Business
Review Index
Section
A
- Oil City, and Surrounding Areas.
Section
B
- Oil and Gas, Coal, Timber, Farming
Section
C
- Franklin / Sugar Creek.
Section
D
- Financial, Utilities, Transit and Real Estate.
Section
E
- Health.
Section
F
- Leisure, Tourism
Section
G
- Education.
Section
H
- Clarion.
Section
I
- Clarion.
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Section C:
Franklin Shows Strenght
02/25/2009 |
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They are familiar names in the Franklin area — Joy, Conair and Miller, to name just three — but they’re known around the globe. |
IPEG sees innovation as key for '09
02/25/2009 |
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The International Plastics Equipment Group, the parent company of Conair and Rapi, has been responding to the economic slowdown with strategic initiatives aimed at increasing efficiency and competitiveness. |
Joy joins in effort to promote growth
02/25/2009 |
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Joy Mining Machinery has partnered with the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism to assist the agency with its economic development efforts. The company’s local operations include plants in Franklin and Reno. Joy is a leading industrial employer in Venango County. |
Bronze Plaque maker ranks among the top 5
02/25/2009 |
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Franklin Bronze Plaques, a manufacturer of distinctive bronze plaques, cast bronze markers, memorials, pet markers and custom medallions, and is ranked in the top five manufacturers of cast bronze plaques. |
Pioneer builds addition; services also will expand
02/25/2009 |
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Pioneer Electric Supply Co., a full-line electrical distributor located on Route 8 at Franklin, has been supplying the area’s industrial, residential and commercial industries for more than 35 years. |
Goss Gas celebrates 75th anniversary
02/25/2009 |
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R.N. Goss Gas products is celebrating its 75th anniversary, having been established in 1934 with unassuming beginnings in Oil City. Robert Norman Goss started the company during the Great Depression in an attempt to create additional income for his family. |
Franklin Puts Emphasis on downtown
02/25/2009 |
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City of Franklin officials continued to push new and expanded downtown events to attract visitors in 2008. The many activities helped expose Franklin to a wider range of visitors than in previous years, said Ronnie Beith, Franklin’s events and marketing coordinator. Beith completed her second year on the job in 2008, having previously served as a longtime volunteer in arts and recreation. |
Venango Steel sales up
02/25/2009 |
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It has been almost two years since Venango Steel completed its expansion project. The company made sales growth and market penetration its main focus in 2008. And, while the year 2007 produced a solid improvement in gross sales, working through the physical construction of the new addition, 2008 exceeded the previous year’s record revenues by almost 20 percent. |
Sehman Tire is in its second generation
02/25/2009 |
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Sehman Tire Service was established in 1957, but the business’s 50th anniversary was overshadowed when an explosion occurred in January 2007 in the retreading plant portion of the business at 814 Atlantic Ave., Franklin. |
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