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[naviga:h3]Farmers names bank branch mgr.[/naviga:h3]
The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton recently announced that Trey E. Skalos has joined the bank as branch manager of the Cranberry Township Office, 20581 Route 19, Cranberry Township.
Skalos has more than nine years of experience in management, client relationship building and customer service. He most recently served as a branch manager at Citizens Bank for more than six years. Skalos is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the full-service banking office, establishing and expanding customer relationships and overseeing service.
Skalos is a member of the Freemasons, Shriners International and actively volunteers at a local veterinary hospital. He is a graduate of Seneca Valley High School.
[naviga:h3]Canada worried about Trump threats[/naviga:h3]
TORONTO — Canadians are stunned by the repeated broadsides from what has long been their closest ally and some have even begun boycotts.
It started with President Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers, then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security.
There was that disastrous G-7 summit in Quebec. Now it’s a new North American free trade agreement that excludes America’s northern neighbor.
“It’s not the way you treat a friend,” said Margot Lajeunesse, who helps run a family-owned bistro in Quebec. “We depend a lot on the U.S.”
About 75 percent of Canda’s exports go to the U.S. .
LaLa Bistro, owned by the Lajeunesse family, is among Canadian businesses that are boycotting California wines, American ketchup and other U.S. products in protest.
Canada must now decide whether to sign an agreement it didn’t negotiate.
