BUSINESS

Jobless rate stuck at "normal"

Although unemployment has almost continually fallen since the summer of 2009, 7 to 8 percent joblessness may be the new “normal.”

Branding seminar set at John Jay

A workshop on branding of companies or products will be held Tuesday at John Jay Center from 6-8:30 p.m.

Transition going smoothly

GENEVA — The transition in ownership for a long-time local manufacturer has gone smoothly.

Funeral home has new family

For the Penrods, life really has come full circle.

Parade registration set

The Jay County Chamber of Commerce is hosting Winterfest activities Nov. 19.

Home permit tops list

A permit for a new house in rural Redkey topped the list of building permits issued in November by Jay/Portland Building and Planning.

Forge parent declared dividend

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI), the parent company of Portland Forge, declared a cash dividend this week of 18 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid Dec. 29 to stockholders of record as of Dec. 20.

Mercer jobless rate still lowest

Mercer County’s jobless rate of 4.9 percent in November continues to be the lowest in Ohio and is lower than it has been since October 2008.

ATI offering web access

Allegheny Technologies Inc., parent company of Portland Forge, will provide live Internet access to its conference call with investors and stock analysts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Construction tops $185,000

A $100,000 pole building for a rural Bryant man topped a slim list of building permits in December with Jay/Portland Building and Planning.

CR's Cooney honored by IHSAA

Ray Cooney, sports editor and assistant managing editor of The Commercial Review, will be honored tonight prior to the tip-off of the Jay County High School boys’ basketball game.

DreamHaven picks winners

Award winners have been announced in the DreamHaven business pitch competition conducted Saturday at the John Jay Center.

POET, partner plan bold project

POET and Royal DSM have announced an ambitious project aimed at commercially demonstrating and licensing cellulosic bio-ethanol.

Cooper builds wind turbines

Cooper Farms Cooked Meats recently installed two 1.5 megawatt wind turbines to provide half of its power needs at its Van Wert, Ohio, facility.

POET develops low-fat option

The parent company of POET Biorefining, Portland, is targeting the dairy feed market with a new low-fat dried distillers grain with solubles under its Dakota Gold label.
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