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Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Dan Meuser addressed area business and community leaders during a legislative breakfast today, May 17, at the Manufacturer & Business Association Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street at Pittsburgh Avenue in Erie.
Secretary Meuser shared his insights on the state budget and discussed the status of income and revenue projections.
For photo coverage of his presentation, see the Business Magazine photo gallery.
David Kozak, Ph.D., professor of Public Policy and director of Leadership Erie at Gannon University, was the guest speaker at the Manufacturer & Business Association’s May Eggs ‘n’ Issues briefing today at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street at Pittsburgh Avenue.
Dr. Kozak’s presentation – “Road to the White House: Where We’re At, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going” – focused on the 2012 elections and the shifting sands of American politics.
To see photos from the presentation, see the Business Magazine photo gallery.
The Manufacturer & Business Association announced the winners of the Patrick R. Locco Scholarship Awards, during a special recognition ceremony held on April 26 at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street in Erie.
Winners are: Brent Kaufman, Corry Area Career and Technical Center; Emmett Rennie, Erie County Technical School; Amy DeWoody, Crawford County Career and Technical Center; Erik Johnson, Mercer County Career Center; and Zachary Klan, Central Career and Technical Center.
Award winners each received a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward their advanced education and their names will be permanently inscribed on a plaque prominently displayed at their respective high schools. Additional awards also were presented to the nominees.
Nominees included: Dominic Gardunio and David Shaw, Erie County Technical School; Jesse Hays, Adam Korrell, Jaceil Pangborn and Angela Zorn, Crawford County Career & Technical Center; Daniel Fascetti, Jessie Barnes and Tyler Tarr, Mercer County Career Center; Nicholas Otteni, Ryan Long and Camryn Migliaccio, Corry Area Career & Technical Center; and Jostin Cruz, Joshua Horstman, Norberto Lopez and Aeryk Ulmer, Central Career and Technical Center.
The Locco Awards were created 40 years ago by the Association to recognize outstanding high school students who distinguish themselves in pursuit of technical and academic excellence. Students must apply and be nominated by a teacher to be considered. Each school narrows the nominees to their top five candidates who are interviewed by local businesspeople who choose the winners.
To view the full photo gallery of the winners and nominees, visit mbausa.org.
For the third consecutive year, Northwest Savings Bank ranks highest in customer satisfaction in the Mid-Atlantic Region, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study.
The study, conducted in January, analyzes the overall satisfaction customers have with their retail banking experience based on account activities, account information, facility, fees, problem resolution, and product offering. Northwest received the highest satisfaction score in the Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
“Earning our third consecutive award from J.D. Power and Associates for being highest ranked in our six-state region is an amazing honor,” said Steven G. Fisher, executive vice president, Banking Services of Northwest Savings Bank. “It is both humbling and exhilarating. This award comes from the people we serve, the people who are the reason our company exists. Everything we do, all aspects of our banking service delivery, we do for them, through a dedicated, continuous improvement program designed to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction.”
Headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania, Northwest Savings Bank is a full-service community bank that operates 168 banking locations in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Maryland.
For more information about Northwest Savings Bank, visit northwestsavingsbank.com.
Women business leaders discuss the importance of mentoring, motivation and networking, in conjunction with the fifth annual W.I.L.D. Conference set for May 11 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie in the May 2012 Business Magazine.
