• Chamber, Valley Leaders To Move Forward With Property Proposal for HQ2

  Sep 29, 2017
  With growing excitement over the past few weeks in response to Amazon’s Request for Proposal for locating its second corporate headquarters (HQ2) in North America—a project that will result in a $5 billion investment and 50,000 new jobs over 10-15 years—a group of Valley officials has decided to submit a proposal for a property in our region, after discussing the requirements of the RFP.
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• Dignan Appointed to BRAC & Military Affairs Task Force

  Sep 13, 2017
  Regional Chamber COO James Dignan was appointed last week to the newly created Ohio House BRAC & Military Affairs Task Force (BMATF), which will study and analyze current Ohio Department of Defense and NASA assets, resources and missions in anticipation of potential Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions and other major mission realignment opportunities.
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• Trumbull County Commissioners Approve Abatement For Potential Expansion at Ohio Star Forge

  Aug 17, 2017
  Trumbull County Commissioners today granted a 10-year, 60 percent property tax abatement to Ohio Star Forge, which is looking to expand its existing facility in Champion Township.
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• Taiwanese Chefs to Visit Valley, Train Professional Chefs

  Aug 17, 2017
  Renowned Taiwanese Chefs Chi-wen Chen and Ching-Long Huang (Arron) will visit the Valley Sept. 5-8 on one of just five stops across the U.S. on their 2017 Tour of Taiwan Gourmet Cuisines. In addition to cooking with students of the Mahoning and Trumbull career and technical centers and Choffin, Chen and Huang will also teach a master’s class to professional chefs in the area and serve a 5-course meal at a dinner event hosted by the Regional Chamber’s Senior Advisor, Asian Market, and former Board member Florence Wang.
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• Regional Chamber Board Opposes Issue 2

  Aug 04, 2017
  The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors voted to oppose Issue 2, the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act, which will appear on the General Election ballot in November.
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• Trumbull Commissioners Approve Economic Development Contract With Chamber

  Jul 25, 2017
  Trumbull County Commissioners recently approved a new 12-month, $23,000 contract with the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber to continue its multi-faceted economic development efforts in the county.
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• Chamber Awarded $100,000 To Implement Community Connectors Program in Austintown

  Jul 12, 2017
  The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently awarded the Regional Chamber a $100,000 grant to implement its Community Connectors school mentorship program in the Austintown Local School District.
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• EOMAC Serves As Regional Hub For Protecting, Growing Military Assets

  Jun 12, 2017
  After forming just two years ago, the Eastern Ohio Military Affairs Commission (EOMAC) can already point to several major wins as it bolsters its role as the regional hub to protect and grow military assets in Eastern Ohio.
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• Mahoning County Health Commissioner Sweeney Named 2017 ATHENA Award Recipient

  May 19, 2017
  Among a crowd of more than 400 at Mr. Anthony's this evening, Patricia Sweeney, health commissioner of the Mahoning County District Board of Health, was named the recipient of the 2017 ATHENA Award, presented by the Regional Chamber and The Vindicator/Vindy.com.
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• Regional Chamber, City of Niles Look To Redevelop Properties To Spur Growth

  May 01, 2017
  The Regional Chamber and City of Niles have launched an aggressive property redevelopment program using a recently completed Youngstown State University study. The study, spearheaded by volunteers from The Avenue & Main community group and completed by YSU’s Regional Economic Development Initiative, identified abandoned and tax-delinquent properties throughout the city. The Regional Chamber’s Economic Development team and city leaders are now engaged in positioning those parcels for future economic growth.
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