Youngstown

Smaller cities, such as Youngstown, Ohio, were devastated when dominant employers closed up shop.

They watched Princess Diana wed, and Youngstown and Pittsburgh crumble with the steel industry.

For Youngstown, the deal was just the latest in a long line of fizzled developments, underscoring how officials have gambled with economic development dollars in hopes of reviving the city.

Dan O’Brien is a reporter and associate editor of The Business Journal, based in Youngstown, Ohio.

This article was produced in partnership with The Business Journal, based in Youngstown, Ohio, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.

Suppose the “best” football player was an offensive lineman for Youngstown State?

A market for buying bank “passbooks” also cropped up in places like Youngstown.

Last year, we created our first manufacturing innovation institute in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Youngstown Vindicator named 2011 the “Year of the Earthquakes” in Mahoning County.

What makes the minor rumble newsworthy is that until 2011, Youngstown had never had a recorded earthquake.

In 1816, the mail between Buffalo and Youngstown was carried twice a week, twelve hours being allowed for a trip either way.

Construction was continued further to Youngstown and the track laid in 1855, but only one train was run down to the lower port.

A small American steamer had been running between Lewiston and Youngstown, and there was some talk of putting on another.

Lemuel Wick, the father of Henry, was among the early settlers of Youngstown.

They were brought from Ashtabula to Youngstown by rail, thence to Pittsburgh by river.