SALEM UPDATE NEWS OF THE SALEM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Dec. 2014 The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 @ The Salem Golf Club. We proudly honored the 2014 “Citizen of the Year”, “Large Business of the Year”, and “Small Business of the Year”. “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” - Atty. Larry Cecil. In private practice since 1976, he concentrates on Trust and Estate Planning at Fitch, Kendall, Cecil, Robinson & Barry Co., LPA. Larry’s heart is in scouting. Since 1990, he has impacted the lives of boy scouts in our community through his service as Scoutmaster of Troop Two. An Eagle Scout himself, he has received numerous awards on a local and national level for his strong leadership and programming abilities. A former President of the Rotary Club of Salem, Larry chaired the Exchange Student Program for twenty four years. He was the Rotary District Outbound and Inbound Exchange Student Chairman and he also has served as the Assistant District Governor for Rotary District #6650. Rotary has honored him with several Rotarian awards. Larry is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Salem where he has actively been involved in many ways. He was instrumental in planning and then implementing the development of the ROC; (Representatives of Christ). This youth program started in 2009 and Larry remains the Chairman of the Board, today. Larry serves as a Board Member of the Salem Community Foundation and he is a past President of the Columbiana County Bar Association. He has deservedly been honored by numerous local organizations for his achievements and leadership abilities. “Large Business of the Year” - Fresh Mark, Inc. Fresh Mark, Inc. located at 1735 South Lincoln in Salem is a leading supplier of smoked and processed meats to the retail and food service industries. Their commitment to quality and safety has enabled them to grow from a regional provider to a nationwide supplier of bacon, ham, wieners, deli and luncheon meats, dry sausage and other specialty meat items. Fresh Mark’s customers include major grocery chains, well-known restaurants and food service operators throughout the country. Many of their products are distributed and enjoyed internationally. As one of the largest private companies in the industry, Fresh Mark’s expertise, quality manufacturing, and innovative product and service offerings rank them among the top 40 of the nation’s leading 150 meat and poultry companies. With a local workforce of 830 employees, the company believes that the true measure of success is their customers. For years, the growing base of loyal customers has come to rely on the quality, safety and consistency of Fresh Mark’s Sugardale® and Superior’s Brand® Meats products. Fresh Mark has been operating in Salem since 1984 and proudly expanded its operations several years ago. The employees of Fresh Mark serve the Salem community in numerous ways. They are a leading contributor to the local United Way campaign, and they were the winner of the local Relay for Life campaign this past year. Fresh Mark donates to a large number of charities and organizations, and they sponsor numerous blood drives throughout the year. Fresh Mark employees are proud to serve as members of the Board of Directors of many of our area’s civic organizations in and around Salem. Pictured above left to right: Tim Calvin and Scott Cannon. “Small Business of the Year” - Simmers Crane Design & Services. Located in Salem’s Industrial Park at 1134 Salem Parkway, Simmers Crane Design & Services employs 56 workers who design, build, and service overhead cranes and material handling equipment. This past year brought growth to the company as they recently completed a second floor addition that houses an additional thirteen engineers and project managers. Employment has increased by 10% at their branch locations in Cleveland, OH, Erie, PA, Buffalo, NY, Milwaukee, WI and Rock Island, IL. The local corporate office in Salem has seen a total increase of nine new employees in 2014, and has plans to hire 6 to 8 new employees within the next several months. Simmers works in close collaboration with many business located in our community. They serve as a customer and a vendor to the following: Hickey Metal Fabrication, Salem Welding, Butech-Bliss, Midwest Machine, InstaCopy, Lowry Supply, Berger Electric, Tru-Cut, Columbus McKinnon and Stadium GM. Much of the work from these local companies ends up all over the United States in support of Simmers large customer base. Employees from Simmers live in and around the Salem area, and they support our schools and our local community groups and organizations. Pictured above left to right: Mark Kastner, Ross Muhleman, Clem Cicconi, and Randy Stull. Congratulations and best wishes to Larry Cecil, Fresh Mark, Inc. and Simmers Crane Design & Services! Please see page two for more information on this year’s Annual Meeting.

More News from the 68th Salem Chamber Annual Meeting New to the Annual Meeting this year was the honoring of businesses for their “Years of Significance”. The following nine businesses were recognized: 25 Years: BB Rooners, Center for Hearing Care & Salem Computer Center 50 Years: Franklin Cleaning Service, Inc. 100 Years: Farm & Dairy, Manhattan Cleaners Over 100 Years: Lyle Printing & Publishing, MacMillan Office Supply, and The Home Savings & Loan Congratulations and best wishes to all of our award recipients!

Congratulations! Kudos to the following Chamber Board members on their recent recognitions: Attorney Vito Abruzzino - Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. received the Mahoning Valley Young Professionals and the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s “25 Under 35 Award”. David Hughes, owner of Specialty Fab, Inc. was recognized by Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel for Ohioans excelling in manufacturing and skilled trades Congratulations to Vito and David! Congratulations to the SOD Center (Sustainable Opportunity Development Center) for recognition delivered at the Seventh Annual Excellence Awards Program sponsored by the Ohio Economic Development Association. The “Excellence in Economic Development Innovation” was awarded for work done by the SOD Center for Project SEEDBASE. Many thanks to Steven Rouse from Salem Area Websites for his efforts on this project and to the City of Salem and the Salem Chamber, as well. To view Project SEEDBASE, visit the Chamber’s website at www.salemohiochamber.org. Salem Area Safety Council Update: January’s Safety Council meeting will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 @ Noon at the Salem Community Center. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the Chamber office. The program will be a Safety Committee roundtable. ALL OF OUR SALEM CHAMBER MEMBERS are invited to attend the monthly meetings. It is a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow Chamber members.

Welcome & Congratulations to New Board Members The following Chamber members were voted upon and approved to serve as our organization’s new Board Members at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on December 3rd. Their terms will run from 2015 through 2017. We welcome these new members: Betty Brothers, City of Salem; Cami Cope, Giant Eagle; Andrew Estock, First National Bank; Eric Hamilton, Pecchia Communications; Anthony Maroni, Essex of Salem; and Mary Walker, Copeland Oaks/ Crandall Medical Center. These newly elected members will join our other Chamber Board Members: Atty. Vito Abruzzino, Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd.; Tim Calvin, Fresh Mark; Kyle Cranmer, Salem Tire Service; Susan Frenger, Visiting Angels; Roger Hack, Hack, Steer & Company; Scott Jones, Gordon Brothers Water; Tom Kayatin, Quaker Mfg., Corp.; David Hughes, Specialty Fab; Gina McQuillan, Gina McQuillan State Farm; David Mollenkopf, Crabb Insurance Agency; Julie Needs, Home Savings & Loan; Celeste Oprean, Kent State University; Deb Pietrzak, Salem Regional Medical Center; Dan Scarpitti, Hunter Associates, and Jim Wenderoth, retired. Ex-Officio members are George W. Morris, III, Morris Financial Group (Chamber Ambassadors); and Mike Mancuso, Executive Director, (SOD Center). Please give your congratulations and very best wishes to these individuals for their dedication and commitment to the Salem Chamber. Many thanks and best wishes to our outgoing Board members: Kimberly Bland, Sterling House; Laurie Chaffee, BWLK CPAs; Gina Dermotta, Salem Radiologists, Inc.; Janet Keene, Lyle Printing & Publishing Co.; Larry Kosiba, Retiring Executive Director, Sustainable Opportunity Development Center; and Nancy McCoy, Huntington Insurance. We appreciate the time and dedication that our outgoing Board members gave to our organization!

Welcome New Chamber Members: Thank you to this month’s new members who are joining our other members as they keep “PACE”! We are committed to Promote, Advocate, Connect, and Educate for our Chamber investors: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - SALEM 240 North Cunningham Rd. ,Salem, Ohio 44460 419-508-7081 Leah Vonewegan, Regional Sales Director NORTHEASTERN OHIO UROLOGICAL SURGEONS, INC. 2360 Southeast Blvd., Salem, Ohio 44460 330-337-1134 Eileen McCombs, Administrator SWEET CRIATIONS ALPACA FARM 1355 Jersey Ridge Road, Salem, Ohio 44460 330-548-3077 JoAnne and Terry Leonard

A VERY BIG “THANK YOU”! The “12 Days of Christmas” raffle was a success for 2014. Businesses and individuals in our community were extremely supportive of the Salem Chamber and we deeply appreciate their generosity! A big thank you to the following Chamber members for selling 12 Days tickets at their place of business: Consumers National Bank, Giant Eagle, Salem Computer Center, and Salem News. We can’t forget to thank the ladies from the Salem Chamber Beautification Committee for taking time out of their schedules to sell tickets at Giant Eagle. Many thanks to Salem Chamber President Jim Wenderoth for helping to collect this year’s prizes. A special thanks to Beth Volosin, the Publisher of the Salem News for her kind support with our fundraiser. We very much appreciate everyone’s participation to help make our fundraiser a success! We thank ALL ticket purchasers, but the “12 Days of Christmas” would not have been possible without these businesses and individuals. Abby Snyder-Beauti Control Bailey Financial Planning BB Rooners BOC Water Hydraulics Consumers National Bank Crabb Insurance Agency DT Moore & Company Dunkin Donuts Elizabeth Renea’s Bridal Essex of Salem/Blossom Nursing & Rehab Fairway Independent Mtge. Family Recovery Center/ADAPT First National Bank Fresh Mark Giant Eagle Gina McQuillan State Farm Gordon Brothers Water Hack, Steer & Company Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. Hofmeister Realty & Auction Holloway Insurance Home Depot Home Savings & Loan Hunter Associates Huntington Insurance Jewell & Vicki Hall Kent State University Lyle Printing & Publishing Manhattan Cleaners Mary Winch Korff Matthew Yerkey, DDS

Mike & Myra Giangardella Mike’s Penn Avenue Grille Mills Insurance Morris Financial Group NezTech Corp. Ohio Pump Plummer & Jackson Law Office Quaker City Castings Ricky’s English Pub Rob & Deb McCulloch Ruth Magrini-Mary Kay Cosmetics Salem Community Center Salem Computer Center Salem Eye Care Salem Fun Factory Salem Hills Golf & Country Club Salem Historical Society Salem News Salem Radiologists, Inc. Salem Regional Medical Center Salem Tire Service Salem Twin Cinema Specialty Fab Stadium GM Stark Memorial Sterling House Tolson Comfort Systems Visiting Angels Walmart

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Membership Investment Statements The majority, (with a few exceptions), of our Chamber business, groups, and individuals will be billed for their membership investments within the next week. Some members are part of our fall billing process and we are grateful to those who have recently renewed their memberships. The Salem Chamber Board of Directors wishes to sincerely thank everyone for their continued financial commitment and support. The work of the Chamber is implemented by the generous dollars that our members invest with us each and every year. Member investments pay for our organization's continued work in the Salem community. We are committed to keep “PACE” - Promote, Advocate, Connect, and Educate for our Chamber investors. Your financial support pays for our staff, the office supplies and equipment, and the overhead costs of our office building and much, much more. We proudly serve as “YOUR CHAMBER” and we thank you again for your ongoing patronage.

Chamber Ambassador News A big “thank you” to DoLiv Publishing (cohosted by Sourballpython Studios), and Consumers National Bank for hosting Business After Hours. On November 13th Sheila Bachmeirer owner of DoLiv Publishing hosted the event celebrating the release of her book “Wisdom from the Woods-Seasons.” Attendees had a great time networking with fellow Chamber members and guests, while enjoying delicious hor’d’ouevres. Consumers National Bank welcomed Chamber members and guests at their annual holiday Business After Hours that was held on December 11th. All who attended enjoyed networking, as well as feasting on wonderful appetizers and desserts! We appreciate this annual event sponsored by our friends at CNB! Circle the date for Thursday, January 15th for the first Business After Hours event of the new year that will be sponsored by The Minor Insurance Company. Watch next month’s newsletter, (as well as e-mail blasts), for more details! Dates for 2015 Business After Hours are beginning to be reserved. If you are interested in hosting a 2015 Business After Hours event, please contact Tammy and she will send you an application. Business After Hours are held January through May, and September through December.

Update Advertising Ad space will be available on the back section, (as well as our online version), of the newsletter for the 2015 calendar year. If you advertised last year and want to keep your space, please contact the Chamber as soon as possible. All others interested will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Advertising cost is $175.00 for this yearly subscription, and your business will be billed by the Chamber office.

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Officers President:

Jim Wenderoth

330-427-2162

[email protected]

1st Vice President:

Susan Frenger

330-332-1203

[email protected]

2nd Vice President:

Scott Jones

330-337-8754

[email protected]

Treasurer:

Nancy McCoy

330-337-3719

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Past President:

Gina Dermotta

330-337-6140

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Member to Member Benefits Participants for 2014 ADAMSON VETERINARY SERVICES

ADVANTAGEADVERTISING.COM

CHAPPELL’S HOUSE OF PICTURES & FRAMES

CROUSE FAMILY DENTAL, INC.

ESSEX OF SALEM

FAMILY RECOVERY CENTER

FRANKLIN CLEANING SERVICE, INC.

GINA McQUILLAN STATE FARM AGENCY

H & R BLOCK

HANNAH E. MULLINS SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING

HOME SAVINGS & LOAN CO.

HUMANE SOCIETY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY

TIMASHAMIE FAMILY CAMPGROUND

PIRANHA AQUATICS

SALEM COMPUTER CENTER

SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY

ZEIGLER’S TROPHIES LLC

Adamson Veterinary Services Butech Bliss Copeland Oaks/ Crandall Medical Center Essex of Salem Farmers National Bank First National Bank

Huntington Morris Financial Group Salem Regional Medical Center Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, CPAs Sterling House Summit Federal Credit Union Visiting Angels

BOC Water Hydraulics Careworks Consultants, Inc. Chappell’s House of Pictures & Frames Community Hospice D.T. Moore & Company Gina McQuillan State Farm

Pecchia Communications Rapid Response Restoration Salem Computer Center Salem Radiologists, Inc. Sanor Insurance Agency, Inc.