Business Notebook: 6-16

6/16/2013

ACHIEVEMENTS

■ John R. (J.R.) Haley has been named to the new position of vice president of tax for Findlay-based Marathon Petroleum Corp. He is to have responsibility for all tax matters, including compliance and planning. He was previously director of tax.

■ Wayne Nault has been named PNC Financial Services Group’s vice president for business banking in Toledo. Mr. Nault has more than 39 years of banking experience in northwest Ohio. Most recently, he served as regional manager responsible for PNC’s retail branches in northwest Ohio.

■ A program initiated in Medical Mutual’s Toledo office won a Gold SABRE award for excellence in employee communications in the world’s largest honors competition for the public relations industry. “Mutual Appreciation” is a loyalty program that encourages employees to buy from the company’s customers.

■ Toledo-based Habitec Security has been named to the Security Distributing & Marketing Top 100 list of United States security companies. Habitec Security was ranked No. 64 in the nation. It also ranked as the No. 39 largest security provider to businesses in the nation.

■ Express Employment Professionals has been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Client list, which recognizes exceptional service in the staffing industry.

■ Sally (Bash) Buchholz has been named director of quality for Lima-based Wannemacher Packaging. The Paulding native was formerly director of quality for Lima’s Kettle Creations, which was recently purchased by BEF Foods.

Business Achievements, with news of management promotions, corporate board appointments, and awards runs each week. Send announcements by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Achievements” in the message field.

CALENDAR

The Toledo Area Business to Business Expo will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at The Pinnacle, 1772 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee. Ninety exhibitors and more than 800 visitors are expected. Admission is free with submission of your business card at check-in. The event is for business owners to network, connect, and develop relationships. Advance registration is encouraged at 2013tab2bexpo.eventbrite.com.

Notice of business meetings must be received by The Blade 10 days before the event. Send items by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Calendar” in the message field.

CONVENTIONS

Listings include organizations, headquarters, and number of attendees expected, as estimated by Destination Toledo:

■ Wednesday-Saturday: United Holy Church of America Youth Convention, Best Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel, 300, regional.

■ Wednesday-Friday: National Conference on Restorative Justice, The Hotel at UTMC, 350, national.

■ Friday-June 26: Kids Artistic Revue-National Dance Competition, various properties, 1,500, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday: Fast-Pitch Softball-Girls Independence Day Classic, various properties, 1,000, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday: Ohio Federation of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Hilton Garden Inn, 120, state.