Career fair open to eighth-grade students
Uniontown The Education Council of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Laurel Business Institute of Uniontown will present “Career Exploration,” an interactive career exploration fair for Fayette County eighth-grade students from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Oct. 21 at Laurel Business Institute. Now in its 15th year, the career fair provides awareness information to eighth grade students in Fayette County. The program is planned by business and professional people working with educators and guidance counselors.
Eighth-grade students are scheduled for a one-hour visit to the career fair. Before attending, they are given a research assignment concerning two or three careers they would like to explore. They will seek representatives of those career choices at the fair.
Businesses, organizations and professionals from the community representing more than 100 careers are invited to showcase their professions and occupations.
Those interested in participating may call the chamber at 724-437-4571 or Ben Lipniskas, career exploration fair coordinator, at 724-562-1040 or e-mail blipniskas@laurel.edu.
Fairchance Chiropractor joins local practice
Dr. Gary B. Sutton, D.C., has announced the addition of Dr. James “Jamey” DeCarlo to the practice located on Route 857, near Fairchance.
DeCarlo has practiced for the past 12 years in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and is accepting appointments immediately.
DeCarlo tailors his techniques to each individual, whether the patient is an adult, child or has suffered a traumatic injury.
Sutton’s office is located on route 857 just south of Fairchance, near the “Big Six” intersection. For more information or appointments, call 724-564-9729, or 800-630-4279.
Uniontown Salon offers health chocolate
Xoçai Healthy Chocolate and energy drinks are now available at Bloominhair Salon in Uniontown.
Xoçai products contain all natural, unprocessed cold-pressed chocolate. Being unprocessed, it holds 100 percent of its antioxidant and nutritional value. Xoçai Healthy Chocolate products offer all the antioxidant power of dark chocolate without the fat, preservatives, fillers and high sugar common in some other chocolate. Low glycemic sweeteners also are used in Xoçai. Other chocolates may be high in refined (white) sugar, milk fats and hydrogenated oils.
Bloominhair is a full service family salon and spa. For a full list of products and services, call or visit our site.
For information go online to http://mxi.myvoffice.com/bloominhair or blominhair.com or call 724-434-5566.
Donora SBDC offers business help
A representative from the University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will visit the office of state Rep. Peter Daley, D-Fayette/Washington, to provide business owners with information. Representatives will be able to work with for-profit businesses, both start-up and established, on issues affecting them, ranging from developing a business plan to information technology issues. The center representatives can offer information on market research, economic and community development, training and professional development technology assistance and capital formation.
Assistance will be offered on the following times and days: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 15 and from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22.
The assistance will be available at Daley’s Donora office. For more information, call 724-379-5540 or toll free 1-800-467-9486.
Latrobe Business seminar scheduled
St. Vincent College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host Six Steps to a Better Business, from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 21, with registration opening at 8:30 a.m.
The program will provide participants with the systems and strategies that will help their business grow. Topics covered will be moving a business to the top; gaining control of time, team and money; taking control of cash flow and profits; multiplying and retaining customers; increasing revenue and profits; leveraging team, systems, technology and marketing; working on a business, not in it; recruiting, motivating, and retaining a winning team of employees; and avoiding the top four mistakes in advertising and turning marketing into an investment, not an expense.
Presenter, Ken Sevick, has been coaching and getting results for businesses since 2004 when he joined ActionCoach as a certified business coach. ActionCoach trains business owners and executives.
There is a fee to attend.
The St. Vincent College SBDC is part of a statewide system of university-based economic development organizations, whose mission is to provide education and consulting to entrepreneurs, to help them start and grow their businesses in the competitive global economy. Early registration is recommended, as seats are limited. To register or to obtain additional information, call 724-537-4572.