YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Retaining young people is one of the tenets of the Mahoning Valley’s plan and its three-R’s approach. The other prongs are, receive refugees and legal immigrants and return people who have relocated to other areas. The Valley repopulation plan is being spearheaded by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments as a way to ensure there are a sufficient number of workers.

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Read Denise Dick's story here:

https://businessjournaldaily.com/article/will-they-stay-or-will-they-leave/

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A crossroads in northeastern Beaver Township in Mahoning County couldn’t appear more sublime today.

Regal houses and estates dot the neighborhood along Calla Road as it runs eastward across state Route 164 and into nearby Springfield Township, sweeping toward Evans Lake. Just to the south is the entrance to one of Mahoning County’s most elegant clubs, The Lake Club, where patrons spend time golfing, swimming and dining.

Not so 150 years ago. During the mid-19th century, this was coal country – a part of rural Mahoning County that lured workers who toughed it out in the local mines. By the 1860s, this corner of Beaver Township had earned an unusual name: “Morgantown.”

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Read Dan O'Brien's Story:

https://businessjournaldaily.com/article/in-morgantown-chaos-once-thrived/

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Today, we’re exploring a topic that’s reshaping the landscape of education: artificial intelligence, or AI. With us is Denise Dick, special project manager at The Business Journal and author of a fascinating article on how AI is not just changing, but actually accelerating student learning and making educators’ jobs easier.