Press Coverage


The Better Business Bureau of the Mahoning Valley unveiled a new logo and branding Thursday during its annual Torch Awards ceremony, but leaders at the organization stressed that the foundation of business trust remains unchanged.

If you desired to trace the steps that led to Gina Govojdean winning a highly prestigious award, the journey would begin with her father and mother’s early, loving influence on her.

Executive Director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Ian Beniston, sits down with Leslie Huff to outline the community response to the Glenwood Avenue project open house earlier in the week.

The stated central purpose of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation is “to foster the transformation of vulnerable, undervalued and transitional neighborhoods into…places where people are willing to invest their time, energy and resources and where residents can manage their own problems.”

A presentation was held Tuesday evening on a five-year plan to continue the revitalization of Youngstown’s Glenwood Avenue corridor.

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