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Alice and Greg Greenwood, from Greenwood Chevrolet and the Greenwood Foundation, stand with Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel in front of the Chevrolet Bolt that was donated to the university on Tuesday, March 18, 2021. (Ellen Wagner | Mahoning Matters)
YOUNGSTOWN Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown and the Greenwood Foundation donated a new Chevrolet Bolt to Youngstown State University today and made a $100,000 donation to the Excellence Training Center.
Greg Greenwood, owner of Greenwood Chevrolet, said the collaboration will offer opportunities to YSU students and bolster the electric car industry in the Mahoning Valley.
Of thousands of cars sold at his dealership each year, only a handful of them are electric cars, he said. Working with YSU, there will be more visibility for people to see electric cars on the road., Greenwood said.
Mercy College of Ohio’s Youngstown location, 1044 Belmont Ave. (Contributed photo)
YOUNGSTOWN For the first time in 17 months, graduates at Mercy College of Ohio’s Youngstown location were able to attend an in-person commencement ceremony Monday.
During the ceremony, the Misericordia et Cura Award, the highest honor bestowed by the college, was presented to Kim Pavel, associate program director for the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Program, Youngstown location.
Pavel began her nursing career at St. Elizabeth Hospital 40 years ago, serving as a staff nurse, a unit manager and a nursing faculty member at both the former St. Elizabeth School of Nursing and most recently at Mercy College of Ohio. She received her diploma in nursing from St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Youngstown State University and her Master of Science in Nursing from Kent State University.
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YOUNGSTOWN Spinwheel, a Youngstown Business Incubator portfolio company, has secured $11 million in new funding to grow its consumer debt management platform, starting with student loan debt.
The funding, announced Monday, was led by QED Investors with participation from Core Innovation Capital, Fika Ventures and Firebolt Ventures, according to a press release.
It will help the company develop software to embed loan management tools into the apps used most by people. In addition, the funding will go toward scaling the company’s product roadmap and doubling its team to six over the next six months. It also will enable the company to expand to other debt categories, including credit card, auto and mortgage in the next year, according to Spinwheel.
May 10, 2021
WE LAUNCH TO LAUNCH: The next cohort of WE Launch, phase two of the WE Accelerator Program, begins June 9 and includes 10 weeks of classes focused on the fundamentals of owning and operating a business.
The primary goal of WE Launch is to assist women who have started their own business but need assistance in launching their product into the market.
To qualify for WE Launch, your business must be woman-owned, be registered with the state and have an existing business plan.
The virtual meetings will be 6 to 8 p.m. June 9, 16, 23 and 30; July 7, 14, 21 and 28; and Aug. 4.
Go to ybi.org, the website for the Youngstown Business Incubator, to learn more.