York County Connect June 2016

York County Economic Alliance June 2016

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Made in America Tours Event

144 Roosevelt Avenue York, PA 17401 P: 717.848.4000 F: 717.843.8837 146 Carlisle Street Hanover, PA 17331 P: 717.637.6130 F: 717.637.9127

LEADERSHIP STAFF Loren H. Kroh Interim President & CEO Katie Lentz Executive Vice President Nancy Barry Vice President, Operations & CFO

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Hanover Events

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HR Workshop for Start-ups and Small Business Owners

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Made in America

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Recognizing Manufacturers

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Meet the Ambassadors: Claire M Forbush

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New Members

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Renewing Members

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Member News

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June Calendar of Events

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Regional Business Advocacy Day in D.C.

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York County Connect is published monthly.

The York County Economic Alliance is the place to start for companies seeking a competitive edge. As York County’s official chamber and economic development organization, it is the resource center that connects businesses to specialized funding, business services, advocacy programs and events that will help their business thrive.

The mission of the York County Economic Alliance is to lead economic growth, connect local businesses to resources and each other and advocate for business and the community to create a prosperous York County.

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For companies seeking a competitive edge, the York County Economic Alliance is the place to start.

As York County’s official chamber and economic development organization, it is the resource center that connects you to specialized funding, business services, advocacy programs and events that will help your business thrive.

Start Here.

The Economic Alliance is the catalyst for a powerful network of professional connections in the Central PA region, connecting businesses and individuals to each other in the spirit of mutual success.

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HR Workshop for Start-ups and Small Business Owners

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usquehanna SCORE, the five-county non-profit small-business mentoring and education service, and the Shippensburg University SBDC, are partnering to produce a special workshop on HR Essentials for Small Business. The three-hour session will be held Wednesday, July 27, 2016, from 9 a.m. to noon at HACCYork, 2101 Pennsylvania Avenue, York, PA, 17404, in the Goodling Building, room YG110. Kellie Boysen, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, and owner of Alternative HR, will lead the workshop sponsored by Express Employment Professionals.

The goal of the workshop is to provide details about how HR issues can impact a small business, such as what actions will keep a business out of HR legal trouble, and what initiatives can create a positive work environment that lowers employee turnover.

The HR Essentials workshop is specially designed for start-ups and small business owners who want to hire top talent for their team. The workshops will answer questions such as: • • •

When and how do I obtain background checks?

What can I ask in an interview?

What’s a proper way to let an employee go?

In addition, content and discussion will cover compliance in light of the ever-changing legal and legislative environment. One key topic will be the new Fair Labor Standards Act/Overtime rules that go into effect December 1, 2016.

The $25 workshop registration site is at www. susquehanna.score.org or call Susquehanna SCORE at 717.845.8830.

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What Are You Doing In June?

By: Louise Heine, York County Convention & Visitors Bureau

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ometimes you’ll hear locals ask, “What is there to do?”

Our community is filled with new businesses and attractions that make it easy to find something happening from all aspects around the county.

York County’s tourism brand is the Factory Tour Capital of the World and there’s no better time for you to get reacquainted with the wonders of modern manufacturing than during the 18th Annual Made in America Tours Event, June 15 - 18.

There’s nothing quite like tasting warm potato chips straight off the line at Martin’s Potato Chips, which produces more than a million bags of chips a month.

Serious snackers can stick with the sweet and salty treats theme and visit Utz Quality Foods and Snyder’s of Hanover. They can even check out Revonah Pretzel, which still uses a 70-year-old hearth brick and stone oven to make twisted treats just like Grandpa did.

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From handmade soap at Sunrise Soap Company to witnessing the masterful work of experienced artisans at Bluett Bros. Violins, George’s Furniture and the York Time Institute, you’ll leave astounded at the attention to detail and the beauty of the finished products.

The public is invited to gather for a sp ecial kickoff event at 8:30 a.m., June 15, at Martin’s Potato Chips.

75th Anniver sary Tins will be handed ou t to the first 75 on the tour (one tin per c ouple/family).

Of course, you’ll have to make time to visit the HarleyDavidson Motor Company, Vehicle Operations, where you’ll go on a journey through the facility that produces the Softail®, Touring, CVOTM and Trike models.

Other factory tours include DS Wood Bats, Microtrac Inc.

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and Oakworks Inc. Learn how wine goes from grape to glass at Naylor Wine Cellars, Adams County Winery and The Vineyard and Brewery at Hershey - just three stops on the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail. Plus, Brewery Products returns with one of the event’s most popular tours.

Discover York County’s industrial heritage at the York County Heritage Trust’s Agricultural & Industrial Museum and marvel at The Wallace-Cross Mill Historical Site, where you’ll find a working grist mill dating back to the 1820’s.

Don’t forget the kids will love visiting the cows at Perrydell Farm and Walk-Le Holsteins. Other things to do include Byrnes Health Education Center, Hanover Area Arts Guild, The Sonnewalk Farm, Steam Into History, Indian Steps Museum, Ma & Pa Railroad Heritage Village and the Teaching Museum for Fiber Arts and Textiles.

Visit www.yorkpa.org/events/made-in-america-event.

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Recognizing Manufacturers

By Leigh Ann Wilson, Marketing Manager of MANTEC

Marketing 101 teaches you to know your customer. MANTEC has it fairly easy our clients and prospects are the 2,400 manufacturers in a 9 county region of South Central Pennsylvania. Many years ago, MANTEC was considered a “best kept secret.” Hopefully manufacturers think of MANTEC as a go-to resource. After all, we know manufacturing!

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Or at least offer you a deeply discounted ticket for the game and dinner. Manufacturing Appreciation Picnic at the York Revolution is August 11, 2016. Your discounted admission ticket of $10 includes: • 2 hours of all you can eat Mezzogiorno Picnic and playground wristband for kids 10 and under

We like to recognize manufacturers.

That is happening in a few different ways in the coming months. 2016 marks the seventh year for the Excellence in Manufacturing Awards. The awards don’t recognize the fastest growing, top revenue or best place to work. The awards are all about making change in the organization and becoming a best practice in the following categories: • Continuous Improvement • Innovation • International Trade • Supplier Development • Sustainability • Technology in Manufacturing • Workforce

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Opportunity to feature your business with a display on the concourse during the game

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Recognition on the video board with PA announcement during the game

Kids 10 and under are free with reserved ticket. Go to www.mantec.org/mfgnight for additional details.

We hope you take advantage of some of the opportunities so we can recognize the great work of South Central Pennsylvania manufacturers. If you have any questions on the events above please feel free to reach me at wilsonla@mantec.org or 717.843.5054 x223.

Companies can self-nominate or partners can complete the easy nomination form. Nominations are due by July 31, 2016. Awards are presented at the “Proud to Manufacture in PA” event on October 6. www.mantec.org/mfgawards

Save the date!

“Proud to Manufacture in PA” October 6.

Don Rongione of Bollman Hat Company will be sharing a keynote on “What American Made Matters Again”. More details will be coming soon to www.mantec.org/awards16.

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Main Street Hanover By: Justine Trucksess, York County Economic Alliance

For more inform ation on Main S treet Hanover, visit w ww.mainstreeth anover.org.

Main Street Mini-Golf Thank you to those who came out to participate in this great local event! Congratulations to Miscreation Brewing Company on winning the People’s Favorite Hole! 27 teams played 13 holes worth of mini-golf throughout the downtown and had a blast! Many were happy to be out and about on a beautiful Saturday. Rain couldn’t scare them away.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Main Street Hanover and help them put on future events.

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Hanover’s Art Weekend Chalk It Up

We are very excited to be hosting the 6th Annual Chalk It Up event on June 11 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This event brings out artists of all ages into downtown to create unique works of art with sidewalk chalk. Artists of all ages are encouraged to be creative and show the community their talent.

This event is free to participate and winners will receive up to $250 cash prizes for Judges Choice and People’s Choice.

Sip & Stroll

Sip & Stroll is a tasting event during Hanover’s Art Weekend, June 11, from 2-7 p.m., that will follow Chalk It Up, inviting adults to enjoy the shops and nightlife in Downtown Hanover.

Participants will stroll around the downtown visiting different businesses and tasting a variety of wines, beers, and food from local establishments! Don’t forget the ART! Local artists will be featured at each location as well, creating a gallery crawl feel for this second yearly event.

Hanover’s Art Weekend events wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors! Thank you to Member’s 1st Federal Credit Union, Panebaker Funeral Home and Stambaugh Ness.

4th of July Fireworks Don’t miss the fireworks this year on Liberty Day! Location has changed. On Monday, July 4 Fireworks will be held behind Lowe’s on Eisenhower Drive off Wilson Avenue at 9:30 p.m.

Also happening on Liberty Day, the annual 10K and 2 mile race! Be sure to register for these great races.

We wish to express our gratitude to the following for their contributions towards the downtown Beautification Program.

Without their support we would not be able to place planters and hanging baskets full of flowers in the downtown.

Fund for Greater Hanover – Program Fund of York County Community Foundation FirstEnergy Foundation Hanover Garden Club Blue Ridge Holdings If you are interested in supporting this Main Street Hanover Program or others like it, please visit our website at www.MainStreetHanover.org for more information about donating to this program and many other deserving efforts.

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Meet the Ambassadors: Claire M Forbush A

s Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer at ACNB Bank Claire’s responsibilities are to provide commercial loans, deposit accounts and other banking services to assist in the operation and growth of its customer’s businesses. Her area of focus is developing and growing the York Market through prospecting and new business attraction for ACNB Bank.

Claire has been in the Banking industry since graduating college. She originally started in the retail (consumer) side of the Bank working her way up from a teller position, through management training, to Branch Office Manager. Claire discovered that her passion was helping business owners develop and expand their businesses. After further studies and experience gained as a Credit Analyst, she moved into Commercial Lending.

Claire M Forbush

Email: cforbush@acnb.com Phone: 717.339.5156

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Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer ACNB Bank January 2013 – present

Claire is both an Ambassador and the Treasurer of the Board for the Economic Alliance. The Ambassadors are the “face” of the organization.

It is their privilege to introduce and help new members at events, attend ribbon cuttings and talk to prospective members. It is important to our members to have people within the organization that can help them make connections and help them navigate through all the options that exist to help their businesses succeed. Claire enjoys representing the organization and takes this responsibility seriously; “it is very rewarding to be able to make a difference by providing trusted solutions and connections,” Claire states.

Claire graduated college in England at the University of Leeds. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree with honors in Philosophy and History of Art. As Claire moved up within her career in banking, she completed various banking and college accounting courses.

As a mother to a middle schooler, Claire is busy with lots of sporting activities including baseball and swimming. Claire’s husband is also a small business owner, so they spend time developing his business and working on staffing, strategic planning, etc. Her personal enjoyment comes from time spent gardening and raising chickens along with boating vacations on the Chesapeake Bay.

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YorKitchen: ServSafe Certification By: Aeman Bashir, York County Economic Alliance

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orKitchen offers ServSafe instruction and the certification exam ten times per year and proctoring services all year by appointment.

The ServSafeÂŽ program provides food safety training, exams and educational materials to food service managers. Students can earn the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification, accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Conference for Food Protection (CFP). A certificate by an ANSI approved agency is necessary for any business which is going to sell or produce food.

The program blends the latest FDA Food Code, food safety research and years of food sanitation training experience. Managers learn to implement essential food safety practices and create a culture of food safety.

All content and materials are based on actual job tasks identified by foodservice industry experts.

Please go to www.yorkitchen.com/servsafe for dates and to register. Use the promotional code YCEAMember for a discount when registering.

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MEMBER NEWS

Welcome! NEW MEMBERS Complete Dental of York

North York Grocery Outlet

William Fizer Consulting, LLC

Dental York

Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P.

YRK, LLC

Marc3 Leadership Solutions

St. Onge Company

McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

Ventured Path

Dentists & Oral Surgeons 3013 E Market St, Ste 100 York, PA 17402 717.430.4360 www.CompleteDentalofYork.com

Dentists & Oral Surgeons 955 S George St York, PA 17403 717.854-1803 www.dentalyork.com

Leadership Development 5785 Anderson Rd Stewartstown, PA 17363 410.688.5054 www.marc3solutions.com

Attorneys 100 Pine St Harrisburg, PA 17108 717.232.8000 www.mwn.com

Retail - Food 1500 N George St York, PA 17404 717.676.7524

Trucking 10 Winship Rd York, PA 17406 717.764.1598 www.gopenske.com

Business Services 2575 Eastern Blvd York, PA 17402 717.819.9650 www.fizerconsulting.com

Advertising Agency 210 York St York, PA 17403 855.548.4330 www.yrkmagazine.com

Consultants – Engineering 1400 William Rd York, PA 17402 717.840.8181 www.stonge.com

Insurance 270 Pond Rd Delta, PA 17314 800.559.3185 www.VenturedPath.com

You have a better chance of earning a dividend* than winning the lottery.

$9,211,014 That’s how much Alliance members who take advantage of The Members Advantage Program have earned in dividends. By purchasing their business insurance through Penn National Insurance, our program members tell us that often the dividend pays for their Alliance membership — and then some.

Don’t miss out on another year. Call today!

Susan Stropparo • 717.852.8000

Kate Gaudet • 717.771.4576

*Dividends are based on group loss experience, and are not guaranteed.

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MEMBER NEWS RENEWING MEMBERS ABM Electric Corp Accounting Services of York, LLC Alliance Rehabilitation Services Altland House Catering & Events Apple BMW of York Bailee’s Homebrew & Wine Supplies Bailey Coach BB&T Block Business Solutions Capital BlueCross Citizens Bank City Floors of York, Inc. Community Progress Council, Inc. Complete Dental of York DenMark Business Solutions, Inc. Dental York Durham School Services Event Central Rental & Sales First Capital Fibers, Inc. FOREVER MEDIA INC. Gears Unlimited, Inc. Glatfelter Insurance Group Greenbriar Estates Townhomes Groff ’s Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc. H & R Block Financial Services Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLP Housing Authority of the City of York J. P. Lilley & Son, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Jones Manufacturing Kline Graphic Design, Inc. Knapers Stop & Go Kochenour Earnest Smyser & Burg Lamar Advertising Leader Surgical Associates McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC MD @ HOME, Inc. Menchey Music Service, Inc. MKT Metal Manufacturing

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Member SIPC MRG Laboratories Murray Securus Nace Marketing Group, Inc. Naylor Wine Cellars, Inc. New Standard Corp.

North York Grocery Outlet Penn State Cooperative Extension Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P. Premier Construction Group Inc. PremierComm, LLC Print-O-Stat, Inc. R&R Plaster & Drywall Co., Inc. Randler’s of Robesonia, Inc. Rhoads & Sinon LLP Schaedler Yesco Distribution, Inc. ServiceMaster Clean Signs By Tomorrow St. Onge Company The Glatfelter Agency, Inc. The Inn at Leola Village The Tangible Effect The York Dispatch The Yorktowne Hotel Union Community Bank Village Finance Company, Inc. Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc Wagman Metal Products, Inc. Walmart Supercenter #1529 White Rose Interiors, Inc. William Fizer Consulting, LLC WITF, Inc. WROZ-FM; WLPA-FM; WLPA-AM York County Heritage Trust York Steel Rule Dies, Inc. York Tree Service, Inc.

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MEMBER NEWS

Julie DiMaggio joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty as a Realtor.

Renie Jordan joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty as a Realtor.

Caroline Simok joined McConkey Insurance & Benefits as Client Service Coordinator Trainee.

April N. Eyet was promoted to Associate Consultant of Benefits at McConkey Insurance and Benefits.

Lisa M. Farrell was promoted to Supervisor of Select Division at McConkey Insurance & Benefits.

Terry Gendron joined the County of York as the Director of the York County Department of Veterans Affairs.

Frank E. Koser II joined ACNB Bank as Vice President/Commecial Loan Officer.

Robert Pozesky joined Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP as a Manager in its Business Consulting Services Group.

Rebecca M. Shanaman joined CGA Law Firm as an Attorney.

Brenda L. Snyder was promoted to Senior Benefits Manager at McConkey Insurance & Benefits.

Shane Vaught joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty as a Realtor.

Karen Swartz joined York Country Day School as Director of Communications.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - JUNE SCORE Roundtable – York County Economic Alliance

June 16 / 3:30 p.m.

Each Susquehanna SCORE Roundtable is a peer group discussion facilitated by a SCORE expert to grow business networks, discuss topics that matter to small businesses, get feedback and helpful advice, learn from success of others and to connect with experts and entrepreneurs. This program is geared for businesses with 1-100 employees.

The Susquehanna SCORE Roundtables provide you: • Access to the collective wisdom of your peers • Expert facilitator and SCORE mentors • Opportunity to learn new approaches

Joint YCEA / YYP Business After Hours – PeoplesBank Park – White Rose Hall

June 16 / 5 p.m.

Hosted by: York Revolution and Sprint/Shentel Join us for a Joint YCEA and York Young Professionals Business After Hours at PeoplesBank Park. Try your hand at batting practice on the field, get a tour of the stadium, or just enjoy a networking opportunity with food and drinks.

Presenting Sponsor: DOCEO Creative

Economics Club Breakfast – The Yorktowne Hotel

June 29 / 7:15 a.m.

This month’s topic is “Creativity Unleashed – Partnering For A Stronger York County” presented by the following: • Ellie Lamison, York County Economic Alliance • Kim Lentz, York County Economic Alliance • Tim Miller, Downtown Inc The Evolution of Creativity Unleashed from vision to reality; and how we partner to make it an effective strategy for attracting innovative professionals to live and work in York.

Presenting Sponsor: Murray Securus

Mark Your Calendars July 27, 2016 Economics Club Breakfast: Aftermath of the US Women’s Open and Opportunities for the Future August 11, 2016 Member Orientation

MARK YO CALEN UR DARS!

August 19, 2016 Executive Briefing Series

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Regional Business Advocacy Day in D.C. Travel with four regional chambers on June 14 as we spend an advocacy day in D.C. and experience...

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A briefing from the U.S. Chamber • •

Each local chamber has its own agenda, but what hot-topic issues are currently on the U.S. Chamber’s priority list?

Hear updates on the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime regulations, tax reform, the federal budget, and much more.

The Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC, the Lancaster Chamber and the York County Economic Alliance are your hosts for the day.

Meetings with our elected officials

Hear about the bills currently before Congress straight from the U.S. Senators and Representatives who represent our region and discuss the issues important to you and your Chamber!

Date/Time Information:

Departs from York (Frank Theatres - Queensgate Shopping Center) at 6:45 a.m.

Arrive no later than 6:30 a.m.

Expect to return to York by 6:00 p.m.

Fees/Admission:

The cost is FREE to all members. Participants are only responsible for the cost of transportation to and from York, as well as the cost of lunch.

Space on the bus is limited! Register early by contacting your local chamber and sign up today

Contact Information:

Blanda Nace, Vice President, Community Affairs, YCEA 717.771.4589 or bnace@ycea-pa.org

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