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Public Notices

The Youngstown Initiative

(April 24, 2012) - The City of Youngstown has reintroduced The Youngstown Initiative, a program that offers small businesses access to capital and government-contracting opportunities. Visit the Office of Economic Development Programs page to learn more.

The City of Youngstown’s message to Landlords of unregistered properties, TIME’S UP!

(September 30, 2010) - The City of Youngstown has a message for all of the landlords who have not registered their rental properties-TIME'S UP and you will be fined $100.00 a week until the property is registered. The City already has a list of landlords that will be receiving the fines effective Thursday, October 7, 2010. The due date for registering properties was August 15th. For more details, click on the following links:

• Press Release (9/30/10)
• Rental Property Registration

Advertisements for Bids & Proposals

NOTE: Public Works Advertisements for Bids are now located here.

Youngstown in the News

Youngstown Metro Area ranks 4th on list of best cities for raising a family

(Forbes, April 4, 2012) - Click here to read more.

Youngstown Metro Area's recovery from the Great Recession is among the 20 strongest in the nation

(Brookings Institute, March 2012) - Click here to read more.

Youngstown Metro Area is nation's most affordable major housing market for 4th quarter of 2011

(NAHB, February 16, 2012) - Click here to read more.

Youngstown ranks 5th on list of fastest-growing industrial areas

(Forbes, May 9, 2011) - Click here to read more.

Youngstown ranks 4th among best cities for finding a job this winter

(Forbes, December 16, 2010) - Click here to read more.

"'Rust Belt chic' in Youngstown, Ohio"

(BBC World New America, July 5, 2010) - View this video.

"'Transformational'
There's no better word to describe the impact of a new steel mill investment in Youngstown."

(Site Selection, May 2010) - Read the article here.

"Semper Youngstown"

(Inc. Magazine, May 1, 2010) - Read the article here.

"Youngstown makes strides toward being technical hub"

(Cleveland.com, January 31, 2010) - Read the article here.

"Special Report: America's route to recovery"

(Reuters, December 29, 2009) - Read the article here.

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman metro area ranks 25th in Forbes best "bang-for-the-buck" cities

(December 8, 2009) - Read the article here.

Entrepreneur Magazine lists Youngstown in Top-10 of business startup-friendly cities

(August 2009) - Click here to read the article.