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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.

Section D:


Economy depends on services


What do retail stores, manufacturing companies, our schools and consumers

have in common?

They need a good transportation network. They also need banks as well as

insurance and financial services. And, they need utilities and, at least

sometimes, job experts.


Keystone Shortway fight - A battle erupts over tolls 02/18/2008
  Who knows how this battle is going to end.

On one side there’s the governor, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and

some of Harrisburg’s legislative leaders.

On the other side are residents, trucking firms, businesses and chambers

of commerce.


Clarion County bridges get attention 02/18/2008
  CLARION — Two bridge construction projects highlighted the road

construction year in Clarion County, according to PennDOT.

The Sgt. Carl F. Curran II Memorial Bridge opened April 26, about two

years after ground was broken for the $15.8 million project.


Gulfstream bids for airport service 02/18/2008
  By KAREN CLARK

Staff writer

Venango Regional Airport in Franklin will be getting a new carrier in 2008

to provide air service to and from Pittsburgh on a daily basis.


Briefly 02/18/2008
 Wilson Real Estate, Sherry Shawgo Real Estate, Gates & Burns Realty

It’s a one-stop job office 02/18/2008
  Pennsylvania CareerLink is a workforce investment system comprised of

service providers, res

ources and information to connect businesses with qualified people and

people with training, jobs and careers.


FrenchCreek Production marks 15th anniversary 02/18/2008
 

FrenchCreek Production, an independently owned and operated manufacturer of

quality fall arrest and rescue/recovery systems, celebrated its 15th year

of business.


Central Electric marks 70 years of local service 02/18/2008
  PARKER — Central Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Parker, a small

community, but is a big operation.

It provides electric service to nearly 25,000 members in Venango, Clarion,

Forest, Butler and Armstrong counties and parts of Mercer and Allegheny

counties. Central employs 70 local people and maintains about 3,200 miles

of line.


Little bit of moxie goes a long way 02/18/2008
  Marketing firm opens in Venango

Moxie Media, established in 2007, is the first business of its kind in

Venango County. The firm is based in Reno and specializes in public

relations, marketing and image consulting.


F.N.B. posts another successful year in 2007 02/18/2008
  F.N.B. Corp. (NYSE: FNB) experienced another successful year in 2007.

With more than $6.1 billion in assets, F.N.B. is a leading provider of

banking, wealth management, insurance and consumer finance services to

customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida.


Northwest is leader for home lending 02/18/2008
  Northwest Savings Bank is the local leader for home equity loans and

residential mortgages.

Courthouse records agree — Northwest consistently originates more of these

consumer loans than any other bank.


Membership tops 5,000 for Galaxy 02/18/2008
  Galaxy Federal Credit Union, located in downtown Franklin, began as a

modest effort by 12 Joy employees in 1940.

During its 67 years in business Galaxy has evolved into a hometown

financial institution with more than 5,000 members.


Briefly 02/18/2008
 Mobile Connxtion, Siegel & Associates, Seneca Insurance Services, Burford & Henry Real Estate, Seneca Full Service Notary

After humble start, Butler Wick has shown big growth 02/18/2008
  Butler Wick’s history as a financial services firm has been characterized

by stability, integrity and strategic expansion.

From its humble beginning as a two-man brokerage house, the firm has grown

into a full-service investment institution with 20 regional offices and

several affiliate companies.