Business briefcase
Uniontown
Tobusto named officer of First Federal S&L
Danielle R. Tobusto has been named assistant secretary/assistant treasurer of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene County.
Tobusto, who has been with First Federal of Greene County since 1987, is currently assistant manager at the Uniontown office.
During her tenure, Tobusto has served as teller, head teller, loan servicing officer, data coordinator and in new accounts and customer service.
She grew up in Revere and graduated from laurel Highlands High School. She has been a guest speaker for the Fayette Branch of the Dress for Success Professional Women’s Group. Her desire to promote Dress for Success is motivated by the positive difference this nonprofit organization has made for low-income women seeking lasting employment and life/money management skills.
Tobusto and her husband Andre have been married for 16 years and are members of the Uniontown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They reside in Uniontown.
Somerset
J&J Truck launches website
J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, recently announced that the company has launched a newly designed website. The site, www.jjtruckequipment.com, features an in-depth look at the products and services the company offers, an in-stock inventory list, company newsletters, and an easy method for customers to request more information.
Somerset Welding & Steel expanded J&J Truck Equipment in 2011 after exiting the agriculture and construction equipment business formally known as Lincoln Supply & Equipment.
The company manufactures its own line of winch trucks, lubrication trucks, custom flat beds, and distributes premium lines of truck equipment including Knapheide, TruckCraft, and Auto Crane.
J&J Truck Equipment recently renovated its facility in Somerset to offer a truck equipment showroom along with a full stock of truck equipment parts and accessories. J&J offers complete repair and refurbishment services for all truck equipment brands. For more information, go online to www.jjtruckequipment.com.
Latrobe
West Media receives award
West Media Group, a strategic marketing and advertising agency in Latrobe, recently announced that the firm won a gold Hermes award in this year’s competition. This is West Media’s first Hermes award.
West Media Group received a gold award in “Community Outreach/Public Awareness” for its
Fayette’s Future Campaign consisting of the website, www.fayettesfuture.com and the radio
campaign that promotes it. This initiative, financially supported by Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, a non-profit economic development agency, encouraged high school students to consider career technical education (CTE) as opposed to studies that prepare them for a four-year college degree program. CTE teaches students the hands-on skills that will enable them to start high-paying careers close to home right after graduation using the technical skills they will have learned.
The website consists of a new, originally written article on a weekly basis promoting CTE and the
benefits it has on a local, state and national basis. West Media is totally responsible for the research and writing of all articles, weekly website update postings (including article archiving) and radio copywriting, production and placement.
The Hermes Creative Awards are an international competition that honors the creators and messengers of traditional and emerging media and communication. The contest is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), an organization consisting of several thousand creative professionals.
To learn more about West Media Group, go online to www.westmediagroup.com.
Business briefcase policy
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