JPB Professional Marketing nominated for Small Business of the Year, announces new location
JPB Professional Marketing (JPB) is delighted to be nominated for Small Business of the Year 2022 with the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. The award is designed to recognize excellent customer service, benefits and/or community support in local businesses.
“The nomination was anonymous, so knowing that someone there sees the way we do business and engage with the community as worthy of this honor is truly humbling. We are so grateful,” said Paig Lamp, co-founder and managing partner of JPB.
Lamp also noted that due to JPB’s phenomenal growth over the past year, the business has moved to 42 N. Main St., Suite B, Mansfield.
With several hundred customers throughout Ohio and a few across the country, JPB has 18 employees. For more information, contact Paig Lamp at 419-282-2905.
Three Mechanics Bank James A. Courtney Award Winners
Mechanics Bank is pleased to announce that Nicki Brindo, Kayla Krauss and Shirley Pew have received the James A. Courtney Award. The award is given to Mechanics employees who best exemplify the company’s mission – “to pursue excellence in every way possible to enrich the lives of the people and communities we serve.” The award is given on a peer-nomination basis.
Brindo began her career with Mechanics in 2014 as a Customer Service Representative and is currently a Branch Manager in the Shelby office. Krauss joined Mechanics in 2015 as a Customer Service Representative and is now a Response Center Specialist. Pew started with Mechanics in 1985 as a Customer Service Representative and is currently an Assistant Branch Manager in the Lexington office.
The James A. Courtney Award, named after the former president of Mechanics, is the company’s most prestigious performance recognition. Mechanics Bank is Richland County’s only independent bank with nine locations in Richland County.
New agent at Sluss Realty
Stacey Wampler, originally from Crestline, is the new agent for Sluss Realty. The current Ontario resident is also a longtime teacher at local Madison schools in health science technology and nursing.
Wampler is also considered one of the most trusted names and most popular real estate agents in local real estate, averaging $6.6 million a year and, in one year, once selling 69 homes.
“The memories they create in the house — I can participate in creating those memories,” she said. “I love helping people and in this business you never know who you are going to help.”
Haring Realty welcomes a new partner
Tyler Amos is the newest addition to Haring Realty’s team of professionals.
A longtime resident of Mansfield and a graduate of Madison Comprehensive High School, Amos earned an associate’s degree from Ohio State University.
“I hold the values of integrity and service to heart,” Amos said. “I strongly believe in helping my clients make the best decisions for them, not me.”
Amos has supported community organizations such as 33 Forever and the Humane Society of Richland County. In his spare time, he is an avid runner and recently began volunteering to coach Madison’s middle and high school cross country teams.
“I am someone who has always enjoyed being of service to others and working to support/enhance the community,” Amos added.
Firelands Electric Co-op offers a program for high school students
NEW LONDON – With the end of the first grading period fast approaching, Firelands Electric Cooperative would like to remind students to enter the next draw for “The A Team”, a program designed to recognize high school students for academic excellence . Submissions for the next drawing are due by 4 p.m. on December 10.
Students in grades 6-8 living in a home powered by the Firelands Electric Cooperative and who have at least three A’s on their last report card are eligible to apply. To enter, send a copy of the student report card to: Firelands Electric Co-op, Attn: The A Team, PO Box 32, New London, OH 44851. Report cards can also be emailed to members@firelandsec.com.
Be sure to include the following information with your registration: student name, school, grade, address, phone number, parent name(s), and email address.
All qualified entries will be placed in a draw which will take place at the end of each judging period. Three students from each grading period will be randomly selected to win an Amazon gift card. The winners will also have their photo published in an upcoming issue of Cooperative Life in Ohio magazine, as well as on the co-op’s website and social media.
Full guidelines are available at firelandsec.com/team. For more information, contact Firelands Electric Member Services at 1-800-533-8658 or members@firelandsec.com.