COMPANIES
Edward Jones
The financial-services firm said it ranked No. 4 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2014” in its 15th appearance on the list. The firm was the highest-ranking financial-services firm.
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
BJ’s Charitable Foundation said it donated $30,000 to Ohio organizations as part of the company’s support for nonprofits that provide aid for hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, health care and education. The grants were donated to: Mature Services Inc, Akron; Mobile Meals Inc., Akron; Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services, Avon Lake; and Cleveland Foodbank Inc., Cleveland.
Stark & Knoll Co. L.P.A.
The following attorneys were listed as 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers: Michael Stark, Philip Kaufman, John Susany, David Bertsch, David Hilkert, Christopher Tipping, Orville Reed, III, and Craig Marshall. The following attorneys were listed as 2014 Ohio Rising Stars: Donald Scherer, Harold Schwarz III and Patrick O’Connor.
Great Lakes Truck Driving School
The business specializing in truck driving, heavy equipment operation, and oilfield safety training said it received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
The Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville announced the following new school board members: Frank Mahnic Jr. from Cuyahoga Heights; Jim Virost from Nordonia Hills; and Mark Curtis from Twinsburg.
PEOPLE
Jim Mulato
The chief executive officer of EADS North America Test and Services, a division of EADS North America, was named Outstanding Technology CEO by the Orange County Technology Alliance. He is the son of Andrew and Mary Mulato of Louisville, and a 1983 graduate of Ohio State University’s College of Engineering.
ORGANIZATIONS
Northeast Ohio Trade and Economic Consortium (NEOTEC)
The following officers were elected for 2014: chairman, Rick Hale; vice chairman, Steve Paquette; secretary, Bethany Dentler; and treasurer, Rick Rebadow.