Business notebook: 1-13
1/13/2013CONVENTIONS
Listings include organizations, headquarters and number of attendees expected as estimated by Destination Toledo:
Monday-Wednesday: Vision for Youth National Youth Ministries Conference, Maumee Bay Lodge, 100, national.
Friday-Sunday: The 40 Frame Game Bowling Tournament, Ramada Hotel, 150, regional.
CALENDAR
APICS, the Association for Operations Management, will hold a Professional Development Meeting at Pizza Papalis, 519 Monroe St, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tom Dixon, CPIM, will discuss "Ten Strategies for Maximizing Your Work." Cost: $25, including dinner. Reservations required at programs@apicstoledo.org.
First Aid and CPR-AED are being offered to the public at Tuesday at the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio in Northwood on Tuesday. Information and registration at www.scnwo.org .
Safety Council of Northwest Ohio will hold its 53rd annual meeting of the members at noon Thursday at The Pinnacle in Maumee. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers. Register at www.scnwo.org.
Dean Monske, president and CEO of Regional Growth Partnership, will discuss the economic forecast for the Toledo area at the NW Ohio Chapter Construction Financial Management Association’s meeting at noon Thursday at Brandywine Country Club. Cost: Free for members, $20 for nonmembers. RSVP to carter@knightinsurance.com
First Aid and CPR-AED are being offered to the public at Tuesday at the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio in Northwood on Tuesday. Information and registration at www.scnwo.org .
The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio will hold its 53rd annual meeting of the members at noon Thursday at The Pinnacle in Maumee. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers. Register at www.scnwo.org.
The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community based resource located in Northwood, Ohio will hold its monthly Breakfast with the Experts on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Central Park West Banquet Facility starting at 7:30 a.m. We will be discussing “Physical Therapy & The Work Environment”. The breakfast is open to the public and the cost for members is $25, non-members is $35. Register at www.scnwo.org .
An OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Program is being offered to the public at the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community based safety resource located in Northwood, Ohio. The course will be held from 7:00 am until 12:30 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013 and January 25, 2013. The cost for members is $195 per person, for non-members it is $250 per person. Register at www.scnwo.org .
An OSHA Recordkeeping Full Day Workshop is being offered to the public at the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community based safety resource located in Northwood, Ohio. The course is open to the public and will be held from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The cost for members is $125 per person, for non-members it is $145 per person. Register at www.scnwo.org .
The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community based resource located in Northwood, Ohio will join with the MCA, AGC and NECA for the monthly Joint Construction Safety Meeting on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7:45 am. The topic of discussion will be “Are You Filling Out Your OSHA Log Correctly?”, presented by Marian Beck from OSHA. This program is open to the public. The cost for members is $25 per person, for non-members it is $35 per person. To register please visit our website at www.scnwo.org .
The Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, a not-for-profit, non-governmental, community based resource located in Northwood, Ohio will hold a Forklift Train-the-Trainer class on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The program is designed to prepare individuals to certify forklift operators in their facility by using the program “Coaching the Lift Truck Operator 2” by Coaching Systems. This class is open to the public. The cost for members is $395 per person, for non-members it is $495 per person. To register please visit our website at www.scnwo.org .
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Buderer Drug Company of Perrysburg has been accredited by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board. Fewer than five percent of compounding pharmacies nationwide are PCAB accredited.
Axel Schmidt has been named vice president of Wacker Chempical Corp.'s Division of Silicones North and Latin America, based in Adrian, Mich. He will relocate from Germany. He succeeds Bernhard Hackl, who is returning to Wacker Chemie AG in Germany.
Toledo-based Communica, Inc., and its partner the Pursuit Group were honored with several MarCom awards from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals. Four platinum awards, three gold awards, and three honorable mentions were received for work done on behalf of Severstal North America. Communica was also recognized with a MarCom Award for the “Pure Innovation Dinner,” a special event for BASF Corporation.
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