News & FYI

Mayor Williams on C-SPAN's Washington Journal

Mayor Williams has appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal several times over the past year, discussing topics such as economic development efforts in Youngstown, Youngstown 2010, and his advocacy for a federal stimulus plan for cities to facilitate economic development. Click on the items listed below to view the broadcasts:

"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) - Youngstown's effort to reinvent itselt is given as an example of what it will take to get the country back on track economically. 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.

NSP Spending Tracking

(December 2009) - Details of ongoing NSP grant spending are available for review on the CDA page (click City Hall > Departments > Community Development Agency > NSP Spending).

Mayor Williams contributes to op-ed article in Forbes

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

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

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

FREE Prescription Drug Card Program

(August 7, 2009) - The City of Youngstown has a new program to offer savings on prescription drugs to residents who are without health insurance, a traditional benefits plan, or have prescriptions that are not covered by insurance. Click here to download the flyer that describes this progam.