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Awards, Events
United Way Almost Reaches 2011 Goal
Tuesday, February 14, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The United Way of Youngstown/Mahoning Valley raised $2.4 million during its 2011 annual campaign to fund education, income and health programs in the Mahoning Valley, Bob Hannon, its chief development officer, announced Monday.
“We’re ecstatic people in this community gave back that kind of money to help their neighbors, friends and family,” Hannon said.
The campaign, which raised $2.5 million in 2010, set a goal of $2.6 million for 2011.
Manufacturers Invited to Coalition Event
Wednesday, February 08, 2012LISBON, Ohio -- The Mahoning Valley Manufacturing Coalition is inviting interested manufacturers to attend an informational event on Feb. 17. Those who attend will learn more about why the organization formed, progress achieved to date and how to get involved.
40 Under 40 Honors Nominees, MVPs
Monday, February 06, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The past three years, Beth Hepfner, director of finance at Homes For Kids of Ohio, asked her coworker, Matt Kresic, if she could nominate him for a Youngstown 40 Under 40 award, Kresic denied her. He wanted to make CEO first, a goal he set for himself in his 20s.
So when Kresic was appointed CEO of Homes for Kids of Ohio last year, he gave Hepfner the OK to nominate him, a nomination that would prove to be very deserving when Kresic was named one of the five MVPs at Friday’s 40 Under 40 awards ceremony event.
New Wilmington Business Expo March 10
Monday, February 06, 2012NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- The New Wilmington Chamber of Commerce will host its 10th annual Business Expo on March 10. The event will be held in Memorial Field House on the Westminster College campus here.
Salem Chamber Event Looks at Social Media
Friday, February 03, 2012"Like It or Leave It: Using Social Media for Business" will be presented by Jim Houck, senior consultant at Pecchia Communications, Canfield. His presentation will cover recent trends and best practices, integrating social media into a comprehensive marketing program, setting expectations, analyzing return on investment and measuring success.