Here’s a look at business news from around the Mahoning Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — PALO Creative, 970 Windham Courtroom, Suite 3, has employed graphic designer Angie McQuistion. She is the sixth new group member the agency has added since fall 2020.

McQuistion, of Columbiana, is a Youngstown State College graduate. She beforehand labored as a advertising coordinator and graphic designer for a number of companies within the Mahoning Valley and has expertise in each print and internet design.

“Angie is a superb addition to our gifted design group,” Rob Palowitz, president and CEO of PALO Artistic, mentioned in a information launch. “As we proceed to convey on new shoppers, we’re enthusiastic about how she will shortly incorporate herself into the work. Her creativity and execution are very spectacular, and we will’t await her to assist construct the manufacturers of our present and future shoppers.”

YWCA presents free entrepreneurship seminar by means of WE360 program

YOUNGSTOWN — YWCA Mahoning Valley helps new entrepreneurs by means of the WE360 program. 

“Entrepreneurship 101: The Enterprise of the Enterprise,” led by Carmella M. Williams, proprietor of Carmella Marie, is the primary seminar within the spring cohort collection. The occasion is scheduled for six p.m. Wednesday on Zoom.

“Profitable entrepreneurship is extra than simply producing a fantastic product or offering a beautiful service,” Williams mentioned in a information launch. “The day-to-day enterprise actions should be run successfully to ensure success.” 

To register for the seminar, click on here or go to YWCA Mahoning Valley’s website.

WE360 is a partnership between YWCA and Ureeka, an internet platform devoted to aiding girls and entrepreneurs of colour with their enterprise. For extra info on WE360, contact Jessica Gibbs at jgibbs@mvywca.org or 330-746-6361, ext. 110.

Regional chamber companions with Optimally Enterprise Efficiency

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber is partnering with Optimally Business Performance to supply members a program to assist cut back their working bills.

Optimally owns one of many largest information lakes in North America, housing $6 trillion price of vendor-specific bill information from greater than 10 million companies, a information launch states.

Optimally’s benchmark pricing know-how ensures a enterprise’s vendor pricing doesn’t depart it at a aggressive drawback, the discharge states.

“We’re so excited to convey one other nice cost-saving program to our membership, and Optimally might help companies develop their backside traces by guaranteeing important reductions in bills,” Kim Calvert, vp of Advertising and marketing and Member Companies on the regional chamber, mentioned.

Optimally will present regional chamber members a “free evaluation,” which is step one in leveraging huge information to set financial savings benchmarks, the discharge states.

Wholesome Neighborhood Partnership releases 2020 12 months in Assessment

YOUNGSTOWN — The Healthy Community Partnership-Mahoning Valley lately launched its 2020 Year in Review, which highlights tales from Partnership members in regards to the challenges and accomplishments skilled final yr. 

“What modified in 2020?” is the query that’s woven all through the 2020 12 months in Assessment, highlighting COVID-19 aid efforts and progress made within the areas of collaboration and management; communication and engagement; coverage and advocacy; capability and funding; and information and analysis.

The 2020 12 months in Assessment highlights partnership members’ reflections about how they have been impacted by and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Partnership members secured almost $5 million in state and federal funding to help initiatives in Mahoning and Trumbull counties; a number of companions collaborated to offer greater than 11,000 meals and three,500 containers of recent produce for seniors and people susceptible to the coronavirus; the County Meals Entry Coordinators engaged new neighborhood shops to supply recent produce of their companies; and a number of greenspace redevelopment initiatives have begun to enhance parks and greenspaces.

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