PITTSBURGH - J.J. Gumberg, which owns the Clearview Mall in Center Township and the Cranberry Mall in Cranberry Township, has bought the Lord & Taylor building in downtown Pittsburgh from the May Department Stores Co.

The high-end department store did not fair well in Pittsburgh and closed earlier this year.

Gumberg plans to use about 150,000 square feet of the five-story building for retail space.

The amount Gumberg will pay for the building has not been disclosed. The transaction should be completed by the end of the year.

BAKERSTOWN, Allegheny County - Janis Davis of Mars has been hired by the Samaritan Counseling Center's Bakerstown office.Davis is a licensed professional counselor. She earned her master's of science degree in counselor education from Duquesne University.She has worked for the Mars Home for Youth, Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Beaver Falls, Abraxas Center for Adolescents in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Hospice and Children's Grief Network, both in Pittsburgh.

EMLENTON, Venango County - The A-C Valley Development Corp. and the PA CareerLink are hosting a job fair from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Emlenton Plaza, Allegheny Room.Representatives of Pennwest/Commodore, Universal Forest Products, Emlenton Water Bottling, Laurel Manor, Central Electric Cooperative, Altmire Trucking, Gardenscape, U.S. Army, State Police, Transport Tech Driving School and others will help those interested to apply for nearly 100 new jobs.

Todd Puleohas been named manager of the Seven Fields branch of the First National Bank of Pennsylvania, which is scheduled to open in November. Puleo lives in Hermitage, Mercer County.

AK Steelannounced Tuesday that it anticipates better-than-expected earnings for the year's third quarter, with shipments at about 1.542 million tons and operating profit per ton to be about $61, or $25 higher than the second quarter.---Genesis Worldwide IIin Callery and its subsidiaries -Herr-Voss Stamco,GFG,Herr-Voss Stamco Roll ServicesandHerr-Voss Stamco RCI-have signed a $30 million senior secured, three-year revolving line of credit agreement with GE Commercial Finance. Genesis and the subsidiaries will use the credit to restructure its current debt and for growth in the United States and internationally.---The board of directors of theSlippery Rock Financial Corp.has announced a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share to shareholders of record on Oct. 6. Payment will be made on or around Oct. 13.