COMPANIES
Edward Jones
The financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 8 on Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for 2013” list. It is the company’s 14th appearance on the list.
National Interstate Insurance Co.
The Richfield provider of transportation insurance entered into a preferred partnership with Trailways Transportation System Inc. to provide its members with enhanced risk management and claims service.
The Villas at Gervasi Vineyard
AAA said it awarded the Villas at Gervasi Vineyard with a AAA Four Diamond rating.
Babcock & Wilcox Co.
The following employees were selected by the Manufacturing Institute and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers to receive Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards: Mary Pat Salomone, senior vice president and chief operating officer; Brandy Johnson, business development manager, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group (PGG); and Lisa Rimpf, research engineer, B&W PGG. The award recognizes women and their achievements within manufacturing organizations.
PEOPLE
Larry Goddard
The managing director of SS&G Parkland Consulting LLC, an affiliate of SS&G Inc., received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Turnaround Management Association for Northern Ohio.
Pam Pihlblad
The Tire Town Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals named Pihlblad as Member of the Year. She is the executive assistant to Jeffrey Lynch, general manager of Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls.
Dr. Tracy Albers
Dr. Tracy Albers, GrafTech International, Parma, was named an inaugural STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Award winner. The award honors women for excellence and leadership in manufacturing.
OPENINGS
ACE Hardware
E&H Hardware Group will open its 10th ACE Hardware store Feb. 13. Located at 15615 W. High St. in Middlefield, it will have a “chain-cutting celebration” at 9 a.m. Feb. 15.