It’s Your Business
Uniontown Hudock Garages opens
John F. Hudock of Uniontown is offering quality construction and decades of experience in his new Hudock Garages.
Having served as manager for 24 years for the former Bullock Garages, which closed following bankruptcy last year, Hudock feels he has the background and experience to offer area residents quality built garages.
Standard units feature such building components as maintenance free soffitt and facia on overhangs, maintenance free windows, concrete floor with raised curb, 25-year roof shingles, steel insulated overhead doors, vinyl siding or T-111 panels, boxed-in overhangs of eaves and gables and other items.
Hudock said the former Bullock staff has joined his firm and that all building materials are purchased locally.
Hudock also completed the Self-Employment Assistance program at Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, which is sponsored by CareerLink and is tied into the Small Business Development Center at St. Vincent College in Latrobe.
Hudock is in the process of acquiring a lease for the former Bullock Garages facility located in Star Junction.
He offers free estimates at no obligation as well as brochures and information by calling 724-366-9425 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily.
Financing is also available.
Ohiopyle
Brimo-Cox receives awards
Ohiopyle resident Susan M. Brimo-Cox, APR, principal/owner of Brimo-Cox Communications L.L.C., received seven awards in the 2003 Communications Contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club. The awards were presented Saturday, May 3, in Quakertown. Brimo-Cox’s honors included:
Three first-place awards:
– Personal column/specialized-The Greenfield Gardener column written for The Greenfield Grapevine, Pittsburgh.
– Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation – “The winning ways of whites,” written for PaintPRO magazine.
– Publication regularly edited by entrant/general or specialized magazines-North Carolina Builder magazine.
Three second-place awards:
– Special articles/business – written for North Carolina Builder magazine.
– Special articles/home – written for North Carolina Builder magazine.
– Special articles/social issues – written for North Carolina Builder magazine.
One honorable mention:
– Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation – “Henry Mercer’s concrete castles instruct, inspire and amaze,” written for Concrete Decor magazine.
The PPC is the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. All first-place entries advance to the NFPW’s national communications competition, where they compete against first-place winners from other states. National winners will be announced in September.
Brimo-Cox is a communications professional with more than 20 years experience in journalism, public relations and marketing. She offers writing, editing, public relations and Internet consulting services. Brimo-Cox earned the professional designation of APR (Accredited in Public Relations) from the Public Relations Society of America in 1996.
California
College, center host reception
California University of Pennsylvania’s Southpointe Center hosts a reception for Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Wednesday, May 21 at 10 a.m.
SCORE, a national, non-profit organization of retired business owners and managers, gives confidential business counseling to small and beginning businesses. California University will collaborate with SCORE to refer appropriate individuals for small business counseling. This reception, located at Bailey Center II in the Southpointe Industrial Park, Canonsburg, Pa., is open to the public and there is no admission charge. Tours of the facility and the new SCORE office will be available until 1 p.m. For more information contact Kathy Sheets, Cal U, at 724-873-2760 ext. 10 or Betty Camden, SCORE, at 724-873-2760 ext. 15.
Uniontown
Bank offers new online services
National City has introduced a series of new features to its online banking services.
They include:
– The ability for customers to see their pending ATM and Debit Card transactions immediately.
– The ability for customers to see the instantaneous change in their balances when they make transfers.
– The ability for customers to nickname their online accounts.
– A new consolidated bill payment screen that allows customers to pay multiple bills at one time, allowing them to spend less time paying their bills each month. Customers also now have the ability to skip or edit recurring payments.
– A customer support center that notifies customers when they have a message from the bank and allows them to perform account maintenance.
Fairchance
Myers gets award
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services recently named the top producer in residential sales for the franchise division as the Uniontown office for the month of March 2003. This residential sales award is based on production during a one-month period. Howard “Hoddy” W. Hanna, CEO Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and Keith D. Myers, manager of Howard Hanna Myers Real Estate, 20 S. Morgantown St., Fairchance, announced the residential sales unit leader award goes to Keith D. Myers Jr. for the period. Howard Hanna Real Estate honors its top producers every month and yearly at the company convention. The top producer receives a commemorative plaque and an opportunity to win vacations.