial-literacy grant | The organization will apply funds to programming that aligns with the Common Core standards and financial literacy.
The Ohio...
First Defiance Financial Corp. to complete name, stock ticker symbol
DEFIANCE, June 19 – First Defiance Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: FDEF), holding company for First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group, will become Premier Financial...
Responsible RestartOhio opening dates for services, state offices
Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Dr. Amy Acton today provided the following sector opening dates established as part of the Responsible...
Ohio joins international task force investigating COVID-19 scams
Ohio joins international task force investigating COVID-19 scams | The task force consists of state and provincial securities regulators and was formed to identify...
How to safely deposit stimulus check, protect yourself from fraud
With COVID-19 putting a financial strain on American families and businesses, the distribution of stimulus checks was a sign of relief for many but...
Homeland Security defines essential critical infrastructure workers
March 19 – The following list of sectors and identified essential critical infrastructure workers are an initial recommended set and are intended to be...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warns of coronavirus scams
COLUMBUS, March 19 – Fear and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic could give rise to an outbreak of scams, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost...
Melting, freezing snow leaves Ohio homes vulnerable to damage
The buildup of snow on driveways and windshields is a typical wintertime sight, but snow piling atop a home’s roof is another common occurrence...
Ohio accepting financial literacy grant applications until March 31
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Financial Institutions, is accepting grant applications for the Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Literacy Grant. Grant applications for...
Jan. 6: Ohio Means Jobs Library program to assist job seekers
Ohio Means Jobs. Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., Youngstown 44503. 330-744-8636. www.libraryvisit.org/ Are you unemployed or looking for a better job? Come and learn...
YWCA of Youngstown to offer job skills training workshops Jan. 6-24
YWCA Mahoning Valley will help jobseekers navigate their careers with a series of Job Skills Workshops in January.
Sessions occur 9 a.m. to noon, Monday...
Nov. 17-23: Ohio joins educational efforts during Fraud Awareness Week
The Ohio Department of Commerce is joining hundreds of organizations across the country that have partnered with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, in...
