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November 26, 2023

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BRITE RECEIVES FUNDS: BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren has been awarded a Constellation E2 Energy to Educate grant for $24,960, allowing the organization to launch the BRITE Clean Energy Education & Outreach Program.

The initiative is all about sparking innovation in the community and inspiring students to re-imagine the landscape of energy.

Energy to Educate has provided nearly $6 million in grant funding, reaching more than 290,000 students since the program was launched in 2010.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: The 12 local organizations that will be featured in the fourth annual WRTA Holiday Lights Campaign are ACTION Mahoning Valley Mobile Truck, AMYA Marie Foundation, Dorothy Day House, Healthy Hearts & Paws, National Alliance for Mental Illness, MOAB House, Persayus Way Project, Senior Support Action Group, Angels for Animals, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Thrive Mahoning Valley and Veterans Outreach.

The organizations will be featured on signs on WRTA buses and other media through the end of 2023, and will be entered into two drawings for special marketing campaigns.

STEM NAMES INTERN OF THE YEAR: Youngstown State University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics has named Samantha Bachochin as Intern of the Year.

Bachochin, a junior from Youngstown, is pursuing a double major in biology with a pre-medical focus and forensic sciences complemented by two minor fields of study in chemistry and public health.

During the summer, Bachochin interned at the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office.

At YSU, Bachochin has served as an undergraduate research assistant in the microbiology research laboratory. Her contributions have been evident in the Sars-CoV-2 Wastewater Project.

In addition, Bachochin participates in the Sokolov Honors College and dedicates her time to weekly volunteer work at Akron Children’s Hospital Beeghly Campus, specifically in the surgery department.

Upon completing her undergraduate studies, Bachochin plans to pursue a medical degree with the goal of specializing in forensic pathology.

PURPLE STAR AWARDS ANNOUNCED: Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is among a group of five Ohio colleges and universities recently designated Collegiate Purple Star campuses for their efforts to support students with military backgrounds.

With the latest round, 51 schools that earned the designation since 2022.

Ohio was the first state to offer the designations, which advance the work already done by the state’s PreK-12 school system to create the Purple Star designation for those schools that worked to become military-friendly.

Colleges and universities in Ohio are can apply for the designation, which is determined by a Collegiate Purple Star Advisory Committee appointed by the chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

DOMINION OFFERING ENERGY AUDITS: Dominion Energy is offering customers to take stock of their home’s energy efficiency through a free home energy assessment to help them save energy and money during the upcoming winter season.

Dominion Energy is partnered with CLEAResult to do a home evaluation to determine where it is using or wasting energy.

A certified home energy auditor provides recommendations on how to save energy to improve your home’s comfort, available rebates, and free energy-saving products, including high-efficiency shower heads, kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators, carbon monoxide detectors and water heater pipe wrap

To schedule an appointment, customers can visit Dominion’s online scheduler or call 877-287-3416. When scheduling, customers must populate the discount code box in the online scheduler or mention the promocode FREE. Discounted appointments cannot be applied to the 2023 Nest Thermostat promotion.

CDL PROGRAM LAUNCHES: Ohio has launched a new program to help alleviate the cost of commercial driver’s license training for Ohio employers.

The Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program will provide $3 million in tax credits to Ohio employers to support the upskilling of current and future employers in today’s high-demand economy.

Employers of all sizes and industries who are registered to do business in the state and employ Ohio resident W-2 employees are eligible to apply. Employers can earn tax credits for half of approved training costs, up to $25,000 in tax credits.

The tax credit applies to the training and / or credentialing of current and prospective employees. Eligible training can be conducted by external training providers on the Ohio-approved CDL course provider list or qualified internal training instructors. Credentials must be for Class A or Class B state-issued CDLs.

The application and program guidelines are available at development.ohio.gov/CDL. Applications are due Dec. 1. Applications will be accepted and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

FARMERS TO HELP SALVATION ARMY: Farmers National Bank is dedicating a day of volunteering to ring the bells at the Salvation Army’s red kettles 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

Area locations include Sparkle Market, Cornersburg; Giant Eagle, Canfield; Southern Park Mall, Boardman; Walmart, Salem; Devine’s, Hubbard; Giant Eagle, Howland; Sparkle Market, Niles; Sam’s Club, Warren; Giant Eagle, Elm Road, Warren; and Sparkle Market, Lake Milton.

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