LORAIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LNB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNBB) (“LNB” or the “Company”) today announced that its shareholders have voted to approve the previously announced merger of LNB with Northwest Bancshares Inc. “I am pleased to report that our shareholders have approved the merger with Northwest, with 80% of the outstanding common shares in favor of the merger proposal,” commented Daniel E. Klimas, president & CEO of Lorain National Bank. As announced previously on December 15, 2014