The Newsletter: January 2018

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NEWsletter Greater Latrobe - Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce

DO YOU HAVE GOALS TO REACH IN 2018?

Dominick Domasky of Motivation Champs shares how to start the year off right with a positive attitude that will lift everyone’s spirits around you!

CHAMBER UNIVERSITY

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Dominick Domasky

TABLE OF CONTENTS 03

CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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ENERGY SAVINGS

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CHROMA STUDIOS

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LIGONIER VALLEY LEARNING CENTER

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WESTMORELAND MECHANICAL TESTING & RESEARCH

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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RIBBON CUTTINGS

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Chamber Staff

newsletter Staff

Hannah Kahn MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

Mike Dudurich MEDIA WRITER

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chamber board of directors

CHAIRMAN Jerry Supko Commercial Bank & Trust of PA VICE CHAIRMAN Andrea Cuda Ramada Ligonier TREASURER Maryann White Kelly, Sparber, White and Associates, LLC SECRETARY Madalyn Kalning Gutchess Hardwoods Melissa Blystone Valley Dairy Restaurants Brian Edmiston TSI Titanium Mike McDoniel Pace - Airo Division Eric Huttenlocher Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals

Madalyn Kalning Gutchess Hardwoods Brian Maglosky Kennametal Inc. Jeff Minkovich Community Options Don Orlando Saint Vincent College Gary Siegel Latrobe Bulletin MaryAnn Singley Excela Health Judy Swigart Greater Latrobe School District Cheryl Walters Derry Area School District Todd Weimer Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center

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two companies. one story. read our story www.chroma-marketing.com/our-story

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You may know us as CME Websites or Computers Made Easy (if you’ve been around a while).

1999

Jane starts Computers Made Easy, a computer training company teaching in homes and businesses.

2000

Jane makes her first website for CME, focused on computer training.

2001

Scot joins Jane in the business, both teaching and using his writing expertise to enhance our website designs.

2004

Andrea becomes our first employee, helping to manage the phones and office.

2005

2010

Jane and Scot are so busy designing and writing websites that they no longer take on teaching customers.

We begin to refer to ourselves as CME Websites, acknowledging that we are no longer a computer training company.

2012

Chrissy joins the team, adding her impressive design skills and vision to CME.

2015

CME celebrates 15 years with a new look and a new logo design.

2015

CME moves into commercial space Suite 101 of Lowry Commons in Jeannette.

2016

CME receives All Star Award from Constant Contact for outstanding email marketing services.

2016

CME continues to grow and expands across the hall into Suite 102.

2017

We start a sister company, CME Integrations, intended to integrate software products.

CME Integrations rapidly grows to eleven talented full-time developers.

2017

Thanks to Aaron, CME becomes a Google Partner Agency.

Aaron holds all seven Google Ad Certifications.

2017

2017

CME awarded Standard of Excellence from the Web Marketing Association for Banks Brothers Motorcycles.

CME receives Award of Distinction from Core Web Awards for the Center for Study of Occupational Regulations.

2018 Chroma Studios is formed.

CME Websites rebrands as Chroma Marketing Essentials, CME Integrations rebrands as Chroma Technical Solutions, and the two companies unite as Chroma Studios.

website services digital marketing content marketing social media marketing search engine engagement training and classes web-to-workflow

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LIGONIER VALLEY LEARNING CENTER Ligonier Valley Learning Center, Inc. (LVLC) has been in operation for over 30 years. LVLC is a nonprofit human service agency. Highly skilled clinicians offer exceptional services to children, youth and adults that promote mental health wellness. A teaching staff of educators provide early educational opportunities for children.

At LVLC’s State Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Wellness Clinic, individuals can receive individual, couples and family therapy. Medication management and psychiatric evaluations are also a service conducted at the clinic.

Specialized programs including Group therapy for children and adults are available throughout the year. In addition, NAEYC and Keystone Stars 4 Accredited Educational Child Care and State subsidized PA Pre-K Counts school readiness program is available to children.

The mission of Ligonier Valley Learning Center is to provide a continuum of quality services which promote the emotional, behavioral, educational and physical development of children, adolescents, adults and their families.

Services are provided for individuals by trained professional clinical staff.

Staff are dedicated and committed to fulfilling the mission and achieving the vision of the organization. Individuals are appreciated for their distinct family, cultural, and spiritual beliefs and differences. Individuals are treated with respect, honesty, and the most appropriate level of services. Programs and services are continually reviewed and evaluated for the purpose of improvement.

The vision is for Ligonier Valley Learning Center to be the respected and premier provider of mental health wellness programs as well as quality early childhood education.

Admission, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age, sex or sexual preference. For more information call 724‑238‑5556 or 724‑537‑2565.

Ligonier Valley Learning Center accepts Medical Assistance and most major Commercial Insurances for Counseling and other mental health wellness services.

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WESTMORELAND MECHANICAL TESTING AND RESEARCH CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY Look up the particulars of Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. and you’ll find no mention of a sales force. And there’s a good reason for that.

Because there is none.

And why is that? Well, when you’ve become the largest independent test laboratory in the world there really isn’t much need to go knocking on doors. Incoming telephone calls and emails, fueled by sustained, top-notch work that has made WMTR the leader in the industry.

Manager and Vice-President. “Every time the UPS truck comes it’s like Christmas Day.” It never gets boring at WMTR, according to Rossi. Their research and testing cover a wide variety of industries.

Some are quick tests, like the time a customer once drove to the facility with something to be tested and waited as the folks there ran the necessary tests.

Other test and research projects can extend over a period of years.

WMTR has worked with the automotive, fastener, space and aerospace industries, including work for SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company. They’ve tested medical equipment like hip joints and do a lot of R&D work.

“At one point we did a lot of work on the Space Shuttle,” Rossi said.

The company got its origins in 1967 when Donald Rossi, the patriarch of the family, founded it in a building across Route 30 from the Hi-Way Drive-In in Latrobe.

“He started it based on needs determined at the time during the Vietnam War in the 60s,” his son said. “He was originally from Pittsburgh, worked for Westinghouse, left there and was hired by Latrobe Steel in their testing area.”

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365 days a year. It’s about getting things done, a rush to get things done on time, but not at the expense of quality.

Every day we’re working on something new and we have to stay on the cutting edge.”

The original workforce was, approximately 90 percent local with the other 10 percent being transplants.

working there. Mike and Jim started early (Mike at 10) and both were very involved growing up.

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. celebrated its 50th anniversary with a company picnic for all its employees and their families this summer at Idlewild Park.

WMTR is a member of the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce and is very involved in the community.

“We’re involved with many regional Vo-Tech facilities,” Rossi said. “We offer paid internships to students locally; bring them in and let them see how things work. We work with Penn State heavily, but also are involved with Pitt, West Virginia and CMU. PSU has worked out very well and we bring in about 25 students in engineering and help educate them. We average about 15 interns per year.”

Don, a long-time member of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, is joined by Michael and his brother, Jim, the Vice-President of Technology, as the company management team.

The company is well on its way to becoming third generational with Mike’s two sons and Jim’s son already

EVENTS Networking Breakfast January 18, 2018 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Westmoreland Mall Panera Bread Register » https://gllv.org/jan-2018-breakfast This breakfast we will be learning about Habitat for Humanity and our speaker is the Executive Director for Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity, Daniel Giovannilli.

Chamber University presented by WCCC “Motivational Champions”

January 30, 2018 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WCCC Latrobe Campus Register » https://gllv.org/jan-2018-chamber-university Jodie Edmiston, life coach & business owner, is going to lead the conversation in teaching the audience how to live the best life possible.

Dominick Domasky, from Motivation Champs, is coming to present us with a recipe for success to start the year off right!

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FRANCHISING COURSE SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE

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his course is taught by Fr. Bonaventure Curtis, O.S.B., assistant professor in the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government, an attorney with more than 30 years of experience in forming and counseling all types of franchise companies, including entertainment, commercial and residential services, personal services, quick and full-service restaurants, real estate and related financial services, hotels and automotive rentals and sales.

2018 SPRING SESSION

Classes will take place Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9 p.m. starting on Jan. 16.

Students from other colleges and universities and area business owners interested in learning more about franchising may enroll at a special discounted tuition cost of $529 per credit for the three-credit course at more than a 50-percent discount of the undergraduate tuition rate.

To register, contact Amanda Gunther, coordinator of graduate and continuing education, 724-805-2933, amanda.gunther@stvincent.edu

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RIBBON CUTTINGS Eclectique

For more information about scheduling a ribbon cutting for a grand opening or anniversary celebration at your business, please contact GLLV Membership Coordinator Hannah Kahn at 724-5537-2671, ext 102!

Chroma Studios

Excela Health January 2018 | Page 13

welcome new members All Abilities, Inc. - Greensburg Belmont Howard - Latrobe Eclectique - Latrobe Frame Acupuncture - Greensburg Hospaws - Youngwood Kattan Ferretti Financial - Greensburg Kozar Kreations (Pampered Chef) - Latrobe Leo M. Bacha Funeral Home - Greensburg Ligonier Valley YMCA - Ligonier Miracle Dental - Latrobe Panera Bread Westmoreland Mall - Greensburg Salandro’s Refuse - Crabtree Spa in Ligonier - Ligonier Westmoreland Manor - Greensburg

Greater Latrobe - Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 463 • Latrobe, PA 15650 • 724-537-2671 • www.gllv.org Visitor & Information Center is located on Route 30 West beneath Sharky’s near Latrobe Airport

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