Mark Hillwig is a new reporter for the Butler Eagle.

He will work out of the newspaper's bureau in Slippery Rock, and cover the Grove City and Slippery Rock areas.

Hillwig, 28, was a reporter for the Eagle from 2000 to 2002 in that bureau. He then was a marketing and public relations specialist for the First National Bank of Slippery Rock until last year.

The East Brady resident has a degree in communications and writing from Geneva College. He is a member and a deacon at the East Brady Regular Baptist Church

He replaces Eric Klamut, who left the newspaper.

CABOT - Christine McBrien is the new human resources director at Concordia at Rebecca Residence.Formerly with U.S. Investigations Services in Grove City as employee relations manager, McBrien earned her bachelors degree in human resource management from Robert Morris College.The Renfrew resident began her career in human resources at Heckett MultiServ. She then joined Spang & Co. in Fox Chapel as a recruiter and personnel supervisor.She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Butler Human Resources Association where she has been president.She and her husband, Dave, have two sons, Brady, age 6, and Colby, 2.

IMPERIAL - The Airmall at Pittsburgh International Airport appears to be on the rebound.Stung by the decision by bankrupt US Airways to cut hundreds of flights and drop the airport as a hub, the Airmall, which once had 103 shops, was down to just 90 stores last November.But now the Airmall has 95 businesses and is looking for 100 new employees - on top of a couple hundred already hired so far this year.Airport officials say the arrival of Southwest Airlines in May, as well as other discount carriers who have taken up the slack left by US Airways, are bringing more passengers to the airport. Local passenger traffic hit its highest level ever at the airport last year.

Citizens Financial Group claims a record pre-tax earning of $1.4 billion for the first half of 2005, up 79 percent from the first half of 2004. Net interest income increased $692 million or 57 percent to $1.92 billion after the purchase of Charter One banks.