Speaking of Business highlights promotions and board updates
Premier Bank & Trust promotes Jerome T. Augustus to banking center manager at Abbe Road and Juanita Scott to vice president residential lending manager at the Powell regional headquarters. Travelers/Aetna names 17 personal lines high achievers. Carl A. Smith named installation manager at Mitchell Heating and Cooling. Four new Second Harvest board members join. officers elected. Submit Speaking of Business notices in writing to The Chronicle Telegram.
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Premier Bank & Trust
John §. Kreighbaum
Jerome T. Augustus
Abbe Road
Augustus
Bank
Rom Sandusky High School
Bowling Green State University
Ohio School of Banking
Ohio School of Consumer Credit Banking
Eohann
Kreighbaum
Juanita Scott
Scott
Powell
Ohio
Franklin University
American Institute of Banking
Travelers/Aetna Insurance Co
Cathy Schwochow
Elyria
Neale Phypers Insurance
Travelers/ Aetna
Hartford
Mitchell Heating and Cooling Inc
Carl A. Smith
Smith
Midview High School
West Side Institute of Technology
Mitchell Heating and Cooling
Grafton
Second Harvest Food Bank of
North Central Ohio Board of Trustees
Daniel Cook
Cook and Batista Co., Spa
Kenneth Stumphauzer
Warhola
O'Toole
Loughman
Alderman
Stumphauzer
Susan Kruszeka
Ron Beal
Morning Journal
Gerald Falcon
Lorain National Bank
Richard Gienopie
Crystal Clear Cleaners
David Andrews
Hausser and Taylor
Peggy Murray
Murray and Murray Foundation
Refund timing and tips for mutual funds and tax refunds
The article discusses using refunds for investing in no load mutual funds with low or no minimums, or safer options like bank CDs or money market funds. It notes adviser preference for equities, cautions against relying on refunds for normal expenses, and reports about 96,400 taxpayers awaiting $62 million in 1996 refunds due to address changes.
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Elkin
IRS
Goodyear union talks extend with deadline looming
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and United Steelworkers continued contract talks as a midnight deadline approached for about 13 000 hourly workers across seven states. Negotiations began March 6. No union decision on possible strike or production plans was disclosed.
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Cincinnati
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
North America
United Steelworkers of America
Tire tax and tire recycling research in Ohio
Ohio faces tire stockpiles and health risks from tire fires mosquito breeding. University of Akron researcher Avraam Isayev develops a process to recycle tire rubber. a Massillon company builds machinery to test the tech. Ohio EPA funds cleanup of two scrap tire sites near Norton, Summit County and near Springfield on the Mad River.
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Laura
Ohio
University of Akron
George Gray
West Salem
George
Massillon
Ohio Epamay
Norton
Summit County
Springfield
Mad River
Heidi Griesmer
Ohio Epa
How juries are picked in civil trials explained
This Ohio law column explains jury versus bench trials, when juries are allowed, and how jurors are selected. It describes venire under oath, voir dire, for cause challenges, and peremptory strikes by both sides to form a fair, impartial jury. It notes exceptions where no jury is used and cites the author and law firm as the source.
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Ohio
Highway Patrol
Monte McGowen
Public schools face future but remain essential for teachers
Readers ask about teaching careers and the future of public schools. An expert from the National School Boards Association affirms public schools will endure, noting most are sound and emphasizing teaching as a worthy niche. The column covers reference letters, personnel files, and delaying graduate study to gain work experience and potential employer tuition support.
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Chicago
Jeremiah Floyd
National School Boards Association
Alexandria
Floyd
Brainpower underused in firms says study
A Kepner-Tregoe study finds 64 percent of managers and workers believe their organizations use 50 percent or less of collective brainpower. Workers describe “small minds” and misaligned directions while managers say only a few brainpowers are tapped. The report warns this waste costs hundreds of billions and hinders growth.
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Information Age
Caxcul
knoWleoge
Ferrari
Kepner-Tregoe Inc
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