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Letter from the Executive President Dear members, neighbors, and friends: We are pleased to share with you the excitement of our new ‘double front’ magazine featuring ‘Southpointe Magazine’ and ‘Racetrack Road Business Association’. This double cover magazine will be placed in the hotel rooms on Racetrack Road, Southpointe and surrounding communities. We will continue to place the magazine in 60 building lobbies and 280 companies in Southpointe. This is the right message to the decision makers. It’s all about connecting not just large circulation numbers when distributing a magazine. We recently realized, thanks to our online social media reports, our magazine past issues have had over 10,000 viewers click with an average stay of 2.5 minutes. This shows that online readership has exceeded our print readers. We also realize that the high gloss, full color publication is a welcoming opportunity to just sit over a cup of coffee and glance thru the articles and ads. Many have asked: Why start the Racetrack Road Association? Racetrack Road with the casino, restaurants, concerts, new “Park Place” and “The Street” construction is a great adjunct to Southpointe. With new hotels on Racetrack Road and at the I-79 Houston Exit, the gaps are being filled in to become one great experience. All are within a 10 minute drive of Southpointe. Make sure you send news articles to our editors desk, editor@southpointe.net and send advertising requests to terry@southpointe.net. As always, we would love to have breakfast, lunch or cocktails with you to discuss your business and how the Southpointe Marcellus Shale chamber can help you grow. Contact don@southpointe or 724-873-7777 Thank you,
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NESS Technologies expands offices in Southpointe.....Page 06 Zenith Ridge a new development in Southpointe..........Page 10 Southpointe gets a new trail and park............................Page 15 Pet Sitting...Not your average babysitter ......................Page 18 Dining out Map..............................................................Page 20 Report from the Energy Information Administration....Page 22 Map and Directory..................................................Page 24-26 Marcellus Turns PA into “Saudi Arabia”of Natural Gas............ .......................................................................................Page 28 “Good Promotional Products”.......................................Page 29 Consol Energy Water Division......................................Page 30 Mystery diner stops at Rumfish Grille...........................Page 30 Welcome Nia Gray to our staff......................................Page 32 Tradeshow information..................................................Page 33 Southpointe Chamber attends Shale Energy Conference........... .......................................................................................Page 30
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Business Updates
Ness Technologies expands offices into Southpointe
Ness Technologies, a global developer of software, has moved to a new facility at 1000 Town Center Way, Southpointe. They will expand the offices this year to occupy the entire second floor of the building. Ness Vice President, Tony Dodds, said the company expects to build up to a staff of around 200 software developers in the Southpointe office within the next three years. While Ness has big financial services and consulting firms like S&P and Deloitte Consulting as clients, Dodds said it also does work with companies with a huge online presence, including Google, Paypal and eBay. He said the Southpointe office will perform work amongst a group of key clients. Ness’s arrival here came at the request of one of its clients, New York-based Standard & Poor’s Corp. The company said its work here will compliment its verticals in the financial services, ISV and other industries. One of Ness’ key clients, S&P wanted Ness to locate the center somewhere requiring only a short flight from New York that was in the same time zone. In addition to the area being an economically reasonable place to do business when com-
pared to other regions, one of the other major selling points from PRA was the Pittsburgh region’s pool of highly skilled talent with 35 colleges and universities in the immediate area. Southpointe being located in a lower tax-based county is ideal for software companies to bring employees who are interested in the total living package. Lower real estate prices, lower county taxes, new road infrastructure coupled with well planned shopping, service and food facilities makes this one of the best areas to raise a family. Privately held Ness has nearly 7,000 employees servicing customers in more than 20 countries. WWW.IAAP-376AIRPORT.ORG The International Association of Administrative Professionals enhances the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development.
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BURNS & SCALO SETS A BRISK PACE AT SOUTHPOINTE
In the first quarter of 2013 Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services (BSRES) closed seven deals at Southpointe with both new and existing tenants in a wide range of industries from the gas energy business to those in finance, technology and manufacturing. Continuing the development of Southpointe, BSRES will begin construction in the summer on a campusstyle environment recently named Zenith Ridge that consists of three new buildings. Ready for occupancy in late 2014 will be two 150,000 square feet (SF) LEED and Class-G certified buildings plus the new 186,000 SF headquarters for ANSYS Inc., a build-to-suit office building. So far this year at Southpointe, the successful mixeduse economic development park just off I-79 near Canonsburg, Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services (BSRES) has set a brisk pace for leasing space to a wide variety of businesses while also preparing to construct a campus-style environment - called Zenith Ridge - consisting of three new buildings one of which is the new headquarters for ANSYS, Inc. When asked about the recent increased BSRES activity at Southpointe, Kelley Hoover, Director of Brokerage Services, replied, “Since 1994, we have built, owned and managed more than 1 million square feet of space in Southpointe more than any other single developer. With all these relationships, I get a look at all the deals that flow through Southpointe so I know who has what to offer and when.” In the first three months of 2013, BSRES closed seven deals in Southpointe exceeding company records for total square footage closed in the first quarter. A variety of companies is racing to get established in their
new Southpointe quarters. Two new tenants for The Fountainhead building include NVR, Inc., the parent company of a home builder and mortgage company and Ayco Company, a Goldman Sachs financial counseling firm who is also renovating their suite. Strata Worldwide, a global leader in mine safety solutions, leased space at 130 Technology Drive while BalTec, Inc., a manufacturer of joining equipment, has relocated to 121 Hillpointe Drive. Noble Energy, a leading independent energy company, continues to expand and grow by taking new space at 121 Hillpointe Drive in addition to its original office at Stealth Technology Center. And Linc/ ABM, a facility-services company, expanded into space at Stealth II Technology Center. Being one of the early developers with a vision for Southpointe, BSRES now has the last new construction site in Southpointe Phase II and recently named it Zenith Ridge. This summer they will begin executing its plan for a campusstyle environment consisting of three new buildings. Two will be 150,000 SF LEED and Class-G certified buildings - one suitable for a corporate headquarters while the second building will be for multiple tenants, the smaller firms that tend to support the area’s larger industrial companies. The third building is the 186,000 SF build-to-suit office space for ANSYS Inc., a global leader in simulation software. All three buildings will be ready for occupants by late 2014. KELLEY HOOVER 412.670.4248 khoover@burnsscalo.com BurnsScalo.com/zenith
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Southpointe Gets a New Park and Trail
Contributed by Katrina Sincek, Andrew and Kathy Schrader, Bruce Bosle residents seeking a safe and fun recreational location for their Cecil Township is proud to announce the development families will have access to a playground and pavilions. The park will provide a beautiful rest area for tourists riding or of a thirty-five acre recreational facility off Klinger Road in Southpointe. Funded by grants—the contributions of private hiking the Montour Trail. As the township continues to grow and public organizations with the continued fundraising efat rapid pace, this new park will provide an opportunity for forts of the Canon Mac Youth Soccer Association—the park everyone to enjoy the outdoors. will serve as a recreational area, an economic influence, and a The southpointe Chamber and Dale Risker are proud to be promoters of the Montour Trail connection to the park. destination location for tourists utilizing the adjacent Montour Trail. Anchored by three soccer fields tentatively scheduled to permit play in 2014, the facility plans additional recreational attractions including a DEK hockey/basketball court, a dog park, a Your Success matters. playground, and a refreshment stand/pavilion. A half-mile paved path will border the park and a The Crowne Plaza hiking trail will connect the park to the Montour Trail and Southpointe. Pittsburgh South Cecil Township purchased the land from Dick Corporation in 2009 through a DCNR Grant, The Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South is Local Share Account Funds, and the contribuconveniently located across from the tions of the CMYSA. Since then, the township South Hills Village Mall, within walking distance to restaurants, upscale has worked to develop a public/private/nonshopping, entertainment and light profit partnership with various organizations and rail transit system accessing Station businesses in the area including the Montour Square & Downtown Pittsburgh. Trail Council and the Reserve at Southpointe by Morgan Properties. The Reserve at Southpointe graciously donated an additional nine acres to the park, as well as topsoil, roads, parking lots, a trail, and utility lines. Youth soccer tournaments will provide business for local restaurants, hotels, and the various companies throughout Southpointe. Area
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Pet Sitting… Not the Average Babysitter The term “Pet Sitter” is often misinterpreted. It’s not simply hiring someone to hang out with your pet at home while you go to a movie or to run errands. Pet sitting offers much more with many options. Pet sitting is designed to put the owner and the pet at ease! While you work long hours, a caring responsible sitter is needed to check in and give your pet some TLC. Going out of town and do not want to place your pet in a kennel environment? Home pet sitting is a perfect fit. It puts you at ease since your pet is not home alone experiencing stress and separation anxiety. This gives you the freedom to stay at work, visit the gym or stop by at happy hour. It is also for people who do not have the extra time or physical ability to take pets on long walks. Many pet sitters offer a visiting service to your home once or twice a day to give your pet a potty break, food, and some playtime. The visits usually range from a minimum of 20 minutes for basic feeding and potty time with an hour option for longer walks and extra play time. You may think your dog is fine for 8+ hours home alone with food and water. Think of your pet waiting at home staring at the back of the door all day, watching for you to come home and greet him every hour of the day. Feel guilty yet? Pets experience stress
and anxiety just like humans. His tail may be wagging but he had a stressful day waiting. When your pet is home alone he may act up by purposely going to the bathroom inside for attention, or clawing up that fresh coat of paint on the door. Nobody is happy with this situation so it is best to avoid it altogether. Going out of town? Many pet sitters offer the option to stay overnight at your home. This takes the stress of a kennel out of the equation. Kennels may also have parasites and diseases due to high pet traffic. Recently a Pittsburgh kennel had to close for a week due to a virus infecting many of the boarded pets. Many pets are not crate trained and simply love to sleep in a favorite spot; therefore, this type of overnight pet sitting allows the pet to continue to snooze on a couch instead of a concrete kennel floor. It will also be more convenient to call/text the pet sitter directly to see how your baby is doing. Pet sitting also stops crime! With a pet sitter frequenting the house while out of town deters crime-seekers from coming around. Pet sitters will get your mail, pickup the newspaper and water plants. What are the downsides of hiring a pet sitter? You may
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EIA Says Worldwide Shale Oil And Gas Potential Is Huge
A surge in oil and gas production from shale rock has transformed energy in the United States, helping reverse declines in oil production and prompting a massive shift from coal to natural gas electricity production that has led to a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions (since burning coal releases more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas). A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration lends support to the idea that a similar transformation could
take place outside the United States. The map gives a sense of just how widespread oil and gas resources are. The EIA report concludes that Russia has even more technically recoverable shale oil than the United States. Three countries have more shale gas—China, Argentina, and Algeria. Geologists have long known that some shale deposits contain large amounts of oil and gas, but it’s only recently that hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technology have made it feasible to extract. While other countries may have more of these resources than the United States, the impact in some of them may not be as great, or happen as quickly. It could take many years to develop resources in other countries because the geology is somewhat different—the techniques that work in the United States might not quite work elsewhere. What’s more, many countries don’t have the needed technological expertise.
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Southpointe Magazine 32 ChemSteel 36 Chesapeake Energy Corporation 54 Cimation 45 Club Bistro II 53 Club Bistro II 23 Columbia Gas of Pa. 16 Community Bank 44 Community College of Beaver County 41 Compliance Staffing Agency 60 Computer Aid Inc. 45 Consol Energy 44 Corfield, Good Consulting Group 30 Creehan & Company 01 Crown Castle International 25 Crown Castle Midwest Area 18 CurrentSAFE 25 Dawood Engineering, Inc. 08 Dawson Geophysical Company 38 DCI Dialysis Clinic, Inc. 44 Discovery Oil and Gas. LLC 02 Doncaster/elana 28 DPS Penn 07 Dr. Joseph Wateska, DMD 04 Eastern Palace 02 Eckert Seamans 25 Edgen Murray Corporation 25 Elexco Land Services, Inc. 56 Embassy Park II 09 Empire Energy E & P 08 EOG Resources, Inc. 08 Express Energy 49 Fairmont Supply Company 12 Fairway at Southpointe 10 Family Wealth Management 07 First Investors Corporation 43 Fisher Associates 15 Fives North American Construction, Inc. 15 Fives Stein Inc. 15 FL Industries 44 Flare Industries 59 Fletcher Industries 02 FMC Technologies 46 FTS International 02 Fusion Investment Group LLC 15 GAI Consultants 25 Geokinetics 14 Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania 44 Gray Wireline Service LLC 18 GreenHomes 08 Gregg Staffing Solutions 08 Guckenheimer 08 H Financial Management 20 H.W. Lochner, Inc. 23 Halliburton 02 Hatch Mott MacDonald 21 Heeter Direct 20 Hershey Leasing Company 05 Hilton Garden Inn 61 Holiday Inn Express Suites 39 Holloman Corporation 11 Hometown Coffee 48 Homewood Suites 11 Horizon Hospitality 11 Horizon Properties Group, LLC 11 Hutchison & Company 11 Hutchison Whitehead Wealth Management LLC 50 Iceoplex @ Southpointe 17 Inflection Energy, LLC 54 innovations 11 InventSAI Network 07 IPS Engineering/EPC 17 J P Phillips Incorporated
05 Jacksons 11 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 43 Jim Bourbeau Land Service Inc. 47 John T. Boyd Company 11 Kascar HVAC Solutions, Inc. 11 Kernick Architecture 26 Key Energy Services, Inc. 15 Kvaerner NAC 17 Langan Engineering & Environmental Services 04 Liberty Dialysis 18 Linc Service 10 Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. 16 Los Chiludos 41 M & T Bank 30 M.W.Gary & Associates, LLC 09 M3 Midstream LLC, Momentum energy 20 Mallett Technology 28 Marathon Oil 17 MarkWest Liberty Midstream and Resources, LLC 44 McDonald Land Services. LLC 26 MCMC, LLC 10 MedExpress 15 Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. 47 Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. 47 M-I SWACO 15 Micro-Mega USA 08 Millcraft Industries 08 Modis 11 Montgomery IP Associates, LLC 10 Mosaic Consulting 43 Multiscope Document Solutions 03 Mylan 57 Mylan (Future Corporate Office) 11 Mylan Classic 02 NABCO 09 Nabors Completion & Production Services Co. 09 National Oilwell Varco 41 Ness USA,Inc. 54 Ness USA,Inc. 44 Networth Advisors 26 New Tech Global 26 Noble Energy Inc 26 Northrop Grumman Corporation Information Systems 10 Norton Rose Fulbright 20 NovaCare Rehabilitation 23 NRG Energy 06 NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 44 Old Republic National Title Insurance Company 63 Overlook at Southpointe 66 Park Place at Town Center 02 Patricia Lampert, CFP 43 Paul Wurth Inc. 11 PNC Investments LLC 14 Potter Financial Services 44 Precision Drilling Company LLC 41 Principle Energy Services 07 Printscape Imaging & Graphics 44 Purple Land Management North, LLC 46 Quail Tools 17 Quaker Capital Management Group 24 Quantapoint 24 QuestMark 53 Range Resources 09 Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC 47 Resultant Management Group 34 Rice Energy LP 20 Right of Way Services, Inc.
44 ROC Service Co., LLC 46 Rockwater Energy Solutions 09 Sadler Law Firm LLP 10 Sagemark Consulting 16 Salon and Spa on the Green 47 Schlumberger 15 SciCan, Inc 42 Select Energy Services 44 Selker Advisors RJFS 18 Siemens Industry, Inc 26 SingleSource Property Solutions 08 Smith & Smith Attorneys 47 Smith Bits 44 Smith Butz Attys at Law 07 Southpointe Dentistry 44 Southpointe Energy Resource Group LLC 08 Southpointe Financial Services 13 Southpointe Golf Club 44 Southpointe Industries 44 Southpointe Marcellus Shale Chamber of Commerce 64 Southpointe Park 44 Southpointe Staffing 44 Southpointe Telecom Technology 07 Stallion Oilfield Services 02 Star Deli 06 State Farm Insurance 25 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC 32 Stevens 02 Stoll Keenon Ogden 02 Strad Energy Services 31 Strata Worldwide 08 Strategic Advisors Inc. 44 Stratos Wealth Partners 11 Stu Williams WSGR 04 Subway 26 SunTec Business Solutions, Inc 54 Superior Appalachian Pipeline, LLC 11 T.S. Dudley Land Company. Inc. 47 Taggart Global, LLC 18 TEGG 11 Tenaska Midstream Services. Inc. 44 Tetra Technologies 06 The AYCO Company, L.P. 44 The Gateway Engineers, Inc. 02 The Health Club at Southpointe 11 The Innovation Group 02 The Spa and Salon at Southpointe 02 The Wellness Chiropractic Center 02 Tisco Trading USA, Inc. 55 Town Center Construction Area 44 Travel Planners Intl., Inc 14 U.F.C.W. Local 23 26 UBICS 47 UBS Financial Services Inc. 54 USG Insurance Services, Inc. 25 Utility Service Partners, Inc. 42 VITAC 54 Wallace & Pancher, Inc. 11 Washington Co Chamber of Commerce (Satellite office) 46 Waynesburg University 39 Weatherford International Ltd. 35 Weld Tooling Corporation 25 West Penn Energy Services, LLC 26 Western Land Services, Inc. 09 Wild Well Control 18 Willbros Engineering 50 Windows R Us 26 Wood Group Mustang Inc. 46 WPX Energy 65 Zenith Ridge
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Marcellus Turns Pennsylvania Into ‘Saudi Arabia’ of Natural Gas
Men work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site in South Montrose, Pa. Published: Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 2:30 PM ET By: Javier E. David Special to CNBC.com Pennsylvania – currently famous for Philadelphia cheese steaks, Hershey’s chocolate and ketchup – is in the midst of a transformation that may yet put the state on the map for another American staple: natural gas. The Marcellus Shale, a 600-mile formation brimming with natgas, is wedging itself into the conversation of the U.S. energy boom, to the Keystone State’s benefit. Last week, energy giant Chevron announced a plan to purchase 61 acres of land around Pittsburgh – one of several Western Pennsylvania communities targeted for Marcellus development – which the company may use as a new regional headquarters. That purchase came on the heels of Chevron’s 2011 $3.8 billion purchase of Atlas Energy and its 622,000 acres in the Marcellus Shale. Although the Marcellus cuts across six adjacent states that include Ohio, Virginia, and New York, it is the Keystone State that’s harnessing the formation to reap a windfall in jobs and investment. In a recent study, Deloitte and Touche said Marcellus “is projected to dominate the Mid-Atlantic natural gas market.” The consulting firm added that other regions like the Gulf Coast and the suddenly hot Bakken region in North Dakota “may face stiff competition” as Marcellus is poised to churn out more than 7 billion cubic feet of shale gas per day. (Read more: Bakken Emerges as Contender for US Oil Drilling Crown) “We literally have the Saudi Arabia of natural gas under our feet,” said Michael Krancer, a lawyer who heads Blank Rome’s energy practice and who is also a former Pennsylvania secretary of environmental protection. The state’s
production numbers surged by 69 percent in 2012 versus the prior year, and gas exploration jobs that have risen over 80 percent over the same time frame, Krancer said, calling Marcellus’ potential “prodigious. The production numbers are off the charts.” Environmental concerns have led to moratoriums on drilling in other Marcellus states, or less aggressive moves to tap the shale bounty. Yet observers say Pennsylvania’s lengthy experience with resource development makes it fertile ground for production. The state “has a history of natural resource development: coal mining in particular,” said Susan Christopherson, professor of urban planning at Cornell University and the author of a study examining the unfolding regulatory and legislative framework of Marcellus production. “A place that has experience with this, like Texas, is more likely to support it.” Marcellus is frequently mentioned as a linchpin of a revamped U.S. energy policy, one that provides more jobs and buttresses security. Yet Christopherson cast doubt on how much benefit communities can get from the Marcellus boom.
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Worldwide Shale continued from Pg.22 Some countries make it difficult for companies to set up and find ways to exploit the resources. What’s more, the United States had a lot of spare natural gas generating capacity, which made it easy to switch from coal to natural gas. In a place like China, where energy demand is quickly growing, there’s little spare capacity. Natural gas production might only serve to slightly slow the growth of electricity from coal plants, not reverse it. So far, the impact of increased shale gas production has been limited outside the United States. Because natural gas is relatively expensive to export and requires the construction of specialized infrastructure, prices for natural gas have fallen sharply inside the United States, but not outside the country. But it has had one impact: increased natural gas production in the U.S. has led to increases in coal consumption elsewhere. Unlike natural gas, coal is relatively easy to export. When demand for it dropped in the U.S., it was shipped abroad, lowering coal prices and contributing to an increase in coal use—and carbon dioxide emissions.
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Marcellus Turns continued from Pg.28 “Some of these municipalities are going to get tax revenue… but this isn’t like manufacturing where you put in a plant and people go to work,” she said. “The economic impacts of these kinds of things are uneven, and there’s a boom-bust cycle to them.” She added that while many workers associated with Marcellus projects may work in the region, they may channel money to other areas where they either maintain residences, or spend their leisure time. That includes states like New York and New Jersey, which aren’t involved in shale gas production right now. “When you look at jobs development, you don’t look at where the activity is. You look at where people are spending money,” Christopherson said. However, that hasn’t stopped companies from making major investments, or touting the economic benefits of Marcellus exploration. Two years ago, Royal Dutch Shell plunked down $4.7 billion on a company active in the region, and is building an ethane production hub using Marcellus shale. At the time, Shell’s president Marvin Odum said the company’s activities would “create more American jobs.” Blank Rome’s Krancer said that Marcellus “is at the sunrise of this [energy] renaissance. This is going to be just the beginning of an economic juggernaut for the US and Pennsylvania.”
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The Southpointe Chamber Attends Shale Energy Conference
The Southpointe Chamber of Commerce was a key part of the 4th Shale Energy Conference held at Nemacolin Woodlands. Thanks to the video and photography department for exclusive coverage. Go to www.southpointechamber.com and click on ‘Video TV news’ to watch interviews. A special thanks goes to Dennis Noonan, President, NEI. The conference focused on reducing reliance on oil imports and products. Industry leaders came together to discuss the opportunities and subsequent barriers to energy independence. Nemacolin Energy Institute Advisory Board Member, Doug Benns, shared, “We are very pleased with the tremendous organizations that support this event”. Companies attending included Chesapeake Energy, Range Resources, Acme Power Systems, Energy from Thorium Foundation, Coalition of Freedom, Capitol Integrity Group, J Connors & Company, Cleveland Brothers, Southpointe Chamber of Commerce and Shale Media Group among others. The Honorable Tom Ridge, President and CEO of Ridge Global, Former Governor of Pennsylvania, and First Secretary U.S. Homeland Security focused on exporting and why it is an important part of America’s natural gas domestic
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initiative. “We can be more engaged in American energy security if we export our abundant supply of resources,” stated Ridge. The lineup was followed by a reception and elegant dinner highlighted by Herman Cain, CEO and Co-Founder, Job Creators Network and Former Presidential Candidate. “Each recognized the potential role they can play to help transform us back into a U.S. innovative engine,” explained Jim Smith, West Virginia University Professor and Director of the Center for Industrial Research Applications. Our thanks goes out to Southpointe Telecom for video production and Shale Media Group for the excellent interviews and news coverage.
Former Governor Tom Ridge Speaking at the NEI conference
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Chamber Board and Staff
Chamber Board and Staff Members
Don Hodor, Southpointe Chamber Founder, Executive Director, Telecommunications Engineer and Owner of Southpointe Telecom
Victor Cabiles is our Social Media and Membership Director.
Dale Risker, President of Southpointe Chamber, Owner/Operator of World Wide Technical Services, Franchisor of Shake ‘n Twist stores
Jim McDonald, President of Monaloh Basin Engineers, a Pittsburgh-based Civil Engineering firm
New 2013 Board Member L.C. Greenwood, President of Greenwood-McDonald Enterprises Retired NFL 4 time Super Bowl winner
STAFF MEMBER Mike George is our Director of Technology. Mike handles everything from video production to magazine design.
Lou Gadani, Local Canonsburg Businessman, Distributor for Vernon Sales Marketing and Promotional Products
New 2013 Board Member Joyce Salizzoni Banking Advisor PNC Wealth Management
Ellie Nesser, California University of Pennsylvania, Southpointe Campus
STAFF MEMBER Terry Caldwell, Director of Advertising Sales & Marketing
Karl Skrypak, Local Attorney Of Counsel with Robinson & McElwee, PLLC
New 2013 Board Member Bill Gardner Senior Business Systems Consultant with Amcom/ Xerox