Marion Chamber Cuts Ribbon at Marion Call Center

The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently joined Greg Case and Randy Craig and their staff for the opening of Trajectory, 1293 Harding Highway East.  Trajectory, an outbound customer retention call center, specializes in helping retail clients retain customers through unique retention plans focused around a consistent scheduled follow-up from the local business owner. On […]

Seckel Attends Modern Woodmen’s Leadership & Management Program

Lori D. Seckel, the Modern Woodmen of America Regional Director for Marion, recently attended Modern Woodmen’s Essentials of Leadership and Management Program held at Modern Woodmen’s home office in Rock Island, Ill. Regional directors and managing partners were invited to attend the program.  Offered through GAMA International, the course fulfills step one of the Chartered […]

Marion Chamber Cuts Ribbon at Outdoor Education Center

The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce participated in a ribbon cutting for ECO Center, LLC, on Wednesday, August 20, 2014.  ECO Center, LLC is an outdoor education center located at 1757 County Road 59 in Caledonia, OH. On September 6th, 2014 they are opening their doors to the public with the launch of its first […]

Schumer Named New Buyer/Trader at Sims Brothers Recycling

Dave Schumer has joined Sims Brothers Recycling as buyer/trader: ferrous, non-ferrous and non-metallics.  The announcement was made by Garrett Tracey, chief operating officer and chief commercial officer. Schumer’s responsibilities will include working with commercial customers to develop turnkey, single-source environmentally-compliant scrap management solutions that include some or all of the following services: purchase, collection, transportation, […]

Chamber Cuts Ribbon at Renovated Credit Union Location

United Federal Credit Union officially unveiled its newly remodeled Marion West branch to community leaders, dignitaries and representatives from the media at a Grand Re-Opening celebration on Wednesday, July 30 and to Members at a special cookout on Friday, August 1, 2104. The $500,000 renovation project began last fall and includes new teller lines, new […]

Local Credit Union Seeks School Supplies for Project Backpack

This summer Corporate America Family Credit Union (CAFCU) began its eleventh year of support for Project Backpack, an annual school supply drive that helps families, students and teachers prepare for the school year. All CAFCU branches began collecting items such as rulers, highlighters, calculators, binders, and other basic classroom tools to give to local schools […]

Best-Selling Author Signing Books in Marion on Saturday

Kevin Malarkey, author of “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven”, a New York Times best seller for over a year, is coming to a Marion bookstore this Saturday. Malarkey will be promoting his second book, “A Beautiful Defeat.” The book signing will be Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Hope Crossing […]

United Way, Local Businesses Team Up to Provide Needed School Supplies

United Way of Marion County, Scioto Shoe Mart and a host of other community partners are working to make going back to school this fall a much better experience for teachers, parents and students. Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, 2014 are being set aside for shoppers to contribute $5 in cash to the […]

Alber Enterprise Center Recognizes Local Business for Achievement

Four Ohio organizations were recently recognized by Alber Enterprise Center (AEC) at The Ohio State University at Marion’s Guthery Community Room for their remarkable achievement in business. The organization’s annual award ceremony was held to showcase the success of local businesses and organizations. Certificates were presented to: Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance, National Lime […]

Marion Chamber Cuts Ribbon at OhioHealth Home Medical Equipment

The Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors joined OhioHealth Home Care recently at the opening of their new warehouse and full service branch office for OhioHealth Home Medical Equipment (HME) in Marion.  HME is serving patients in Marion, Morrow, Hardin, Crawford, Wyandot, and Knox counties. OhioHealth Home Care offers patients a full array of home […]