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Schneider Downs & Co, Inc. appointed John R. Null a new shareholder in its Pittsburgh office.

Alan Fishbein joined Parente Randolph, LLC, as a senior manager, forensic and litigation service group, Philadelphia office.

Architecture

L. Robert Kimball & Associates, Architects and Engineers hired Corinne Bigler as a project designer; Donna M. Bucci, executive assistant; and Jennifer M. Pavlik, commercial interior designer.

WTW Architects promoted Glen A. Schultz to vice president of planning and named Paul J. Tellers director of planning.

Associations/Organizations

Joseph C. Guyaux, president of The PNC Financial Services Group, was elected chairman of the Consumer Bankers Association for a one-year term.

James G. Porcelli, patent attorney, The Webb Law Firm, was elected treasurer of the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association.

Maureen P. Kelly, shareholder, employment and labor services group, Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve as chair of the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board.

Banking, Finance

Invesmart, Inc. hired Charles McGortey as chief compliance officer.

Engineering

Michael Baker Jr., Inc. promoted Jeffrey J. Campbell to assistant vice president and transportation department manager, Moon Township office; Thomas J. Zagorski, assistant vice president and construction management department manager, Moon Township office; Robert Hanson, vice president and national practice director, geographic information technology, Harrisburg office; Carl F. Kemp, vice president and director, architecture, Alexandria, Va., office; Jeffrey A. Baker, assistant vice president and manager, Anchorage, Alaska, office; Beth A. Drylie, assistant vice president and manager, Virginia Beach, Va., office; Eric D. Frary, assistant vice president and manager, Horsham, Pa., office; Russell E. Hall, assistant vice president and manager, Charleston, W.Va., office; Robert Henchbarger, assistant vice president and manager, Alexandria, Va., office; Mark J. Knight, assistant vice president and manager, Crown Point, Ind., office; Russel Milnes, assistant vice president, Alexandria, Va., office; Robert B. Parker, assistant vice president and manager, Cleveland office; Douglas J. Plasencia, assistant vice president, Phoenix office; Paul M. Prideaux, assistant vice president and manager, Richmond, Va., office; Richard A. Robyak, assistant vice president and manager, Harrisburg, office; and Victor J. Siaurusaitis, assistant vice president and manager, Baltimore office.

Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc. (LSSE) announced that Kevin A. Brett rejoined as manager of its Municipal Engineering Unit.

Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson Inc. announced that Bradley J. Marsteller joined the Pittsburgh office. He will oversee the traffic work in the Pittsburgh and York offices.

Law

Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling has added four first-year associates in its Pittsburgh office. Ralph G. Fischer is concentrating his practice in litigation, professional liability and workers' compensation; Lisa A. Pampena is practicing in both the real estate and corporate law groups; Kristen R. Schilling is practicing in the labor and employment law group; and Jordan M. Webster is practicing in the general and commercial business litigation group.

Burns, White & Hickton said Eddie Edwards, Jr. has joined as an associate. He will concentrate his practice in the areas of business law, entertainment law and sports management.

Company News

Business Notes

Independence Portfolio Partners teamed with BenefitStreet, a daily valuation and benefits technology provider located in San Ramon, CA to offer portfolios of exchange traded funds in retirement plans.

Name Changes

L.J. Melody & Co. changes its name to CBRE | Melody, to more clearly reflect its relationship with CB Richard Ellis, its parent company.

New Business/New Offices

Sky Bank announced the opening of its new Mt. Lebanon financial center located at 327 Cochran Road. The facility features two drive-thru lanes, locked depository box, a full teller line and, unique to other locations, a lobby featuring a community wall, discovery center and coffee bar. The new office will observe extended grand opening hours until the end of December. Hours are Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to Noon.

Larry O'Donnell, owner annoucnes Premier Window D?cor, a shop at home service who specializes in custom blinds and interior shutters. Call 800-936-3205.

Michael Baker Corp. has formed an operating unit, Baker Consulting Services Group, which will provide advice on technology, financing and general feasibility to the clients of Baker's engineering and energy units. William E. Begley, former president and chief executive officer of Stone and Webster Management Consultants Inc., will head the new unit.

Sheetz, Inc. announced the opening of its newest concept store at 111 East Main St., Monongahela. The new Sheetz location, 4,600-square-feet, offers customers a fun, high-energy restaurant-style atmosphere.

Contracts

Olson Industries, designer and supplier of industrial furnaces, was selected to supply a new high temperature Car Bottom Forging Furnace for a large roll manufacturer in Southwest Pennsylvania. The furnace will be equipped with high efficiency regenerative (self recuperated ) burners to reduce fuel usage. The furnace will be automated and tied into a plant wide computer control system provided by Olson 3 years ago. The car bottom design will handle large forgings weighing over 300,000 lbs. The furnace will be fabricated and assembled at Olson's shop facility in McKees Rocks, Pa. The furnace is scheduled to be installed and commissioned in December, 2005.

PDG Environmental, Inc., received a number of contracts valued in excess of $5.0 million in the aggregate. PDGE's Los Angeles Office has been awarded a $1.75 million contract for asbestos and lead paint abatement at the historic Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. PDGE's Flagship division was awarded a $1.5 million contract for restoration of a facility in Florida damaged by last year's Hurricane Charlie. PDGE's New York Office has been awarded a $1.1 million contract to perform asbestos removal at a high school in northern New Jersey and a $.3 million contract for asbestos abatement at an industrial site in New Jersey. PDGE's South Carolina Office was awarded a $.4 million project for lead and asbestos abatement at a transportation museum in North Carolina.

American Bridge Co. was awarded a general contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers for construction of two new bridges over the Tennessee River just below the Kentucky Lake Lock & Dam. The contract is valued at $88.6M and will be complete in February 2010.

Partners For Performance Consulting, www.partnersforperformanceconsulting.com, was awarded a contract with Family Eyecare of NEPA to enhance profitability and customer service for this Optometry Practice in Honesdale, PA. Optometrist Jeffrey Becker has signed on with Partners For Performance to assist in this process.

Grants/loans

ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc. received a $3,000 grant from the Dominion Foundation in support of ASSET's Environmental Education Program. This funding will help support the new ASSET Environment and Ecology Toolbox Series, a collection of standards-based lessons, thematic field study units, materials and teachers manuals.

Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania received a $15,000 grant from the MetLife Foundation After-School Fund to support Junior Achievement's after school partnership with YouthPlaces. YouthPlaces is a non-profit organization that provides at-risk youth with safe places to play and learn life skills

The NeuroFibromatosis Clinics Association, Inc. (NFCA) was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Equitable Resources Foundation to support it's Ann Kramer Education Fund, providing assistance for children with NF-related learning disabilities. YWCA Greater Pittsburgh received a $30,000 grant from the American Express Foundation's Economic Independence Fund to promote financial education in the community. The money will be used to expand the number of Financial Empowerment Workshops offered to the greater Pittsburgh community.

Offered in partnership with American Express Co., Ameriprise Financial (formerly named American Express Financial Advisors), and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), the Economic Independence Fund provided $1 million in funding this year to 35 community organizations in 21 states and the District of Columbia.

Awards/Honors

The Pittsburgh Sections of the Industry Applications and Power Engineering Societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers have received international awards for being the best large chapters in the world, 2005.

Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a provider of online training for purchasing professionals, named the Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center (SBDC) its 2005 "Local Supplier of the Year."

Granite City Works of United States Steel Corp. has earned Ford Motor Co.'s Bulk Materials Q1 quality certification. To achieve certification, GraniteCity Works had to demonstrate excellence in four critical areas: capable systems (QS-9000 and ISO 14001 certification), ongoing performance, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Brent Clark, general manager, Performance Results Corp., earned the designation of Project Management Professional.

Thomas M. Thompson, shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll, was recently honored at an American Bar Association luncheon as one of the co-chairs of the committee authoring a new book on the M&A process called "The M & A Process: A Practical Guide for the Business Lawyer." The book, available through the Bar Association, is a 358-page guide to the deal process for the new lawyer doing his or her first deal and as a resource for other deal lawyers on the M&A process.

Mike Ference, freelancer and owner, Ference Marketing & Communications, was the featured guest columnist in the September issue of Advantages Magazine, the official trade publication for salespeople and distributors in the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) network.

Graphic Design USA selected Quest Fore Inc. as a winner of two Awards of Excellence in Communication and Graphic Design in its 2005 American Graphic Design Awards competition. The agency was honored for its work in designing The Frick Art Museum "American Beauty" Exhibition Invitation Package, as well as its development of The Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center "Clash of Empires" Exhibition Catalog. Graphic Design USA is the leading monthly business-to-business magazine for professional graphic designers and related creative and production professionals.

The Afterschool Alliance reappointed Alana S. Kulesa, youth programs manager, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, to be a 2005-2006 Afterschool Ambassador, renewing her Ambassadorship for a second year. She is one of just 16 local leaders from 14 states selected for the honor, and one of just three Ambassadors to be reappointed. Each of the 16 Ambassadors directs, works for, or provides support to a local afterschool program, and will continue that work while also serving a second Ambassador term organizing public events, communicating with policy makers, and building support for afterschool programs.

Helium Networks announced that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), recognized as the 'most wired' organization in the health field according to the annual survey by InformationWeek has selected the Wireless Recon site survey audit and design system. UPMC is utilizing Wireless Recon technology in the deployment and management of a wireless network that supports its new pharmacy application for bedside medication administration.

Verizon Wireless was named to Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" list for the fifth consecutive year. The company was recognized for its commitment to providing employees with work/life programs that help foster healthy moms, healthy babies and healthy families.

Zoltun Design, specializing in print design, catalog design and Web and interactive design, received a Standard of Excellence Award from the 9th annual Web Marketing Association's international WebAward Competition for its design of the Mine Safety Appliance Company Web site, www.MSAnet.com.

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