December 2021
Chamber Connection
Your connection to the greater Hanover business community.
Chamber News Pages 1-7 Workforce Spotlight Page 4 Ambassador Spotlight Page 4 Member Spotlights Page 7 Business Briefs Page 8 Main Street Hanover Page 9 Upcoming Events Pages 10-11
2021 Wrap-up from the Chamber This year has been an incredibly challenging year at the Chamber. Thank you for your membership as it is vital to accomplishing the many important services that we provide. As we begin a new year, we pause to reflect on our accomplishments in 2021. When the COVID-19 epidemic took hold, the Chamber stepped up to take care of our members. We immediately created a landing page on our website to disseminate information to the community. We started sharing information from the U.S. and PA Chambers of Commerce via weekly updates. We met with elected officials weekly, and hosted webinars and town hall meetings to keep our members connected and well informed. We advocated for local businesses and created a reopening guide to help businesses navigate York County’s green phase. The Chamber achieved 5 Star Accreditation status through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in March 2021. Only three percent of Chambers of Commerce from across the U.S. achieve 5 Star Status. Economic Development We continue to expand our role in economic development by working with Main Street Hanover and Hanover Borough to focus on downtown revitalization. There is considerable real estate and business development occurring in downtown. The Hanover Area Apprenticeship Program continues to grow as there are nine business partners and three school districts now supporting the program. The Chamber secured $99,000 in grant funds to off-set training costs. The Chamber’s goal is to create a workforce pipeline for high demand occupations in any industry including manufacturing, healthcare, information
technology, and construction trades. The Chamber continues to serve as an advocate for the Eisenhower Extension project, a two-mile limited access roadway proposed for development in Conewago Township, Adams County. The extension will relieve traffic congestion by reducing drive times and traffic counts in downtown Hanover and McSherrystown Borough. Leadership In March 2021, we graduated 11 local businessmen and women from our Leadership Hanover Program. We look forward to seeing them take on leadership roles within our community. Leadership Hanover kicked off its 2021-2022 class in October, and it is the largest Leadership class ever with 19 participants. Membership In the past year we transitioned approximately 50 members to the new tiered dues model. The new dues process is well received by members. If you have not moved to the tiered dues model yet, please contact Sarah Messer at smesser@hanoverchamber. com to schedule an appointment. Our staff and volunteers strive to deliver value to our members by hosting networking and community events, offering affordable marketing and advertising opportunities, and advancing the interests of the Hanover business community. I thank you for your continued confidence in the work of your Chamber; we truly value your support. If you ever have a question about how we can help support your business or organization, please contact us. We welcome the opportunity to serve the needs of our members and the community.
Gary Laird, Chamber President
40 York Street, Suite 2 Hanover, PA 17331 717.637.6130 www.hanoverchamber.com
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Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
2021-2022 Community Leaders
Chair of the Board Mike Kelly, Traditions Bank Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Hershey, BSSF CPAs Vice Chairs Sean Adams, Utz Quality Foods Victoria Csuri, KLK Welding Jeremy Frey, Barley Snyder Brandon Smith, Edward Jones Lynneah Smith, Elsner Engineering Works Drew Derreth, Hanover Valley Church Julia Groft, Manpower
Board of Directors Jess Kelley, Campbell's Snacks Dr. Daniel Hartman, South Western Schools Gordon Laabs Rebecca Prehoda, Member's 1st FCU Dr. Susan Seiple, Hanover Public Schools Jody Shaffer, YWCA Hanover Liz Johnides, The Markets at Hanover Nikki Hoffman, Stambaugh-Ness Drew Little,Conewago Valley School District Sarah Gebhart, WellSpan Janice Swartz, UPMC Hanover
Chamber Staff Gary Laird, President glaird@hanoverchamber.com Elizabeth Csuri, Administrative Manager ecsuri@hanoverchamber.com Caitlin Johnson, Marketing & PR Manager cjohnson@hanoverchamber.com Sarah Messer, Membership & Events Coordinator smesser@hanoverchamber.com
Chamber Connection is a monthly publication of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce. For deadline information, please contact our office at office@hanoverchamber.com.
2021-2022 Chamber Partners
APPI Energy
Penn State York
Barley Snyder
Smith & Company, CPAs
OSS Health
The Glatfelter Agency
Community Leaders and Chamber Partners are members who have made significant investments in chamber programs throughout the year. These investments help the chamber to provide new opportunities and benefits for our members, while continuing to support workforce, community, and economic development. If you are interested in learning more about how your membership can make an impact, please contact Gary Laird at glaird@hanoverchamber.com.
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Ambassador Spotlight
Workforce Spotlight
Ambassador Sponsor Workforce Sponsors
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November's Membership Mixer Hosted by OSS Health On Thursday, November 11th, OSS Health hosted a Membership Mixer at Fat Bat Brewing Company. Thank you to all our members who were able to join us for this networking opportunity, including a few class members of Leadership Hanover. If you are interested in hosting a membership mixer in the future, please contact Sarah Messer, Membership and Events Coordinator at smesser@hanoverchamber.com for more information.
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Chamber News
Welcome New Members! Thank you to all the businesses who have joined us as members over the past two years during these challenging times. We appreciate you joining the Chamber and look forward to welcoming you at networking and event opportunities. Allison's Plumbing, Heating and AC Grove Financial & Associates, Inc. Paws Animal Hospital Aquino Financial Group Donald Dorr Jerry & Sal's Pizza DeRock Electric Open Book Construction, LLC Leonhardt Manufacturing Co. Inc. ModWash Fuhrman Creative, LLC Clark Financial Planning Beef It Up Catering Sign of the Horse Brewery Afford A Pools & Spas Floor Couch LLC Jacobs Tool & Manufacturing Adams County Technical Institute Red Barn Boutique Edward Jones - Luke Austin Auchey Restorations Forney House Bed & Breakfast, Tea Room and Gift Shop Penn-Mar Castings, LLC Michelle Manahan - Keller Williams Keystone Realty Kasey King - Iron Valley Real Estate AWM Drone Solutions ESAB Welding & Cutting Products Fox Pest Control
90 Year Membership Anniversary Diller Wierman Inc. The Hanover Chamber would like to congratulate Diller Wierman Inc. on their 90 Year Membership Anniversary with the Chamber and thank them for their continued support over all these years. What an accomplishment it is to reach so many milestones in our community. Diller Wierman Inc has centuries of experience in providing reliable and professional welding and custom metal fabrication services in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1779, the company is run today by the founder’s great-great-great-great-greatgrandson, Matthew. Diller Wierman Inc. has built a reputation in delivering excellent custom metalwork design, fabrication, and installation. We encourage you to visit their website to read the full fascinating story of their history at www.dillerwiermaninc.com/history.
The Chamber Has Officially Moved to our New Office Location The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce has moved to our new location. In July, our team began to move items over to our new home at 40 York Street. Since then we have worked to clear out our old building at 146 Carlisle Street and set up our new office space. Our office remains closed during business hours, but if you need to see the staff we ask you please email us to set up a time. The Hanover Chamber's new address is: 40 York Street Suite 2 Hanover, PA 17331
Legislative Roundtable & Leadership Hanover Class of 2021-22
On Friday, November 5th, we hosted our Legislative Roundtable at The Markets at Hanover. Our Leadership Hanover Class of 2021-2022 joined us for their state and local government session. We were joined by several local elected officials and representatives including Representative Torren Ecker, Representative Dan Moul, CJ Weigle on behalf of Rep. Kate Klunk, Jake Taylor on behalf of Congressman Smucker, County Commissioner Doug Hoke, plus Nan Dunford, Hanover's Borough Manager. Thank you to our Legislative Roundtable Sponsors, Smith & Company CPA's, UPMC, and The Glatfelter Agency. Thank you to The Markets at Hanover for hosting us at the Ballroom on Broadway and for all attendees who were able to join us. Thank you to our Leadership Hanover sponsors Penn National Insurance and WellSpan Health.
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Business Briefs
CBY SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
CBY Systems, Inc., founded in 1927 as The Credit Bureau of York, announces a new Leadership Team. With a new and remote working environment, along with new and updated services, we are happy to have a team of leaders that can act as trusted advisors to a very diverse pool of clients. Patrick Ball, Chief Executive Officer With over 25 years of leadership experience, Patrick has led and worked with clients in many verticals. From a regional healthcare system, to a multimillion dollar building material distributor, he has acquired countless diverse critical skills that he applies to the philosophies here at CBY. Patrick is not only CBY’s Chief Executive Officer, but also the President and CEO at CTY Consulting Group. By viewing organizations from a global perspective, Patrick is able to develop systems and improve processes, to gain advantage over our competitors. He combines on-the-job, volunteer, and educational experience in a number of unique situations, in his strategic direction and development of our organization. Patrick is a trusted advisor for CBY and a value for our consulting clients. Sue Davis, Chief Growth Officer As CBY’s Chief Growth Officer, Susan brings 30 years of experience driving business results in the Central PA market. She believes in a consultative approach and relationship building when connecting with clients and colleagues. As a veteran in the banking industry, Susan has been responsible for strategic development aimed at continuous growth for the company, employees, and the clients she serves. She forges relationships to deliver the best customer experience.
Lisanne Gray, Business Development Executive With 30+ years of experience in business development, Lisanne has spent the last 10 years focusing on Lead Generation. Her lead generation skills have resulted in increased sales for companies of varying sizes. Lisanne has also worked in a variety of industries, helping to develop business strategies and providing methodologies to generate leads that turn into closed sales. She also has experience in the medical field as a Corporate Health Consultant in the Occupational Medical arena, with a strong focus on Toxicology related to clinical and forensic drug testing. Lisanne’s combined background serves her well as CBY’s Business Development Executive. Lisanne has been an active member of the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years and she is currently the longest standing member of the Ambassador Committee. Shawna Kane, Operations Manager Shawna has been with CBY since 2013. In her role as Operations Manager, Shawna finds herself wearing many hats on any given day. She is a whiz with numbers, having graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. In addition to that training, Shawna is even FCRA certified through PBSA for Background Screening. Shawna’s responsibilities require her to handle many sensitive pieces of data, and clients know they can trust her professionalism to keep their information secure. TIMOTHY E. PETERS, CPA, CFF, CGMA EARNS CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL FORENSICS CREDENTIAL SEK, CPAs & Advisors is pleased to announce Timothy E. Peters, CPA, CFF, CGMA, Member of the Firm, has successfully completed the certification process with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to earn the Certified in Financial Forensics credential.
The Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential is granted exclusively to CPAs specializing in forensic accounting who demonstrate substantial expertise through their experience, knowledge, and skills. Credential holders apply specialized accounting skills in a range of service areas, including computer forensic analysis, bankruptcy, fraud prevention, financial statement misrepresentation, valuations, detection and response, economic damages calculations, and family law. Tim joined the firm in 2008 and was admitted as a Member in 2013. He works in the firm’s Hagerstown, Maryland office. Tim is the firm’s Director of Quality Control and provides auditing and accounting services to manufacturing, construction, nonprofit, technology, and healthcare entities. Additionally, he is an active member of the firm’s peer review team and serves as Team Captain on system reviews for firms located throughout the country. Tim coordinates and conducts continuing professional education (CPE) training sessions for the firm’s accounting and auditing professionals. He also serves as Vice Chair of Allinial Global’s National Accounting and Auditing Committee. Tim graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Member businesses are invited to send company news, personnel updates, and special interest stories for consideration in the Chamber Connection newsletter. Please include a high-res photo in JPG or PDF format. News must be submitted by the first Friday of the month for inclusion in the following month’s newsletter. News will be considered at the discretion of chamber staff and included as space permits. Please send all news to Caitlin Johnson, Marketing and PR Manager, via email at cjohnsont@hanoverchamber.com.
Main Street Hanover Main Street Hanover invites you to join us Downtown for the holiday season! We have so much to see safely and hope you will show your local love this holiday season. Spending money with your neighbors is what will keep our downtown vibrant all year long. Whether it is getting your holiday shopping done at one of our many downtown retailers, grab a bite to eat, or visit Santa’s Cabin, we hope you’ll join us during this festive time of year!
It’s a Wonderful time of the Year to Celebrate our 85th Anniversary!
Our Christmas Committee is excited for a variety of activities to celebrate the 85th year of Santa’s Cabin! Cabin Hours for the month of December can be found on the Christmas in Hanover, PA FB Page. Please check for details before visiting on how to visit and confirm that the hours have not changed. In the month of December, we will be having a door decorating contest, a Tiny Tinsel elf activity for families, Christmas Tree Wars, and a Holiday Stroll on December 11. We hope you’ll participate with us and keep your holiday traditions with us this year! For a full listing of event details and how you can participate, visit our website: https://mainstreethanover.org/christmas-in-hanover/
Holiday Stroll - December 11 @ 12PM4PM
Come celebrate the holidays with treats and shopping in downtown Hanover! Visit each of our participating downtown businesses for holiday open houses and gift guide ideas.
2021 Tree Wars – December 1 to December 31
Come to downtown Hanover to enjoy the local businesses’ entries in our Annual Christmas Tree Wars! Main Street Hanover, in conjunction with downtown businesses, will host this festive contest throughout the holiday season. The friendly competition is designed to decorate every business in downtown with a unique tree or lighting display. The tree can be made of any material and can be placed anywhere inside or outside the business. Tree Wars will run from December 1 to December 31. Visit our website for the downloadable guide to visiting the trees and to vote on your favorite!
Holiday Thank Yous!
We are so grateful for those who donated to our Christmas fund, purchased apparel and 85th Anniversary items, and for our annual donors. We can’t thank our supporters enough. You are the reason we have been able to bring the holiday spirit to downtown for the last 85 years! Thank you and we wish you and yours a very happy and healthy holiday season!
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2021 will soon be behind us and we cannot wait to present new events and activities we have in store for 2022. If you don’t already, please sign-up for our newsletter to get all the details on our upcoming events, apparel sales and activities. http://eepurl.com/gfZ2kP
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Upcoming Events
Eye-Opener Breakfast Returning in January 2022! Save the Date: January 19th The Markets at Hanover Free to attend Register in advance We are currently looking for hosts for upcoming Eye Opener Breakfasts! If you are interested, please reach out to Sarah Messer at smesser@ hanoverchamber.com to discuss your options.
Join the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce at the Hanover Country Club for the Annual Holiday Luncheon sponsored by KLK Welding, Inc. on Friday, December 10th. The Eggnog Social sponsored by Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc., will begin at 11:30 am followed by lunch at 12:15 pm. Seating is limited and registration is required in advance. Member rate to attend is $40, Community Rate is $50. To reserve a table for your company, please contact Sarah Messer at smesser@hanoverchamber.com. Please register to attend this event by Friday, December 3rd.
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December 10 Holiday Luncheon, 11:30am (Eggnog Social), 12:15pm (lunch begins) The Hanover Country Club. Seating is limited and registration is required in advance.
$40/person, member rate $50/person, community rate
January 19 Eye Opener Breakfast, 7:30am - 8:30am The Markets at Hanover
No cost to attend Happy New Year!
February 16 Eye Opener Breakfast, 7:30am - 8:30am Hosted by WellSpan Health, Location TBD
$15/person, member rate $30/person, community rate
March 17 Membership Mixer Hosted by iNet Technology LLC. 1000 Carlisle St., Suite 1350, Hanover PA
No cost to attend Registration appreciated
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