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MCCTC honoring former student with car show
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CANFIELD, Ohio -
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center is holding a car show on Friday to honor a student who passed away in an automobile accident.
Zach Signore, a senior in the Truck and Diesel lab at MCCTC, came up with the idea of hosting the memorial car show for his friend, Tommy Bowers.
"Tommy and I were friends, and he was such a great kid," Signore said. "Cars…
MCCTC to introduce three new programs, academy
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CANFIELD
February is Career and Technical Education Month, and the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center is expanding its list of programs.
MCCTC is adding programs in wildlife and fisheries, computer networking and cybersecurity and clean-energy technology starting in the 2018-19 school year.
Marketing director Jessica Cene said the programs were developed from…
Forum at MCCTC teaches drone safety
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CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – There’s been a major increase in the use of drones.
Monday, the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center held a public event about drones.
They taught people about drone safety and how to legally fly.
Several experts from the aviation community were there. They say there is some confusion about how people are flying.
“It’s become pretty obviously…
Valley celebrates, urges interest in manufacturing
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YOUNGSTOWN
Quickly, three Canfield eighth-graders grab the four parts of their balloon pump.
After the red nozzle is screwed on, the three work together to get the size of balloon they need to win this competition.
“Faster!” one of the students urges.
Trent Harnishfeger, 13, Josh Juliano, 14, and Mario Battaglia, 14, didn’t win the balloon challenge, but they still got…
Manufacturing Day in Valley aims to change perception
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CANFIELD, Ohio -
Friday was Manufacturing Day, a chance for places like Youngstown State University and the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center to show just how much the industry is changing.
"We can't-do the same old manufacturing. It has to be the newer stuff that is more flexible. It's faster, it brings better material properties and it's less expensive," said YSU Associate…
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits MCCTC for National Manufacturing Day
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CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown celebrated National Manufacturing Day in the Valley on Friday.
He spent the morning at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.
Brown took part in a roundtable discussion on how to make young people aware and interested in manufacturing jobs in Ohio. His team said the Democratic senator has offered to work with President Donald…
Schiavoni Outlines Business, Jobs Plans
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CANFIELD, Ohio – State Sen. Joe Schiavoni wants to close a tax loophole that he says would generate $2.5 billion to fund components of a jobs plan he introduced Thursday.
Schiavoni, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, revealed his plan at a news conference in front of Mahoning County Career & Technical Center and at JoeForJobs.com. Representatives…
Sen. Schiavoni talks plans to boost Ohio’s economy
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CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – State Senator Joe Schiavoni was in Canfield Thursday morning talking about his plan to boost the state’s economy, as he campaigns to become the next governor.
Schiavoni says the state has the third-highest unemployment rate in the country. He cited retail job cuts last month and a lack of new manufacturing jobs in the past year.
Schiavoni says his plan is based…
MCCTC students to farm land behind the school
t doesn't look like much now, but soon a half acre plot of land behind the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center in Canfield will be full of fruits and vegetables.