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Business

New restaurant welcomed to Hooverson Heights area

FOLLANSBEE — A new restaurant has opened, offering breakfast and lunch throughout the week and, the owner hopes, dinner on a regular basis in the not distant future. Robert Jusino, owner of Jusino’s Family Restaurant at 150 Rockdale Road, said he has been in the food industry for 27 ...

Lauttamus Communications acquires TriConnex

WEIRTON — A.V. Lauttamus Communications Inc. has acquired TriConnex, LP, a Staley Wireless two-way radio company based in Wheeling. The move will bolster the Lauttamus presence in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. By integrating TriConnex’s network of 26 tower sites, Lauttamus ...

Weirton native recognized for dedication to funeral service

CANTON — Rachel I. (Tassey) Barker, a Weirton native and funeral director for Arnold Funeral Homes in Canton, has qualified for the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner from the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. Several professions grant special recognition ...

Utica Shale Academy transforming community through education

SALINEVILLE — The Utica Shale Academy is being heralded as a transformative beacon for the community and education of youth and adults. The adjective was often quoted during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Connecting Communities Through Workforce Training Project on Aug. 23. Federal and ...

Party of one: Restaurants are catering to a growing number of solo diners

NEW YORK — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself. Imanirad said dining alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch her phone and ...

Franciscan engineering department gets grant

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville, together with Purdue University, Tuskegee University and the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, was awarded an institutional impact grant to provide character development for technical students. The collaborative project titled ...