I'm not sure how I feel about EGCC closing off a block of Boardman Street. I'm all for improving the streetscape there but I'm not sure it's a good idea to make it a pedestrian only area. And let's face it, there will be no shops around it and there aren't too many EGCC students anyways so I can't imagine it would even be a very lively space. It's just nowhere near what the closing off N. Phelps Street plan is.

Edited April 19, 20196 yr by Dblcut3

 

 

 

On 3/23/2019 at 5:12 PM, Dblcut3 said:

Here's a photo of the amphitheater I found from a news article. It will open in early June:

 

 

 

So weird to see this when I'm still reminded of Wean United.

 

It's amazing how much that piece of land has changed! I'm excited for June when it's done. There's already some decent sized acts who've announced concerts in June or July (Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, & Gucci Mane)

 

Once the park surrounding it is done, it'll be an amazing asset for Downtown. Honestly if the city can focus on linking everything from the river to Downtown to the YSU campus, it could easily become a bustling college town. Frankly it's a wonder we havent become a typical college town yet... everything is in place for it to happen, it just needs set in motion.

City Approves Campus Lofts Design

By George Nelson | May 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Youngstown Design Review Committee this morning approved a proposal to build a $12 million student housing complex near Youngstown State University.

Campus Lofts LLC already has started demolition of the former St. Vincent DePaul thrift store building on Wick Avenue and the adjacent Penguin Place building, where it plans to build the proposed four-story development. Campus Lofts purchased the two buildings from NYO Property Group in December for $1.025 million.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/city-approves-campus-lofts-design/

I'm happy they are building the Campus Lofts but oh my god what type of monstrosity is this design! It looks so bland and dated to me. Not to mention it's a shame there won't be any retail along Wick Ave. That could've been a crucial link between retail on Lincoln Ave. near YSU and retail in Downtown.

 

 

 

In more exciting news.... we have more amphitheater photos! ?

 

 

 

Edited May 8, 20196 yr by Dblcut3

 

 

 

8 hours ago, yanni_gogolak said:

City Approves Campus Lofts Design

By George Nelson | May 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Youngstown Design Review Committee this morning approved a proposal to build a $12 million student housing complex near Youngstown State University.

Campus Lofts LLC already has started demolition of the former St. Vincent DePaul thrift store building on Wick Avenue and the adjacent Penguin Place building, where it plans to build the proposed four-story development. Campus Lofts purchased the two buildings from NYO Property Group in December for $1.025 million.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/city-approves-campus-lofts-design/

 

Welp, time to update my article on the former St. Vincent building: http://abandonedonline.net/location/st-vincent-de-paul-building/. Is NYO offloading its properties since the indictments?

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 hours ago, Dblcut3 said:

I'm happy they are building the Campus Lofts but oh my god what type of monstrosity is this design! It looks so bland and dated to me. Not to mention it's a shame there won't be any retail along Wick Ave. That could've been a crucial link between retail on Lincoln Ave. near YSU and retail in Downtown.

 

 

The giant billboard on top at the corner really sets it off!

GM in Talks to Sell Lordstown Plant to Electric Truck Maker

May 8, 2019

LORDSTOWN, Ohio — President Donald J. Trump announced this morning via Twitter that General Motors Co. plans to sell its idled manufacturing plant here to Workhorse Group Inc., a Cincinnati company that produces electric vehicles.

Tweeted the president, “GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc., GM will be selling their beautiful Lordstown plant to Workhorse, where they play to build electric trucks.”

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/breaking-news-trump-tweets-gm-to-sell-lordstown-plant/

3 hours ago, yanni_gogolak said:

GM in Talks to Sell Lordstown Plant to Electric Truck Maker

May 8, 2019

LORDSTOWN, Ohio — President Donald J. Trump announced this morning via Twitter that General Motors Co. plans to sell its idled manufacturing plant here to Workhorse Group Inc., a Cincinnati company that produces electric vehicles.

Tweeted the president, “GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc., GM will be selling their beautiful Lordstown plant to Workhorse, where they play to build electric trucks.”

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/breaking-news-trump-tweets-gm-to-sell-lordstown-plant/

I love that Trump acts like it's a done deal while GM doesn't. Plus this sure as hell isn't a win for the area. I can't imagine most jobs will be saved by this. 

18 hours ago, seicer said:

 

Welp, time to update my article on the former St. Vincent building: http://abandonedonline.net/location/st-vincent-de-paul-building/. Is NYO offloading its properties since the indictments?

 

Nice photos! I don't think NYO is getting rid of all their properties but they are downsizing a lot. They sold Realty Tower to new management, they sold the Harshman Building to EGCC, and now this to YSU. But I don't think they'll completely go under. I do know from some people that they are in some severe monetary issues; I know the bank is going after them over unpaid payments on the Flats at Wick property and that they are having some delays getting historic tax credits for the DoubleTree project as well which is why two of the restaurants supposed to go in there pulled out. I still think the CEO will end up getting a slap on the wrist considering how most corrupt people in Youngstown get off easily. Plus, he's generally very well liked in the community and frankly he is the main reason Downtown is what it is today and not a sad abandoned wasteland.

Is it just me or does it seem like the university is the primary contender in bringing a resurgence to Youngstown? It's cleaning up quite nicely!

51 minutes ago, tastybunns said:

Is it just me or does it seem like the university is the primary contender in bringing a resurgence to Youngstown? It's cleaning up quite nicely!

Pretty much. It's about time they fix YSU up. I will say though, they have a long way to go. The campus is honestly pretty nice but the inner workings of that place are still pathetic. I've dealt with them recently when applying to colleges and they were not operating like other colleges and it was impossible to get anything done with their incompetent staff. From what I've gone through in trying to get anything done with them, it's no wonder why they are stuck in the commuter college category.  They simply are just not on par with other colleges yet which is a shame. But I think in 10 years or less they will finally be a good college. And obviously, if they continue to improve and expand their number of out of town students, I predict that the recent building boom around campus will only be the beginning. I'd like to see them expand more into Downtown proper and work on making it into a college town environment. 

 

 

Other than the University, I'd say the whole resurgence of Downtowns across the country also drove Downtown to begin to improve and get more businesses. And outside of Downtown, the YNDC has been doing amazing work in stabilizing neighborhoods by renovating over a thousand houses so far.

Edited May 9, 20196 yr by Dblcut3

Southern Park Mall Redevelopment:

So Washington Property Group has announced their plans to renovate and reenergize Boardman's Southern Park Mall. You can read the full article about the plans here. Basically the plan is to tear down Sears and replace it with new storefronts and a large open green space for events. As expected, I thoroughly despise this plan. For starters, at least put the event space next to the building or even just have a small road buffer in between. Why would they put several rows of parking in between? The green space that they expect to be a center of activity will be completely choked off by a huge parking lot and no one will use it because it's not connected to the mall at all. I'm planning on writing an email to them to try and make a case for at least putting the green space next to the edge of the mall with shop spaces on the side(s). Meanwhile, Cafaro Co. owns the former Dillards space and has not announced their plans. However, they hope to redevelop it into several different new spaces for tenants. Overall, this plan disappoints me (as do most mall redevelopments) and the fact that they are hoping this will become a "town center" is laughable. 

 

The amphitheater is almost done! It looks great whenever I drive past it on Market Street Bridge. Way better than expected. I found this drone photo from KCAerials of the amphitheater - go follow them on Instagram, they have great drone photos of Youngstown!

 

 

It's unfortunate that the parking lot is still in front of it but I think that the master plan is to replace it with park space. There's also a lot less open space between the amphitheater and river than I expected. 

I've got another photo to share. The amphitheater opens for a free concert this Friday! I'll try to get down there and get some good photos. Apparently they will be greening the rest of the park and it should be fully covered in grass by the end of the summer; It'll look great! I also heard that the city is going to push to rebuild Front Street and include bike lanes and possibly a landscaped median like Federal St. has. I'd like to eventually see the parking lots on Front be replaced with park space or new apartment buildings. 

 

Edited June 12, 20196 yr by Dblcut3

Looks great, if a little surreal with the green, green grass surrounded by the dirt on all sides.  Like an inverted baseball field.

Site Work Underway for $170M TJX Project

By George Nelson | June 18, 2019

 

LORDSTOWN, Ohio – Heavy rains late last week and over the weekend has put a damper on work at the site of TJX Companies Inc.’s $170 million distribution center in Lordstown. But work is still underway, reports Mayor Arno Hill.

The village of Lordstown issued zoning permits in April to site developer Independence Excavating Inc. in Independence. The contractor is preparing the site, nearly 300 acres, for the warehouse and distribution warehouse, guard house and pump house. 

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/site-work-underway-for-170m-tjx-project/

Yucky sprawl. And lots of stormwater runoff problems in the area already. But the EPA doesn't mind....

 

EPA issues permit for multi-million dollar project in Trumbull County 

http://www.wfmj.com/story/40736539/epa-issues-permit-for-multi-million-dollar-project-in-trumbull-county

Good news.....

 

 

I've got some exciting non-Downtown area development news! The YNDC recently announced that they will be building three market rate new homes in the South Side's Handels neighborhood. This is great news because this infill housing will help improve the street its on (Helena Avenue) and will remove most of the vacant lots on it. The location is here on Helena Avenue. Hopefully these houses will bring some people from the suburbs into the neighborhood and will help keep the neighborhoods south of Midlothian healthy and stable areas. The houses are 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bedrooms. One house will be $100,000, another $105,000, and the last $110,000.

 

 

Renderings:

 

 

WRPA Authorizes $10M in Bonds for Student Housing

By George Nelson | August 22, 2019

WARREN, Ohio – The Western Reserve Port Authority voted Wednesday to issue up to $10 million in revenue bonds to support the construction of a new student-housing project near Youngstown State University and approved an extension to its development agreement with the city of Warren. 

The actions were among several items on a packed agenda for the port authority board of directors, which met at the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center downtown.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/wrpa-authorizes-10m-in-bonds-for-student-housing/

Gallagher Building Update:

So the owner of Bistro 1907 (below the DoubleTree Hotel) owns a foodtruck called Wahaka Tacos and he just announced that he will be opening a brick and mortar store in the Gallagher Buildings aka the former Cedar's building. This is great news because the building has been in a state of neglect for far too long so hopefully this will be successful! However the timeline seems a bit ambitious. Nonetheless, I'm just happy that plans are moving forward at all.

 

The Gallagher Building:

 

North Phelps Street Pedestrian Mall:

Source: Vindicator

Also coming next year is the North Phelps Street pedestrian mall project (complete by July 2020). The street will be closed off for pedestrians only and one new restaurant, Gringo's Tacos & Tequila, has already announced it will open on the street in the "Commonwealth Land Agency" building. The closed off pedestrian mall (inspired by Cleveland's Fourth Street) will be on the block of N. Phelps between West Federal and Commerce. The road will be raised to sidewalk level and a gateway arch will be installed on the Commerce Street entrance. Similar improvements will be made to the small block of Phelps north of Commerce (next to Erie Terminal Building) however I'm not sure if it will be pedestrian only or not. If it is, that will be neat because it will directly connect to the staircase to YSU; with some more improvements to the street by YSU, Phelps could end up being the main gateway between YSU, Downtown, and the amphitheater. The pedestrian mall will also have overhead lighting and outdoor seating for restaurants.

 

Other Downtown Developments:

Local coffee house chain, The Mocha House, will be opening on the corner of Boardman and South Champion in the former Los Gallos space within Eastern Gateway Community College's main building. The Mocha House will become Downtown proper's second coffee shop (excluding YSU area coffee shops) with Joe Maxx Coffee Company being located in the Business Incubator on West Federal. Speaking of Joe Maxx, the owners got permission from the city to finally put some signage outside as well as outdoor seating.

 

Meanwhile on the corner of Front and S. Hazel across from the amphitheater, local restaurant/club owner Earl Winner is opening Tavern 208 in the site of the former St. Vincent De Paul Building as well as the adjacent Daugherty Davis Co. Building. He is investing around $400,000 in renovations and hopes to have the restaurant open by the end of next month.

 

Tavern 208's future location:

 

All in all, Downtown Youngstown is really having a major renaissance. It is a great area and frankly is much better than Downtowns in many other small-mid size cities. After going to college in Akron this semester, I must say; Downtown Youngstown puts Downtown Akron (and Canton) to shame! Another major project which we will see by the end of next year is the rebuilding of Fifth Avenue between Downtown and YSU. The six lane road will be reduced to two vehicular lanes with bus lanes and a large bike/walk path on each side. This will be amazing to see and will help bridge the gap between YSU's main campus and the new Bookstore and University Edge developments. After that is complete, the city will work on rebuilding Front Street by giving it a similar road diet. The city is prioritizing Front due to it being nearby the amphitheater. Other roads that will be rebuilt in the next few years include Commerce, Rayen, and parts of Federal.

 

And because why not, here's a photo of the new Youngstown Foundation Amphitheater and Wean Park from above (please note that much of the dirt is now grass):

 

And a photo I took of the new "Youngstown" sign found in Wean Park near the Covelli Center:

^Nice post, but I've got to disagree with you that downtown Youngstown puts downtown Akron to shame.  There is a major street project under construction in downtown Akron right now as well as a major rehab project of a block of historic buildings.  Downtown Akron is going to be even better after the completion of these projects.

7 hours ago, jeremyck01 said:

^Nice post, but I've got to disagree with you that downtown Youngstown puts downtown Akron to shame.  There is a major street project under construction in downtown Akron right now as well as a major rehab project of a block of historic buildings.  Downtown Akron is going to be even better after the completion of these projects.

 

LOL, right, that's funny. I go to the Covelli Centre every year and there are no places to eat downtown Youngstown on the weekend. This past year we settled for Bistro 1907 which is new since I went to the same convention last year. Very nice space but the food wasn't great. I will give it another try though as I liked the menu.

Building Amphitheater, Park Cost City Just Over $8M

By George Nelson | September 6, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The city will end up paying just over $8 million for the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre and the Raymond John Wean Foundation Park.

On Thursday, the city’s Board of Control approved the sixth and final modification to its contract with Brock Builders Inc. of North Lima, adding $62,262 to the contract. The various additions and deductions for nonperformance of work brings the total for the contract to $8,013,311.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/city-pays-just-over-8m-for-amphitheater-park/

9 minutes ago, yanni_gogolak said:

 

LOL, right, that's funny. I go to the Covelli Centre every year and there are no places to eat downtown Youngstown on the weekend. This past year we settled for Bistro 1907 which is new since I went to the same convention last year. Very nice space but the food wasn't great. I will give it another try though as I liked the menu.

 

Really? There's at least 15 restaurants w/in a 4-5 block radius of the Covelli Centre. 1907, V2, Whistle & Keg, Rhine Haus, Downtown Circle, The Federal, MVR, Avalon, Kitchen Post and Roberto's to name a few.

Edited September 6, 20195 yr by Clefan98

54 minutes ago, Clefan98 said:

 

Really? There's at least 15 restaurants w/in a 4-5 block radius of the Covelli Centre. 1907, V2, Whistle & Keg, Rhine Haus, Downtown Circle, The Federal, MVR, Avalon, Kitchen Post and Roberto's to name a few.

 

I don't know where any of those are. I use Google Maps and tap restaurants nearby.

Woah I didn't mean to start a controversy ? Anyways my point was that Downtown Youngstown just feels more vibrant and has more of its historical buildings/setup in tact than Akron does. Akron feels like a bit of a mismatch of midcentury buildings with only a couple historic ones left, many of which are in bad shape; though luckily that will be changing soon with projects such as the Bowery development. It's a bit strange how Downtown Akron is pretty vibrant south of Canal Park and north around Market Street but it's pretty dead in between. Youngstown on the other hand is just much more compact which I like. Sure Akron has a slightly larger amount of businesses in their Downtown but the general set up just isn't as nice in my opinion. It could just be the construction but Downtown Akron just feels like it has a long ways to go.

 

In defense of Akron: Highland Square and Wallhaven alone put the entire city of Youngstown to shame; there's no parts of Youngstown even remotely as successful as those two neighborhoods alone. Outside of Downtown Youngstown there's no real thriving walkable neighborhoods (hell there's only a couple that can even be called healthy at all let alone thriving). Plus Akron has bikelanes, Youngstown has a grand total of zero bike lanes. There's also good things happening elsewhere in the city like Kenmore and East End. However I just think Downtown Akron is lagging behind other comparable cities and hasn't seen the investment it should have. Sure, the North Side Market area is great but I don't really consider that part of Downtown proper since it's disconnected by a highway; but again that's yet another nice development Youngstown does not have. In other words, I like Akron and it's a lot nicer currently that Youngstown but I just don't like Downtown proper.

As for restaurants in Downtown Youngstown, there's about a dozen different places, mostly along West Federal though which isn't by the convention center (walking distance though). I recommend checking out Suzie's, The Kitchen Post, and Space Kat next time you're down there.

Edited September 6, 20195 yr by Dblcut3

DeBartolo Commons (Southern Park Mall Event Space):

The DeBartolo Corporation has released more renderings for its redvelopment of the Sears space at Southern Park mall in Boardman. Today the Sears space demolition took place. The plan is to replace it with a four acre green space called "DeBartolo Commons" which will be used for sports and other events. Frankly I think this plan is pretty stupid for one reason; it's surrounded on all sides by parking lots. I commend their plan to also add storefronts facing the green space but what I don't understand is the need to place a small parking lot between the mall and the field. It just makes the new event space disconnected from the mall and adds traffic to all four sides of the event space. I get that this is typical suburban development nonsense, but how did no one think of the benefit of just extending the green space up to the entrance of the mall and just placing a small service road instead of a parking lot? Anyways the development should be done by Fall 2020.

 

 

^I agree with you that the green space should extend to the mall with only a service road.  

On 9/6/2019 at 4:45 PM, Dblcut3 said:

As for restaurants in Downtown Youngstown, there's about a dozen different places, mostly along West Federal though which isn't by the convention center (walking distance though). I recommend checking out Suzie's, The Kitchen Post, and Space Kat next time you're down there.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. If I'm on my own next time I would probably check out Space Kat or Kitchen Post. These look like good local staples but if you have people in from out of town for a convention a hot dog, sandwich and bbq place with 5 food options aren't going to cut it. These are the people you want for your downtown because they have expendable cash. Compare those to places in Downtown Akron like Crave, Bricco, Diamond Grill, Boiling Pot, Pad Thai and Cilantro and you will see what I mean.

32 minutes ago, yanni_gogolak said:

 

Thanks for the suggestions. If I'm on my own next time I would probably check out Space Kat or Kitchen Post. These look like good local staples but if you have people in from out of town for a convention a hot dog, sandwich and bbq place with 5 food options aren't going to cut it. These are the people you want for your downtown because they have expendable cash. Compare those to places in Downtown Akron like Crave, Bricco, Diamond Grill, Boiling Pot, Pad Thai and Cilantro and you will see what I mean.

That's a great point actually. Downtown Youngstown has a lot of "hip" places (including the new ones that will be opening) but not a lot of traditional restaurants or "fancy" places except Bistro 1907. Plus there's really a lack of anything at all around the Covelli  Center and amphitheater which means a lot of visitors will probably just eat somewhere other than Downtown anyways.

On 9/11/2019 at 10:32 AM, Dblcut3 said:

That's a great point actually. Downtown Youngstown has a lot of "hip" places (including the new ones that will be opening) but not a lot of traditional restaurants or "fancy" places except Bistro 1907. Plus there's really a lack of anything at all around the Covelli  Center and amphitheater which means a lot of visitors will probably just eat somewhere other than Downtown anyways.

 

How's Avalon Pizza? That might be first on the list of places to try for me and that is probably appealing to most people.

6 hours ago, yanni_gogolak said:

 

How's Avalon Pizza? That might be first on the list of places to try for me and that is probably appealing to most people.

Not sure, never tried it but have heard good things. Also, I forgot to mention V2 Trattatoria which is sort of similar to "fancier" restaurants like Bistro 1907.

We've got some renderings of the streets that are being rebuilt soon in Downtown Youngstown:

 

Commerce Street:

I'm a little disappointed that Commerce Street won't have bike lanes but oh well. It is still a major improvement.

 

Federal Street:
I wasn't sure what their plans were for Federal Street but I'm excited to see this! Basically it looks like they will be extending the median in the center of the road all the way to the intersections, adding green space, and replacing the diagonal parking with parallel parking. I'm not sure Federal necessarily needed this improvement as much as others streets, but it sure will make it look great and will hopefully help the businesses on it! I wonder if they are going to do something like this on East Federal as well.

 

Rayen Street:
Finally, bike lanes! Youngstown as a whole has a grand total of zero bike lanes so I hope they at least stick to the few they have planned for the future (Rayen, Fifth, and Front). I'm glad they're rebuilding Rayen because it will help bridge the gap between YSU and Downtown. Rayen is currently four lanes with people speeding through it like a superhighway. It's always an adventure to cross it... But if Rayen is improved, it will make going between YSU and Downtown much less stressful.

 

Front Street:
Front Street will be the first street they work on (after Fifth). As we know it goes in front of the amphitheater, so hopefully this could help support that and maybe bring in more development (I'd love to see mixed use/apartment development in the many parking lots there even though that's a big thing to ask for!). But this street will be reduced from five lanes to three lanes with protected two-way bike lanes.

Big news just across the state line....

 

$80 million warehouse investment likely near I-80 Mercer exit

Officials reveal project at Penn-Northwest meeting

https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/million-warehouse-investment-likely-near-i--mercer-exit/article_17f7f179-e144-5771-81af-81203384ffe4.html

19 hours ago, KJP said:

Big news just across the state line....

 

$80 million warehouse investment likely near I-80 Mercer exit

Officials reveal project at Penn-Northwest meeting

https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/million-warehouse-investment-likely-near-i--mercer-exit/article_17f7f179-e144-5771-81af-81203384ffe4.html

Big news indeed! What happens in the Sharon/New Castle area is pretty intertwined with the Youngstown area, so it's definitely a good sign for Youngstown and the whole area!

New Pool Hall/Restaurant Downtown:

Source: WKBN

 

Another new business is coming Downtown. The owners of Liquid Blu nightclub are opening this on the second floor of their building in Downtown. They want to branch out of the nightclub scene and hope to make this a laid back place for people to go to after work for happy hour and shoot some pool. The menu seems to be typical bar food but they will be serving pastelillos! I guess that's a result of the growing Puerto Rican influence in Youngstown! The pool hall will open on the first of November. I wish them success; we need more entertainment based businesses Downtown and though this is still a bar, it is moving in that direction a bit.

 

 

It’s looking like the GM Lordstown plant could very possibly be getting retrofitted to become an electric battery plant for all its EV’s, and to potentially supply other EV makers. It’s currently part of the GM/UAW negotiations.

I’d call this a big win. Keeps the plant alive and positioned in a sector with big potential growth. 

 

“The Detroit-Hamtramck plant will get a new electric pickup truck and stay open, but factories in Lordstown, Ohio; Warren, Michigan; and near Baltimore are to be closed. The Lordstown area will get an electric vehicle battery factory, but it won’t have nearly as many  as the assembly plant that for years made compact GM cars.”

 

https://apnews.com/be0a22ea7772427dbf545450119ebdaf

Battery plants are highly automated. I doubt the new facility has more than a couple hundred jobs, and likely lower paying than the Cruze plant.

10 minutes ago, Mendo said:

Battery plants are highly automated. I doubt the new facility has more than a couple hundred jobs, and likely lower paying than the Cruze plant.

 

It says right above it won't have as many employees as the GM plant. marty15 is saying it's a win because the plant is not coming back. Some is better than none.

WRPA in Talks with Developers for More YSU Housing

By George Nelson | October 17, 2019

WARREN, Ohio – More student housing to serve Youngstown State University could be on its way.

Anthony Trevena, economic development director for the Western Reserve Port Authority, said Wednesday that he is in contact with developers who are interested in providing more student housing at YSU. 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/wrpa-in-talks-with-developers-for-more-ysu-housing/

 

This is interesting considering YSU has 500 less enrolled in 2019 vs. 2018. 12,155 vs 12,696.

39 minutes ago, Mendo said:

Battery plants are highly automated. I doubt the new facility has more than a couple hundred jobs, and likely lower paying than the Cruze plant.

Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 has roughly 7000 employees. Though it also builds off grid battery packs.  I would say GM’s EV production has much more potential long term to be multiple times larger than Tesla, if Tesla even survives with the legacy automakers coming into the EV space. Tesla is buried in debt.

Edited October 17, 20195 yr by marty15

I'm glad to see more student housing at YSU! I heard in terms of actual residence halls/dorms though they are vastly under-supplied (these new developments are all off campus apartments I believe). I think this is crucial to YSU becoming an actual college however and I think if they play they're cards right that they will be on par with the other state universities a decade or two from now. The campus isnt bad and the location is pretty good. They just need to work on attracting non-commuters from outside the Youngstown area or else it will forever be held back by the commuter school stigma it has now. 

Lordstown workers vow to push for contract rejection; factory to remain closed

Link: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/10/17/gm-strike-update-lordstown-uaw/4007368002/

 

"Projects planned for the Mahoning Valley include the opportunity to bring battery cell production to the area, which would create approximately 1,000 manufacturing jobs, as well as the sale of the GM Lordstown Complex to Lordstown Motors Corp., a new company that plans to build electric pickups for commercial fleet customers. Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to create 400 manufacturing jobs initially. These two initiatives are not covered under the proposed tentative agreement reached between the parties."

 

Hamtramck gets saved with an electric pickup production, but Lordstown, Warren MI, and Baltimore are closing if the agreement goes through. Lordstown's electric pickup deal from Workhorse still requires a lot of initial capital. The GM battery plant is unclear and will require an aditional UAW contract with GM. From an Oct. 1st article:

 

"One thing that is clear is that the battery cell manufacturing plant would not be located in the now-vacant 6.2 million-square-foot Lordstown factory or on the 905 acres it sits on. Also, the person said it would be modeled similarly to Tesla's Tesla Gigafactory 1, a lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle sub-assembly factory near Reno, Nevada. Entry-level jobs there pay about $17 an hour. It's expected the jobs related to either a Workhorse facility or a battery cell manufacturer would pay the same, the person said. 'GM is talking about building in the area or nearby. But not in Lordstown,' said the source." 

 

Link: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/10/01/gm-strike-update-2019-negotiations-lordstown-plant-closure/3824481002/

Edited October 17, 20195 yr by NorthShore647

33 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said:

Lordstown workers vow to push for contract rejection; factory to remain closed

Link: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/10/17/gm-strike-update-lordstown-uaw/4007368002/

 

"Projects planned for the Mahoning Valley include the opportunity to bring battery cell production to the area, which would create approximately 1,000 manufacturing jobs, as well as the sale of the GM Lordstown Complex to Lordstown Motors Corp., a new company that plans to build electric pickups for commercial fleet customers. Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to create 400 manufacturing jobs initially. These two initiatives are not covered under the proposed tentative agreement reached between the parties."

 

Hamtramck gets saved with an electric pickup production, but Lordstown, Warren MI, and Baltimore are closing if the agreement goes through. Lordstown's electric pickup deal from Workhorse still requires a lot of initial capital. The GM battery plant is unclear and will require an aditional UAW contract with GM. From an Oct. 1st article:

 

"One thing that is clear is that the battery cell manufacturing plant would not be located in the now-vacant 6.2 million-square-foot Lordstown factory or on the 905 acres it sits on. Also, the person said it would be modeled similarly to Tesla's Tesla Gigafactory 1, a lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle sub-assembly factory near Reno, Nevada. Entry-level jobs there pay about $17 an hour. It's expected the jobs related to either a Workhorse facility or a battery cell manufacturer would pay the same, the person said. 'GM is talking about building in the area or nearby. But not in Lordstown,' said the source." 

 

Link: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/10/01/gm-strike-update-2019-negotiations-lordstown-plant-closure/3824481002/

October 1st article*

GM selling shuttered Lordstown factory to electric truck maker

Link: https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/11/gm-selling-shuttered-lordstown-factory-to-electric-truck-maker.html

 

"The company called Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to hire 400 production workers at the outset, but said it still needs more investors before manufacturing can begin. ... Acquiring the plant will allow the company formed just months ago to begin seeking more money so that it can begin production of a new electric pickup truck that will be marketed to commercial customers such as utility companies and municipal governments."

Oh Wow! Children’s Museum to Buy McCrory Building

By George Nelson | November 18, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Oh Wow! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology will go from being a tenant of its downtown building to being its owner by the end of the year.

The purchase will give the downtown science museum the ability to better determine its own destiny, museum officials say, and eventually enable it to move the entrance to Market Street with a bus drop-off area as depicted in a proposed rendering above.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/oh-wow-childrens-center-to-buy-mccrory-building/

First National Tower Sold for $1.14M to Investment Group

November 22, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The landmark First National Bank Tower at 1 W. Federal St., the tallest building in the region, has been sold for $1.14 million to Big Blue Properties LLC Series XXI, based in Henderson, Nv.

The seller is First National Holdings LLC of New York City, which is in business with NYO Property Group, the company operated by developer Dominic Marchionda. The transaction closed Thursday.

 

https://businessjournaldaily.com/first-national-tower-sold-for-1-14m-to-nevada-investment-group/