According to SBA Office of Advocacy’s 2020 Ohio Small Business Profile, for the most recent year of small business reporting, there were 965,576 small businesses in our state, making up 99.6% of all Ohio businesses. The 2.2 million employees of these companies comprised 45.3% of all Ohio ...
With 52 of our 67 counties calling Appalachia home, Pennsylvania is no stranger to the rich geography of the region filled with stunning mountain views, rivers and streams, and wildlife. It’s home to tremendous cultural and historical resources and 5.6 million Pennsylvanians who live, work, and play in our commonwealth. Pennsylvania’s Appalachian region also reflects the sense of economic resiliency that is evident in our efforts over the past 50 years to partner with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to battle the impacts of poverty, unemployment, and low per capita income ...
By CATHY BROWNFIELD Family Recovery Center publicist Parents are roadmaps that their children tend to use to navigate their journeys through life. Some roadmaps are really good, others, not so much. But that doesn’t mean the roadmaps can’t be improved. In fact, the more parents are willing to learn, the better they get at parenting. And it’s vital for parents to understand teen dating violence (TDV) and how to prepare their offspring to seek healthy relationships throughout their lives. First you need to understand exactly what TDV is. It is an adverse childhood experience ...
There was little question that 2021 would be a busy year for Columbiana County’s justice system. COVID-19 slowed down criminal activity and court closures kicked cases down the road into the new year. But what we are seeing now is something of a remarkable trend in activity. As discussed last quarter in my piece on personnel changeover, this upward trend certainly has something to do with new leaders at all levels of our justice system, however I did not realize the true impact until analyzing our half year numbers. Through June 25, 2021, my office has assisted in warrants and ...
Common sense: sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts. Here are a few things I remember hearing when I was growing up. — Use your head for something besides a hat rack. — Think for yourself. — Think about the consequences before you act. Are they consequences you can live with if you have to? — Never follow the crowd. They will lead you down the primrose path and when you have nothing left that they want, you will find yourself alone. — Use good common sense. Don’t waste the good brain God gave you. And how many times ...
In recent weeks, U.S. automakers have been hit hard by a global shortage of semiconductors. It’s the latest problem stemming from America’s over-reliance on a wide range of industrial imports. With the COVID-19 pandemic having disrupted global supply chains, U.S. automakers are now scrambling to find adequate supplies of the computer chips that run everything from power steering and navigation systems to collision sensors. The issue is serious enough that both GM and Ford have halted production. The Biden administration is racing to address the problem—along with other serious ...
