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The Overlooked Pennsylvania Town Where Rent Stays Under $700 And Living Feels Like A Dream

Nobody puts Sharon, Pennsylvania on their vision board, and that is genuinely one of the most baffling oversights in the entire history of American real estate decision-making. This small city in the northwestern corner of the state has been quietly offering something that most of the country has been desperately...

This Giant Ohio General Store Is A Road-Trip Stop With Something For Everyone

Road trips rarely include a stop that covers hardware, groceries, and homemade goods all at once, but this giant Ohio general store does exactly that. Nothing here gets shipped in from somewhere far away, keeping everything locally sourced and genuinely fresh. Regulars plan visits around specific restocking days, knowing certain...

Tenants of downtown apartment building receive termination notices from SOBE

SOBE Thermal Energy Systems, the company that provides steam heat to downtown Youngstown, has sent 10-day termination notices to some tenants in one of the high-rise apartment buildings.

PowerParts Group Acquires Precision Profiles

PowerParts Group, a provider of mission-critical components and field services for gas and steam power turbines, has acquired Precision Profiles, LLC, a manufacturer of high-precision turbine airfoils serving customers in the power generation, naval defense, and industrial markets. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, Precision Profiles specializes in...

Erie County Community College Welding Program Helps Industry

According to U.S. Welding Workforce Data, the country could face a critical shortage of welders by 2029 as more workers retire. That’s why having full classes of welding students at Erie County Community College is so important. Students in the college’s ten-month welding program spend time learning skills in...

Crowd boos data center developer during contentious meeting in Butler County

Neighbors in Forward Township, Butler County, spent hours on Thursday evening challenging and questioning a proposed million-square-foot data and energy center campus.

Villa Maria Farm offering organic produce, mums

Villa Maria Farm produce market is currently offering fresh, organic vegetables, herbs and fall mums. The market is located at Villa Maria, 288 Villa Drive, Villa Maria, Pa. 16155. Villa Maria sells produce exclusively grown on the property. The market is open from noon-5 p.m. on Wednesdays and 10 a.m.-2...

One Hot Cookie ending operations, filing for bankruptcy

One Hot Cookie is closing and plans to file for bankruptcy, its owner tells WKBN.

Closeout store to replace Big Lots in Boardman

Another home-goods deal store will soon be moving into the former Big Lots location on South Avenue.

ODOT currently hiring winter crews

The Ohio Department of Transportation is filling positions for its winter crews.

Manufacturing Matters: Targeted Pet Treats

Warren, PA - Manufacturing continues to play a major role in Warren County, providing jobs, supporting local businesses and contributing to the region’s economy. As part of Erie News Now’s Manufacturing Matters series, a partnership with the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry, the focus is being placed on local manufacturers and the role they play in the community.

West Deer Residents Say Bitcoin Mining Coal Trucks Coat Homes in Toxic Ash

A 10-ton weight limit now applies to Saxonburg Boulevard, but West Deer residents say the restriction has not ended the problems they associate with coal-truck traffic: debris on homes and roads, speeding, and pavement damage. The trucks carry waste coal from the former Russellton mine to a Bitcoin-mining power plant and return with fly ash for storage.

County Legislature Approves Increase in Partial Real Property Tax Exemption for Senior Homeowners

Senior citizen homeowners in Chautauqua County will see a $1,000 increase in their partial real property tax exemption in 2027. Last week, county lawmakers approved a resolution to raise that exemption from $32,000 to $33,000. Dunkirk legislator Marcus Buchanan, who introduced that measure, says it will protect seniors from losing their tax exemption simply because their fixed income went up with inflation...

Business Owners Buzz with Beehive

Entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered in downtown Erie for an NWPA Innovation Beehive networking event focused on fostering collaboration, sharing ideas, and exploring partnerships to strengthen northwest Pennsylvania's business community.

Erie Terminal owner to file complaint after SOBE letter threatens shut off

The owner of downtown Youngstown's Erie Terminal Place plans to file a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio over what he says is an exorbitant amount of money SOBE Thermal Energy Systems claims he owes.

FirstEnergy plans grid technology in Northeast Ohio. An Ohio project showed both promise and limits

CLEVELAND, Ohio — FirstEnergy plans to install technology designed to get more use from existing Northeast Ohio transmission lines, but experience elsewhere shows it can produce very different results from one line to another. Sometimes the technology finds room to safely carry more electricity. Sometimes it finds a bottleneck...