October 2025
Education
Industry Leader
Close to Home
Dunn Dimond expands reach with acquisition –
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Filling the Gap
Nursing program prepare students for workforce –
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Finding the Line
Schools embrace and resist use of AI –
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Waiting Game
State budget delay strains public districts –
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Bigger and Better
Districts spend millions to fix and improve schools –
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Women in manufacturing spotlighted
Robinson Fans hosts She Builds event –
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Features
Your Voice Matters
Megan M. Coval – BC3 steady, strong and reliable for 60 years – Page 4
Day In The Life
Denise Bowser and Darlene Bowser – Twin sisters keep the party going at Capco – Page 12
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Kelly Costello – Trial and error key to success for Puppy Cakes – Page 16
Leadership Matters
Demi Rossman – Butler native finds her path in banking – Page 18
Seen
Chamber’s Celebrate Business Dinner
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Celebrate Business Dinner at Slippery Rock University’s Robert M. Smith Student Center – Page 20
Armco Credit Union’s Heritage Day
Armco Credit Union hosted its Armco Heritae Day event at Armco park to celebrate its 90th anniversary – Page 34
Friends of Preston Park’s Dining Under the Starts
The Friends of Preston Park Foundation hosted its annual Dining Under the Starts event at Preston Park – Page 36
Blind Association’s Chip in for Sight Golf Outing
The Blind Association of Butler and Armstrong Counties hosted its annual Chip in for Sight Golf Outing at Hiland Golf Course – Page 50
Salute to Service Golf Classic
The Alliance for Nonprofit Resources, Nonprofit Development Corperation and the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center hosted its Salute to Service Golf Classic at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course – Page 54
October Advertisers
- Armco Credit Union 4
- Armstrong Business Solutions 56
- Arris Construction, LLC 8
- BC3 4
- Bill’s Interior Grooming 35
- Bin There Dump That, Butler Co. 33
- CDC of Butler County 8
- Dunn Dimond Insurance Associates 7
- Gateway Engineering 19
- Glassmere Fuel Service 15
- Hearth & Home Furnishings 35
- Krill Recycling 51
- Langer Material 9
- Lifesteps 27
- Ligo Architects 9
- Metal Fence Supply 27
- NexTier Bank 2
- Oberg Industries 25
- Outside Virtual Counsel 30
- Penn Christian Academy 31
- Pennsylvania American Water 13
- Pitt Penn Recycling 2
- Pocha Korean by Kye-Won 5
- Robert Stephens Jewelers 51
- Shafer’s HVAC, Inc. 11
- South College 23
- Specialized Staffing 14
- Steamfitters 3
- The Giel Garage Doors 33
- Thompson Miller Funeral Home 30
- Top Tier Federal Credit Union 31
- Tri County Workforce 55
- United Way of Southwest PA 17
- Women In The Butler County Workforce 39
- Accurate Solutions Group 40, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49
- Ashlar Architecture & Engineering, LLC 44, 45, 46
- Baird 48
- BC3 40, 44, 45, 48
- CID Associates 41
- Commissioner Kim Geyer 46
- Concordia 43
- Cool Cutz Lounge 42
- Crystal Cove 44
- Cygnus Manufacturing 42
- EverGreen Accounting 45
- Executive Financial Planning 42
- Gaiser Center 40, 47
- Hancher Law Office 39
- HF Sinclair 46, 48
- Jagged Edge Consulting 39
- Lifesteps 42
- Lightning Hair Lounge 39
- Lung & Wellness Center 44, 46
- Molloy Law, LLC 42, 43
- Outside Virtual Counsel 47
- Pentony Capital Management 46
- Red Door Antiques 40
- Robinson Fans 37
- Saxonburg Tearoom on Main 43
- Shelor School of Dance 48
- State Farm – Nancy Zacherl 40
- The Kollection Company 40
- Thompson Miller Funeral Home 45, 48
- Total Business Solutions 49
- Turner Insurance 46, 49
- United Way of Southwestern PA 48
- Unlimited Staffing, Inc. 44
- Univest Financial 47, 49
- VNA 47, 49
- WoodmenLife 47, 49
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