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Paige & Byrnes Honored by Chamber's Warren Council
WARREN, Ohio -- Paige & Byrnes Insurance Agency will take center stage tonight as the final recipient of the Pendleton Business Pride Awards for 2004 sponsored by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber's Warren Area Council. The agency will be honored at the Good Evening, Warren! Business After Hours Mixer at DiLucia's Banquet Room, according to a news release from the chamber.Award nominees, which must be located within the Warren City limits, are judged on standards including exterior/interior aesthetics, longevity, business ethics and community involvement, the release states. Paige & Byrnes fully remodeled its facility here in 2002 and has an office in Hubbard. Employees are active in such Warren-area organizations as the Trumbull 100, Warren, Niles and Hubbard Rotary clubs, Trumbull Memorial Hospital Foundation, Red Cross and SomePlace Safe, the news release said.The agency was established in 1921 by David Paige and Jim Byrnes and has been located at 430 Franklin St. since that time. The company, now under the leadership of President John Taylor, insures over 8,000 individuals and families as well as 1,500 local businesses, according to the news release.The Pendleton Award is named for Warren native Alec Pendleton and his family, who were instrumental in revitalizing much of downtown Warren, including the prominent Atrium Building, Regional Chamber Building (Mahoning) and the Wean Building. Pendleton financed and inspired much of the redevelopment and revitalization movement of Warren's historic downtown, the news release said.The first Pendleton Award of 2004 was given to The Book Nook. Last year's winners are Thom Duma Fine Jewelers, Title Professionals Inc. and AVI Foodsystems Inc., the release stated.Tonight's business mixer is sponsored by Hill, Barth & King, Sprint, Thom Duma Fine Jewelers and Title Professionals, the release concluded."