TVRC Chamber News: The Voice of Business & Industry | October 2021

OCTOBER 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair John Fox GreenSen, LLC

FEATURES Meet our Makers

A look at local manufacturers in the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber

Chair-Elect Scott Harvard First Bank Vice Chair Charles Daniels Integrus Holdings, Inc. Treasurer Adrian Taylor YHB

DEPARTMENTS

Immediate Past Chair Tracy Vosika George Mason Mortgage, LLC

04 | Letter from CEO 04 | New Members

At Large Member Patti Solenberger Solenberger’s True Value Hardware

05 | TVRC News and Events

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emily Burner Shenandoah University

Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Sponsors Chamber Elite

Jenny Grooms WMC Foundation Jim Guisewhite Sperry Van Ness James Imoh Edward Jones Investments

Chairman’s Level

Kevin McKannan GlenLoch Legal P.L.C.

President’s Level

Katrina Meade City National Bank Cary Nelson H.N. Funkhouser Nadine Pottinga United Way NSV

Media Sponsors

Kristy Powers Navy Federal Credit Union James Stewart Grafton Integrated Health

Letter From Cynthia Schneider CEO of the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber

CHAMBER STAFF

I came to the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber after twenty-five years in manufacturing and have always found interest in visiting Chamber members who have kept rich histories of both family and tradition in the work they do that builds our region. Every job is vital in a manufacturing setting and facilities embody teamwork to push through barriers to create products that workers can be proud of while serving needs in our region, nationally, and internationally. Yes, we may live in quiet towns, but it is because we are hard at work building our future.

Virginia has ranked again as the top state for businesses to thrive in and our region accounts for a skilled labor force that drives these industries forward. Local Workforce Development programs have invested in our youth through innovations in learning such as the Emil and Grace Shihadeh Innovation Center to connect the next generation of trades and skilled workers to continue to accelerate businesses at the Top of Virginia.

If you have not had a chance to connect with our local Workforce Development programs, I highly encourage you to do so. The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber has hosted many students who often leave us with as much insight as we provide them. They give us clues into the future of our labor force, create innovative ways of looking at our own processes, and provide valuable perception to future consumer markets.

We are truly building our future, right here at the Top of Virginia!

Cynthia Schneider | CEO Top of Virginia Regional Chamber

Welcome

New Members

Thanks to our new members who joined the Chamber between September 1 and September 30. To learn more about membership benefits, call 540-662-4118.

Brett Payne - Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance (540) 635-4074 vafb.com/agent/brettpayne

CSI Custom Builders (540) 868-8349

Old Towne Inspection, LLC (540) 320-8554 oldtowneinspection.com

Engaged CTC LLC (540) 508-4440 engagedctc.com

Julie Shaffer Director, Legislative Affairs

jshaffer@regionalchamber.biz

Dan Hitchcock Membership Development Specialist

dhitchcock@regionalchamber.biz

Kory Campbell Director, Marketing & Communications

kcampbell@regionalchamber.biz

Danita Roble Director, Membership Development

droble@regionalchamber.biz

Vanessa McAllister Director, Programs & Events

vmcallister@regionalchamber.biz

MPT Now Transformation Studio (540) 409-1821 mptnow.com

TransformativeTraining (540) 533-5778 transformyourworkout.com

Cynthia Schneider, CEO

cschneider@regionalchamber.biz

Tele-Plus Corporation (301) 730-8309 telepluscorp.com Get Connected! Get Informed!

Get Involved! Be Seen!

Join the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber today!

(540) 662-4118

OUR PURPOSE Connect business and community resources for mutual success.

OUR VISION Be the voice of business for Frederick & Clarke Counties and the City of Winchester, Virginia.

OUR MISSION Provide programs and services to meet the business and professional needs of our members.

407 S. Loudoun Street Winchester, VA 22601 540-662-4118 regionalchamber.biz

TVRC NEWS & EVENTS Save the Date:

Save the Date:

Marketing Mindshare 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

October 27, 2021 Virtual

Business After Hours 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

October 20, 2021 Winchester Regional Airport

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Jeremy Shen PCM, Chief Marketing Officer of YHB CPAs will be presenting on developing and working with marketing budgets.

Come out to get the scoop on what is new and what is coming to Winchester Regional Airport!

Designed exclusively for marketing professionals in Winchester, Frederick County, Clarke County, and the surrounding area, the meetings will help you:

After-hours networking events are designed for members to meet and build relationships with business people from small, mid-size and large companies and organizations representing a variety of industries.

Please register at regionalchamber.biz

Connect with other marketers in the area who understand the industry and local marketing landscape.

Share with your peers to solve a problem, get creative, find out what is working or not working in your own marketing, and develop lasting relationships and partnerships.

Learn from your peers and special speakers on the latest marketing trends and challenges, participate in roundtable discussions, and see what is new in the industry!

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Save the Date: Business and Brews 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

October 19, 2021 Cafe Del Sol Carrie Greynolds, The Staging Fairy, will present a problatunity for attendees to come together to offer suggestions in brainstorming sessions. Business and Brews is all about community, networking, and helping others!

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Meet our Makers Written by: Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Hurford Hardwoods USA Hurford Hardwoods USA is a premier North Amercian lumber and flooring wholesaler. Based in Winchester, Virginia, Hurford Hardwoods distributes wood products all over the world. hurfordhardwoods.com McElroy Metal, Inc. McElroy Metal is a third-generation family owned business with a state-of-the-art Winchester facility that produces metal roofing and siding mcelroymetal.com Ashworth Brothers, Inc. For nearly 70 years, Ashworth Bros., Inc. has provided quality, trouble-free conveyor belting products to customers, backed by an exceptional service and support. ashworth.com

The Shenandoah Valley is rich in a talented labor force that attracts high-quality manufacturers, producing products, not only for our region, but at global scale. Our future depends on our manufacturing sector. While Valley Health System makes up our largest employer in the area, many of our manufacturing facilities rank in the top 20 local employers, accounting for thousands of employees region-wide. In fact, seven Chamber member manufacturers fall in the top 50 of the area’s largest empoyers.

The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber is proud to represent these industry leaders and their staff as we watch and provide local voice to legislation that impacts the manufacturing sector, bolster workforce development by creating partnerships with local schools, and celebrate the accomplishments of those that strengthen our economy.

Carmeuse Lime and Stone Carmeuse Lime and Stone is a global performance materials and services leader with core competencies in mining, equipment, material processing, and engineering solutions. Carmeuse started out as a small family-run business in Belgium and now operates a nearly 500-acre tract in Clearbrook, Virginia to mine limestone. Frederick Water draws water from quarry pits to bolster the county’s supply. carmeuse.com Green Bay Packaging Green Bay Packaging manufactures packaging for a wide variety of consumer applications. The Winchester Coated Products Division was established in Winchester, Virginia in 1992. gbp.com

Valley Proteins, Inc. Scott Culbreth, CEO of American Woodmark, and David Gum, CEO of White For almost 70 years, Valley Proteins, Inc. has been a leader in providing an invaluable serHouse Foods and Henkel Harris Furniture, were recently recognized in the Virginia Business Power 500 list for their contributions and accomplishments vice to global economies and the environment through rendering and recycling quality fats and as local manufacturers.

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proteins for renewable energy, such as biofuel ingredients from recycled restaurant cooking oil and animal fats. valleyproteins.com Valley Biomedical Since 1986, Valley Biomedical has provided high quality biologicals, diagnostic reagent products, and contract manufacturing services. As business has evolved, they have added research products and Cell Culture Sera, Human and Animal Source Blood products manufactured to customer specifications, and Non-Biological Liquid Reagents. valleybiomedical.com Miller Milling Company Centrally located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the Winchester facility produces a variety of durum and hard wheat products. It also services the adjacent pasta manufacturing facility owned by New World Pasta. millermilling.com SpecialMade Goods & Services, Inc. Established in 1997, SpecialMade is a spin-off company of Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC. They offer the full line of Rubbermaid Commercial Products through distribution channels and are the exclusive provider of genuine component or replacement parts for Rubbermaid Commercial Products. SpecialMade also represents many other high-quality manufacturers such as BISSELL Commercial Products, Carex Healthcare Products, Technical Concepts (TC), and Nova Ortho-Med. SpecialMade is privately owned and operated out of a 71,600 square foot facility located in Winchester, Virginia. specialmade.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific began as Technicon Instruments in 1978, just south of Middletown, Virginia. The biotechnology manufacturer produces medical products and laboratory equipment. thermofisher.com Winchester Ciderworks The foundation for the Ciderworks’ tasting room was laid in 1900, and the building served for decades as a barn for the orchardists until it was converted to an apple cold storage facility in 1946. Now, the tasting room is host to eleven cider products from Frederick County apples. winchesterciderworks.com

HP Hood LLC HP Hood manufactures extended shelf DS Smith life milk and nondairy products with an Formerly known as Corrugated Container, uncompromised committment to quality as DS Smith manufactures packagining that one of the largest branded food and bevfocuses on sustainablity with less fiber erage manufacturers in the United States and bold graphics. and more than 170 years of expertise. dssmith.com hood.com

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Henkel Harris In 2013, the Gum family purchased Henkel Harris and is proud to be carrying on the tradition of producing America’s finest furniture. With the same commitment to their workers and passion for crafting furniture, the Gum Family has only one goal in mind: “to ensure that the legacy continues”. henkelharris.com Melnor Founded in 1946, Melnor® has a long history of innovating lawn and garden watering products. Calling Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley home, the team at Melnor® is committed to combining excellent product design with superior customer service. melnor.com

American Woodmark The Winchester, Viriginia corporate headquaters of cabinet manufacturing giant, American Woodmark is the hub of business for 10,000+ employees that generate more than 41,000 cabinets daily. americanwoodmark.com

applications in demanding environments. Trelleborg relocated employees from Clearbrook, Virginia to Berryville, Virginia in 2014 to a new 50,000+ sq-ft facility to produce foam based marine fenders and buoys. trelleborg.com

Continental Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. continental.com

Southeastern Container, Inc. Southeastern Container bottles are produced using Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) through the ReheatStretch-Blow method of blow molding.

Their production plants feature stateof-the-art blow molding equipment, with speeds upward of 60,000 bottles per hour. secontainer.com White House Foods White House Foods came to Winchester, Virginia in 1918 (just one year after the Chamber of Commerce was formed) to open a second vinegar plant closer to the local apple orchards. Soon after, they began to offer additional apple products. David Gum, being a long time employee of White House Foods and a farmer himself, appreciates the home grown and canning experience you can ‘taste’ with White House. whitehousefoods.com

Contact! Corporation Contact! Corporation produces telescopic antenna masts and towers that are tactical, composite systems currently in use by the military, emergency, and first responder services. contactcorp.net AirPac, Inc. When the weather takes a turn, AirPac is your solution for portable, temporary, and emergency heating and cooling for special events, commercial spaces, and industrial processes. Operating out of Front Royal, Virginia, AirPac boasts some of the largest national brands as clients of their portable HVAC solutions. airpacinc.com Blue Ridge Industries For more than 36 years, Blue Ridge Industries has worked to be the best in the injection molding business and knows being the best involves much more than high quality molded parts – it requires an array of critical, value-added services to make the complete project a success. blueridgeind.com

Winchester Casket Company Winchester Casket is a regional wholesale casket company selling to licenesed funeral directors. They are located in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia serving Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and The District of Columbia. winchestercasket.com Trelleborg Marine Systems North America, Inc. With over 100-year experience, Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions that seal and protect critical

Annandale Millwork & Allied Systems Corporation Annandale Millwork & Allied Systems provides innovative solutions for residential builders with custom and stock millwork and offers a complete component package from their Winchester, Virginia facilities. amcasc.com EBK Corporation The EBK Corporation produces feed additives in the form of powder and liquid to be added to animal feed or drinking water acting as immunity enhancer or growth promoter to improve the animal health.

(540) 257-2174

Crown Cork and Seal Company Offering many forms of promotional packaging globally, Crown Cork and Seal focuses on beverage packaging in their Winchester, Virginia location. Crown Cork and Seal is the leading supplier to beer and beverage brands around the world. crowncork.com Integrus Holdings Fortessa Tableware Solutions From their Winchester, Virginia facilities, Fortessa Tableware Solutions design, produce, and market tableware solutions to luxury hotels, caterers, commercial kitchens, executive chefs, and fine homes. fortessa.com

Barrett Machine, INC Barrett Machine, INC, produces fabricated structural metal, plate work manufacturing, ornamental and architectural metalwork, rubber & plastic fabricated items, and components. They just celebrated thirty years of business with a ribbon cutting in this issue’s “Fun with Membership”. barrettmachine.com Cives Steel Cives is one of the largest and most successful structural steel and plate fabricators in North America. Located in Winchester, Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic Division fabricates approximately 20,000 tons annually for a wide variety of project types. cives.com

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Winchester Metals, Inc. Winchester Metals, a third-generation family-owned and operated business, has a long and proud tradition. Our origins reach back to 1917, when a young man named Louis Zuckerman fled religious persecution in Russia and sought refuge with his family in a small town in northwestern Virginia. He opened a scrap metal business, and against all the odds that faced immigrants at the time, he built up the fledgling operation to become a successful business. winchestermetals.com

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Fun with Membership

Ribbon Cuttings

Stacy Barrett Haines cuts the ribbon as Barrett Machine celebrated thirty years of business in the region as TVRC CEO, Cynthia Schneider, cheers them on to excellence over another thiry years and many more.

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Shaffer’s Barbecue catered Business After Hours

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Business After Hours at City National Bank

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1. Scott Harvard, CEO of First Bank and Chair-Elect of the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Board of Directors, smiles as he takes in all the efforts that City National Bank and their employees put forth to welcome Chamber members at September’s Business After Hours.

2. Business After Hours at City National Bank was a wonderful evening outside with catering from Shaffer’s Barbecue, live music from Bryan Stutzman, and plenty of networking.

3. Lori Eversole speaks proudly to the committment of City National Bank employees to continually give back to the community around them.

4. TVRC Board of Directors At Large Member, Patti Solenberger shares a laugh with Lori Eversole and Katrina Meade, Regional Retail Manager of City National Bank and member of the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Board of Directors.

5. John Moore, MPT Now Transformation Studio, had a chance to speak with members to introduce his business that had just joined the Chamber in September.

6. Wendy Anson, Engaged CTC LLC, introduces herself and her leadership programs as a new member in September.

7. Bryan Stuzman did an amazing job! Many members were impressed with his talent to play songs that we knew and loved amongst others that had a slight twist that showcased his artistry.

Find out more at bryanstutzman.com

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