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Local SERVPRO recognized for outstanding performance

MUNCY — SERVPRO held its 53rd annual convention from recently at the Hilton Anatole Dallas in Dallas, TX. SERVPRO of Williamsport/Montoursville received the MILLIONAIRE’S Silver award at a gala award ceremony that was a highlight of the gathering. Benjamin L. Kimble and Gerald L. Kimble of SERVPRO of Williamsport/Montoursville joined a group of more than 1,050 franchise owners in attendance. The event also recognized 58 SERVPRO entrepreneurs who surpassed a million dollars in revenue for the first time in the past business year. “It’s exciting and satisfying to receive this ...

New Hire in SEDA-COG’s business finance program

SEDA-COG recently welcomed Brooks Luzier as a loan officer within the business finance department. Luzier has over ten years of experience in banking, customer service and sales. He previously worked as the commercial relationship manager for Jersey Shore State Bank. Luzier currently serves ...

Trucker protest shuts down operations at California port

OAKLAND, Calif. — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, it was announced Wednesday. “The shutdown will further exacerbate the congestion of containers” and port officials are urging operations at shipping terminals to ...

Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread

The growth of the lottery business nationwide was inspired in large part by the lobbying innovations of a single multinational gambling company, Scientific Games Holdings LP. A 1986 memo from Scientific Games co-founder and then-Chairman John R. Koza described a “draft version of our new ...

Enterprise Truck Rental has new site

Enterprise Truck Rental has relocated to offer customers easier access to its services. The new location at 1960 E. Third St., Williamsport will serve the Williasmport market as well as surrounding areas including Muncy, Montoursville, Lock Haven, Lewisburg, Bloomsburg, and Selinsgrove, according to Jennifer Schultz, business partnering communications manager, Mobility Business Lines. Prior to this branch opening in May, the nearest Enterprise Truck Rental site was over an hour away from local customers and served only portions of the Williamsport market. As a result, the new ...

First Commonwealth Bank welcomes new manager of South Williamsport office

Denise Hager has recently been named manager at First Commonwealth Bank’s South Williamsport office, located at 251 South Market St. Hager has more than two decades banking experience with M&T Bank where she began as a teller, culminating as a branch manager at their Williamsport ...