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BRIITE GETS GRANT: The Akron Community Foundation has awarded BRITE Energy Innovators $1,000 to facilitate its work with eight Akron-metro startups.
The collaboration will open avenues for economic development in the Akron and Summit County area by assisting with fundraising, capacity building and transformation of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
BRITE has already assisted nearly 300 new energy startups statewide. It is a downtown Warren-based business incubator aimed at growing energy technologies.
TELEHEALTH OPTION AVAILABLE AT AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: Akron Children's Hospital Pediatrics and the Locust Pediatric Care Group now offer free provider interviews via telehealth.
Every Akron Children's primary care provider who is accepting new patients offers telehealth interviews. Visit akronchildrens.org/pediatrics for office locations and provider information. To schedule a telehealth interview, parents should call the Akron Children's Hospital Pediatrics office of their choice or Locust Pediatric Care Group. Parents will receive an email the day before the appointment that includes the video link for the telehealth visit.
For expectant parents, Akron Children's recommends choosing a provider in the third trimester of pregnancy.
PREMIER BANK LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN: Premier Bank has launched "Powered By (kind) People. Fueled By You," branding the bank will use for all it's community outreach efforts.
"Powered By (kind) People" represents the strong sense of passion that the bank's associates have for supporting local communities and the bank's commitment to giving back. "Fueled By You" represents the inspiration that the bank's clients and communities give to them to give back and spread kindness in the places they call home.
Now through the end of 2020, Premier Bank is empowering its team and communities to give back by performing acts of kindness by having scratch off tickets at all branch locations to inspire customers.
In addition the bank is welcoming all to visit YourPremierBank.com/Kindness to use their random act of kindness generator and share their act on social media using #PoweredByKindness.
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PREMIER BANK BRINGS ON CHIEF RISK OFFICER: Tina Shaver has been hired by Premier Bank as the bank's executive vice president, chief risk officer.
Shaver, who has more than 30 years of banking and financial institution consulting experience,has spent most of her career at FirstMerit Corporation in Akron. She most recently served as senior director and deputy chief compliance ethics officer with Treliant, LLC in Washington D.C., providing consultative guidance to financial institutions on enterprise risk matters.
Shaver earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in management from Walsh University. She is a certified regulatory compliance manager and a certified anti-money laundering specialist.
BURGAN ADDS REALTORS: Burgan Real Estate has recently added Cortland native Savannah Babcock and Berlin Center native Karl Reph to the firm's real estate team.
HOWMET ANNOUNCES BOARD DIRECTOR: Howmet Aerospace Inc., which has a facility in Weathersfield, has announced its board of directors has elected Sharon Barner, vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary for Cummins Inc., to serve as an independent director on the board starting April 1.
Barner has more than 30 years of experience as an international business leader and lawyer in the technology, automotive and life sciences industries. She is responsible for Cummins' global legal matters, including strategic corporate initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, and compliance.
Prior to Cummins, Barner served as deputy under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, where she was responsible for patent and trademark operations.
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