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Growth Report 2021: Together in Transformation

2020 was stressful, overwhelming and unpredictable. For sure: Things haven’t been easy. Everyone and every organization has been affected by the coronavirus. This year, we needed stories of good news and inspiration more than ever...and our business community delivered! We bring you more than 200 stories submitted by regional businesses and organizations telling us how they grew in 2020 and what they have cooking for this year.

Growth Report 2021 Issue


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Taylor-Winfield Creates New Line of Welders

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Valley Growth Ventures Considers 3 New Investments in 2021

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Together in Transformation: It’s Working

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Gordon Bros. Water Marks 75 Years

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$12M Briarfield Place Set for May Opening

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Sky Roofing Moves to Residential Market

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Jaminet Engineering Looks to EV Market

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Siracki Realty Sees Spike in Home Sales

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Mahoning River Adventures Gets Its Business Flowing

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Youngstown Goodwill Adds Store, Programs

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Hill International Trucks To Open in St. Clairsville

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EAG Leads 350 Firms To Secure PPP Loans

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VGV Considers 3 New Investments in 2021

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Penn-Northwest Hires Wilt as Exec Director

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Projects Take Shape In City of Hermitage

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Lawrence Chamber Helps 142 Businesses

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Eastgate Regional Council Collaborates On $33M in Projects

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CCPA Oversees 20 Grants For Development Projects

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Youngstown Foundation Marshals Nonprofit Aid

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Grants Drive Columbiana County ESC Programs

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Valley Partners Intensifies Funding Efforts for Small Businesses

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Steel Museum Shows Strength in Time of Uncertainty

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WRTA Expands Bus Routes to Warren

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Visiting Angels Says Demand Skyrocketed for In-Home Care

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Ursuline High School Seeks to Expand STEM Programs, Endowments

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Three Sheep Gallery & Workshop Adds Website

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The Bunker Sets Labor Day Weekend as Opening Goal

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Suzanne’s Makes Facemasks a Fashion Statement

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Sequoia Wellness Takes Fitness into Homes

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SCP Group Helps Clients Direct Customers Safely

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RTL Forestry Products Moves to Larger Store

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REM Electronics Goes ‘Old School’ to Connect

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Real Living Volpini Agent Beulah Engages Clients

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Purpose Therapy Box Innovates, Expands Product Line

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Professional Engine Enjoys Record-Breaking Sales in 2020

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Pointer Creek Helps ‘Feed Our Valley’ in 2020

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Pisanick Partners Helps Schools Feed Students

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Cancellations Set Up Peter Allen Inn for Great ‘21

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Paladin Cans New Beers, Engages Customers Virtually

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Ohio Edison Serves Customers, Community During Pandemic

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Oakland Center Prepares to Resume Plays

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Oak Hill Collaborative Bridges the Digital Divide

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NEOMED Guides Community through COVID-19

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Millwood Makes the Transition to COVID Protocols

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Micro Doctor IT Helps Clients Work Remotely

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Master Park Marks 50 Years in Valley

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Marquee Creatives Adapts Services to Client Needs

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Mahoning Matters Sees Web Traffic Grow

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Technology Helps Mahoning Children Services through 2020

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Samantha Aldish Closes $9.8M in Real Estate Sales

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James & Sons Celebrates Centennial This Year

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Inspiring Minds Adds Chapters

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Innersource Rolls with Signs of the Times

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Greenwood Chevy Offers Online Showroom

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Gen3 Advisor Group Finds Its Niche and Grows

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Gateways Expands Amid Pandemic

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Famous Supply Kept Contractors Stocked

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ContagionClean Established to Provide COVID Disinfectant

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Cohen & Co. Walks Clients through Cares Act Changes

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Clever Looks to Grow in Second Year in Business

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Chappell’s Framing Brings New Life to Art

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Canine Campus Takes Dog Training Virtual

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The Cake Baker Bounces Back

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Golf Video Series Gives Buhl Park National Audience

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Brite Energy Sees Unprecedented Growth in 2020

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BrightView Opens Two Addiction Treatment Centers in Valley

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Body Temple Fitness Creates Digital Studio

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Blue Sky Therapy Keeps Helping Clients

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Alta Care Group Launches New Programs, Facilities

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Windsor House Grateful for Health Care Heroes

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Roof Rite Embraces Digital Solutions

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YSU Business College Expands Internships

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Team NEO: Collaboration Is Vital To Build the Economy

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Kelly Warren Associates Ranks High in Volume

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OhanaLink Invents Apps for Health Events

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First Choice Electrical Joins NEO Scalerator

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Huntington Commits $20B to Improve Access to Capital

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Steward Hospitals Achieve Quality Care Milestones

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Premier Bank Reports Business Loan Growth

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Colella & Humphries Adds Clients

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Westminster College Adopts Virus Response Plan

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WYSU Takes Its Operations Home

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Farmers Achieves Record Financial Results

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Yurchyk & Davis Invests in Tech

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First Commonwealth Reports Banner Year

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WRPA Completes Projects At Airport, Across Valley

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YBI Focuses on 3 Initiatives, Strategic Plan

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HBA Lobbies Lawmakers On High Lumber Prices

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Bubble Tech USA Helps Bars Increase Draft Beer Profits

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Community Legal Aid Provides Safety Nets

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M&R Power Exceeds 2019 Sales Levels

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BBM Stays on Track

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Seasons Residences Opens $20 Million Apartment Complex

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Practicing Law ‘Changed Forever’ at Brouse Firm

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Brilliant Cleaning Adds 19 Commercial Clients

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NCST Marks 75 Years, Expands Online Courses

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Tri-State Tool & Hoist Helps Lunar Lander

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Myers Insurance Plans Move to New Office

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Lake Milton Pharmacy Adds Immunizations, Curbside Service

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Advanced Skin Spa Adds 2 Estheticians

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Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic Begins 75th Year

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VanSuch-Chahine Wealth Management Group in Top 10%

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Farmers Trust Hits All-Time Highs

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Eastern Gateway Community College Reaches Milestones

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Ohio, GM, Manufacturers Invest in MVMC

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OhioMeansJobs Works To Get People Trained

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Ohio SBDC at YSU Aids 415 Business Clients

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YMCA Finds New Ways to Help Most Vulnerable

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Canfield Fair Opens Event Center

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Jewish Federation Serves the Entire Community

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Study Documents Impact of Mahoning County Land Bank

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Penguin City Brews $3.7M Renovation Project

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Vista AST Adapts to Meet Pandemic Needs

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Trumbull United Way Serves Pressing Needs

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Classic Optical Sees Pent-Up Demand Fuel Sales

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Phantom Finds Way to Meet Skyrocketing Demand

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Thiel Launches MBA Programs, Renovations

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Lack of Raw Materials Plagues Kiraly Tool

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Aqua Ohio to Complete $14M Treatment Plant

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Farris Adds Telehealth Startup to Client Roster

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Kent Trumbull Campus Reaches into Community

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Mercy Health Responds Rapidly to Pandemic

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Berkshire Hathaway Grows with Acquisitions

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Burgan Real Estate Sets Record Sales in 2020

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Community Foundation Overhauls Grant Making

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Southwoods Health Transforms Itself into Network

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Business Up 40% at DEL Lift

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United Way of Youngstown Responds to Needs

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Grove City College to Launch 2 Master’s Degrees

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DCW Goes Remote Before the Pandemic

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Heritage Thermal Puts Focus on Safety

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CASA Program Fights For Abused Children

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OH Donut Prepares To Open Second Store

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2 Ticks & The Dog Rebrands, Relaunches New Valley Classics

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ECMSI Looks to Grow

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DOY Credit Union Marks Half Century

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Belmont Pines Seeks To Improve Offerings

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Brilex Technical Solutions Enters New Markets

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Boardman Printing Spreads ‘Positivity’

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Omnichannel Marketing, Immersive Editorial Drive Business Journal Growth

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Community Hospice Thanks Community

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Basinger Achieves Another Banner Year

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898 Marketing Helps Its Clients Navigate Pandemic Challenges

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A to Z Services Adds Home Safety Division

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Valley Office, Peak I.T. Prove Their Value

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Phillips Sekanick Keeps Full Employment in 2020

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Cortland Bank Handles $56M in PPP Loans

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HD Davis, White Glove Emphasize Compliance

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Industrial Sales Lead Growth for Platz Realty

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Web Sales Ignite at Ohio Flame

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Virtual Show Goes on at Stambaugh Auditorium

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On Demand Companies Opens One-Stop Clinic

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Shepherd of the Valley Opens Liberty Campus

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Tartan Companies Look To Regain Lost Business

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DJL Closes on ‘Millions’ In PPP Aid for Clients

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Warren Glass and Paint Adds More Automation

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MS Develops Canfield Growth Plan

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Akron Children’s Works With Partner Hospitals

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Mahoning Auto Deals In Collector Vehicles

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‘Exceptional Year’ at Daprile Financial

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Boardman Park Sees Busy Year Outdoors

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One Hot Cookie Bakes More Sales Online

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NEO3 Moves Office, Introduces New Software, Employees

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Cohols Complete Purchase of Youngstown Tile

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Cafaro Company Deploys ‘Emerge Stronger’ Plan

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GreenHeart Companies Forecast Growth Across Four Divisions

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Mahoning Libraries Adapt to Stay Open

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YWCA Plans Racial Justice Programs

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Thom Duma Adds Rolex Sales Floor

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G.W. Becker to Expand

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Meridian HealthCare Stays Patient-Centered Through Telehealth

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Brilex Industries Serves Essential Businesses

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Newcomer Leads HBK’s Work on PPP Loans

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Axiom Architects Complete YSU Center

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Gem-Young Exceeds Goals, Adds to Staff

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Rich Center Nears Goal

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Mercer County Credit Union Membership To Grow with Charter

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2020 Revenue Surges at Joe Dickey Electric

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Prodigal Agency Expands Manufacturing Footprint

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Lencyk Awarded Largest Project in Its History

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Sales Volume Rises 16% At Brokers Realty Group

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The New Center Fills New Role

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Reyers Forecasts Q3 Sales Comparable to 2019

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No Halt to Growth at White House Fruit Farm

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Adolph Johnson Builds Despite Shutdowns

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Shabby Chateau Gets More Design Projects

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Wickshire Acquires Sunrise Poland

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Livi Steel Achieves Increase in Sales

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Advanced Counseling Sees Spike in Demand

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Expansion on Books For Warren-Trumbull Library Main Branch

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EvenBay Agency Brings Back Coldwell Brand

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Synergy Forgoes Some Billings Amid Lockdowns

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Grant Helps EOMAC Outline Air Station’s Future

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SenSource Innovates ‘SafeSpace’ Solution

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Do-Cut Stores Keep the Engines Running

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Nannicola Overcomes Pandemic Challenges

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Heartbeat Keepsakes To Expand Its Network

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Mahoning Valley Montessori School Celebrates 45 Years

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Brightside Project Sees Greater Need for Help

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Blue Jeans, Web Venture Boost Pecchia Agency

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All-American Comics Completes Super Year

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Baird Brothers to Build Video Production Studio

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Community Foundation Of W. Pa. Awards $8M

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Salem Regional Expands While Fighting COVID-19

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Better than Expected Year at Rusco Design

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Easterseals Turns 70

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Hitch-Hiker Pivots to Hand Washing Units, Forms New Company

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Demand Grows at DJ’s

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Demand for Services Up at Master Security

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Houck PR Agency Sees Return of Optimism

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DeSalvo Construction Completes Big Projects

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JuggerBot 3D Sales Rise With Tradesman Series

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Double-Digit Growth At Bury Financial

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Maluso and Blackson Duo Go Virtual

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Mangiarelli Expands Outpatient PT Clinic

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Cleveland Job Corps Extends Program To Mahoning County

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Doing Better Business Enters Local Market

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Southside Recycling Turns Pandemic Into Opportunity

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Sight for All United Sees Greater Demand

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Assets Up at J. Arnold Wealth Management

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Window World Gets National Award

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Reimagining Weddings Sustains Concept Studio

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IDMI Aids Clients with E-Commerce ‘Explosion’

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Kravitz, Inspired Catering Shift to Carryout

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‘Transformation Year’ at Candella Distillery

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Ursuline Sisters Change to Meet the Times

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Direction Home Agency Serves from Home

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Humtown Perseveres, Earns National Awards

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Diamond Roofing Makes Safety Paramount

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SSB CPAs Invests in New Workflow Technology

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ServPro Pivots to Tackle COVID-19 Sanitation

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All-Star Gaming Helps Nonprofits Raise Money

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Moliterno Insurance Reports 50% Growth

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Magnolias on the Green Expands with Second Location

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Broadway Recovery Serves More than 170

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Pine Knoll Clock Shop In Sync with Growth

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Project Momentum Builds at HHSDR

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Ohio Sports & Spine Adds Staff, Services

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FNB Innovates to Meet Community Needs

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Unorthodox 50th Anniversary For Trumbull Mobile Meals

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Soft Touch Furniture Adapts Its ‘Menu’

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YSU Moves Forward in Year of Uncertainty

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Cerberus Safety Products Opens to Provide PPE

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Continuous Improvement, Growth at CMF

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Sherman Creative Custom Brands PPE

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Cerni Motors Rolls Ahead with Optimism

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Valor Recovery Adds Virus Testing Site

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Laurel Tech Prepares ‘Essential’ Graduates

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Jacked Steakhouse Updates Dining Room

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Ladies of the Dukes Keeps Sunday Dinner Tradition Alive

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Iten Industries Builds ‘Imagineering Center’

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Bodine Perry Responds To Pandemic Conditions

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NECA-IBEW Electricians Make Safety First Priority

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Potential Development Perseveres Through Virus

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Aim Transportation Sees Rebound Lasting

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Braydich Gives Back

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MVCAP Awards $20K In Scholarships

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Wedgewood Feeds Frontline Workers

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Thompson Insurance Invests in Website

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ServiceMaster by Lewis Sees Business Returning to Normal

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CTW Tees Off More Expansion

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Pandemic Reunites MicroForce Founders

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Chase Agency Extends Its Growth Streak

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New Dawn Design Gives Back to ACH

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‘Full Steam Ahead’ At Bush Heating Under New Owner

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$1B in Assets Under Management at W3

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Service Network Sparks Growth at Enertech

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Fyda Keeps Trucking Industry Moving

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PNC Reaches Out to Customers, Community

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Carney Plastics Fabricates Products to Halt Virus

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Penn State Shenango Adds 4 In-Demand Majors

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Oh Wow! Will Reopen With New Look, Exhibits

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Central One Optical Sees Demand Up for Lenses

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Sharpsville Container Plays Role in Combating Virus

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717 Credit Union Reports ‘Strong Growth’

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New Service Area Leads Growth at Cascade Auto

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Gilbert’s Risk Solutions Launches Kismet PEO

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Business Resource Network Facilitates Collaboration

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BBB: Trust Has Never Been More Important

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Buhl Foundation Provides Relief

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Sweeney Embraces Future of Car Buying

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Commentary: I Slept with My Toy Firetruck

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Commentary: Reflections on Jan. 6

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Growth Report 2021

In This Issue:

Economic Development

Industry Report

Brain Gain

Real Estate

Financial Services

Lifestyle & Entertainment

Professional Services

Healthcare & Wellness

Commentary

Company News

Company News