Franciscan takes crown in social media event
STEUBENVILLE -Franciscan University of Steubenville has been named the Forbes Magazine "#MyTop College" competition winner.Earlier this summer Forbes Magazine ranked Franciscan University of Steubenville among the top 10 percent of all colleges and universities in its annual list of America's 660 top colleges. This marked the third consecutive year Franciscan University of Steubenville made the Forbes' list.In the ensuing weeks Forbes held its "#MyTopCollege" competition, a crowd-sourced competition in which Forbes asks for students and alumni to share, via social media, the reasons they ...
Property Transfers
Butler TownshipWarrington Farms to Kyle and Tami Bardo, home and 90 acres on U.S. Route 62; $360,000.Center TownshipZachary and Shanna White to Jasin and Angela Gamble, home and 1.5 acre on Freeman Road; $140,600.Rodger and Carla Douglass to Deborah and John Anderson, home and 2 acres on state Route 164; $122,000.ColumbianaGaylord Gloss to Jonathan and Megan Perkins, home on Edgewood Drive; $120,000.Daniel and Carol Eriksen to Gillian Collum, home on Allen Avenue; $134,900.Greg and Laura Gardner to Laura Gardner, home on on North Pearl Street; $30,000.Titan Construction to Troy and ...
Business Briefs
Homebuyer Education Class shows financial steps to ownershipWEIRTON - The CHANGE Inc. Homebuyer Education Course, a comprehensive look at the financial steps to home ownership and management, will be offered 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Mary H. Weir Public Library in Weirton."This class is for anyone of any age, background or income level who is interested in purchasing a home," explained Joy Reese, the Housing Counseling Program Manager at CHANGE, Inc. "Even if you've owned a home before."Participants must pre-register by Aug. 12. Applications can be downloaded from the CHANGE Inc. ...
Trinity Health Systems bond rating reduced
STEUBENVILLE - Citing a marked decline in operating performance in 2015, Moody's Investor Service downgraded Trinity Health System's revenue bonds from an A3 rating to a Baa1 rating this month.The credit opinion by the New York agency was issued on July 5.Administration officials with Trinity Health System did not return numerous telephone messages seeking comment.This action affects approximately $36 million of Series 2010 fixed rated revenue bonds issued by the city of Steubenville. The outlook is negative, according to the report.Additional challenges include the system's small ...