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Global Highlights North America Vulcan Spring and Manufacturing Co., a leading designer and manufacturer of flat steel springs and related assemblies for diverse global markets in Telford, Pennsylvania, has appointed Paul Jarossy to the position of vice president, sales and marketing. Jarossy rejoins Vulcan, having previously held the role of director of sales and marketing from 2010–2012. In his new role, Jarossy Paul Jarossy will be responsible for increasing revenue by developing and executing aggressive sales and marketing plans for both industrial and point-of-purchase markets. In making the announcement, Vulcan’s president Scott Rankin stated, “We are excited to have Paul back at Vulcan Spring. It has been a number of years since he worked with us, and he is bringing us a new set of experiences and ideas to help our sales and marketing reach new heights. His vast knowledge of our products and customers will help guide Vulcan into significant future growth. Welcome back to our team!” Born in New Jersey, Jarossy attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, attaining a B.A. in business, and later earning his MBA with a concentration in marketing from Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Jarossy has spent his entire career in industrial sales, marketing, and business development roles, having worked for Kaman Industrial Technologies, FlexLink Systems, and Morgan Truck Body. He enjoys woodworking, golf, and spending time with his wife Nadine and his adult children Samantha, Alex, and Kevin. Obituary Robert “Bob” Hoffenberg, 92, died peacefully May 20, 2020. Hoffenberg was the loving husband of Jane for 69 years; beloved son of the late Mary and Nathan; cherished father of Steven (Joyce), Lynnie (Joel), Scott (Wendy), and Neal (Ruth); adored grandfather of Lindsay (Chris), Dayna (Ryan), Michael (Jojo), Drew, Allison (Jason), Lindsey (Randy), Shawn, Brandon (Colleen), Jaime (Shaun), Ron (Kaleena), Rob (Rachel), Adam (Jaci), Ryann (Chase), Kyle, Justin (Maggie) and Aaron; proud great-grandfather “Bob” of 22; devoted brother of Seretta, and the late Lester, Arnold, Stanley, Irving (the late Sye), Jerry (the late Frima); fun loving uncle to Alan, Earl (Helen) Bruce (Denise), Tina (Dean), Sir Guy, Gail (Freddy) Stuart, Amy (John), Neil (Maggie), the late Barbara and Debbie.
Hoffenberg continued to work daily at Victory Machinery Exchange, Inc. up until the recent COVID-19 shutdown. According to his son, Neal Hoffenberg, “Bob started working for his brother in 1955 after closing his retail toy store. His brother passed in 1963 and Bob ultimately purchased Victory Machinery from his sister-in-law, after successfully putting his nephews through college in 1968.” Hoffenberg was a former weightlifting champion of Indiana, past president of Skokie Indians Boys Baseball and past president of Carlyle Homeowners Association for 26 years. His hobbies were his family, gardening, sunbathing and his work at Victory Machinery.
International Entrance passes for the new date of wire 2020, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair and Tube 2020, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, can now be purchased online at reduced rates at https://tinyurl.com/wlch9dm. wire and Tube will be held concurrently from Dec. 7–11, 2020 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. Single day passes cost euro 42 online (euro 60 on show site) and five-day tickets cost euro 82 online (euro 100 on show site). Special offer: Three visitor tickets for the price of two tickets. Purchase at least one one-day ticket and a voucher for a colleague and receive a voucher for a third colleague free of charge. All tickets (visitor, exhibitor and press) already purchased for the original March 2020 date will remain valid. After logging in at the online ticket shop, the existing tickets can be downloaded again with a new eTicket layout under “My orders.” All tickets include free use of all public transportation within the Rhine-Ruhr regional network (VRR) of Düsseldorf on all days of wire and Tube 2020. For further information on visiting or exhibiting at wire or Tube 2020, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America at 312-781-5180 or email: info@mdna.com. Visit www.wiretradefair.com, www.tube-tradefair.com and www.mdna. com or follow the organization on Twitter at http://twitter. com/mdnachicago. For hotel and travel information, contact TTI Travel, Inc. at 866-674-3476; fax: 212-674-3477; email: info@ttitravel.net or visit www.ttitravel.net. n
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