February 2025
Legal, Insurance, Safety & Security
Industry Leader
Armco Credit Union
Credit union offers many advantages for members –
Page 6
Numbers Crunch
Rising health insurance costs challenge local governments –
Page 20
Stressing Safety
Workers’ compensation claims trend down –
Page 21
Legal Lifeline
Nonprofit assists low-income clients –
Page 22
Leadership Butler County
Group plans 2 projects –
Page 14
Features
Your Voice Matters
Rep. Tim Bonner leads Veterans Court Study Committee – Page 4
Q & A
Michael Himphreys – State agency looks out for consumers – Page 10
Leadership Matters
Charlie Johns – CYS director strives to unify and heal – Page 12
Day In The Life
Jason Ziegler – Butler Twp. employee rolls with the punches – Page 16
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Cathi Erb – Center provides loving care for dogs – Page 28
Seen
Women’s Allience Self Care Health Fair
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its Women’s Allience Self Care Health Fair on December 10 – Page 30
Chamber Connections
The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber hosted its weekly Chamber Connections event on January 14 – Page 32
Celebrate the Season
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce hosted its Celebrate the Season gathering on December 13 – Page 34
Consortium Holiday Breakfast
The Butler County Health Care Consortium held its Holiday Breakfast Mixer on December 4 – Page 38
February Advertisers
- Armco Credit Union 7, 26
- Armstrong Business Solutions 40
- Arris Construction, LLC 14
- BC3 8
- Butler Elks 4
- C.W. Howard Insurance 5
- CDC of Butler County 14
- Dillon McCandless King Coulter Graham 11
- District Attorney Richard Goldinger 13
- Ford Office Technologies 17
- Friends of John Scialabba 3
- Gateway Engineering 35
- Glassmere Fuel Service 25
- Langer Material Handling, Inc. 9
- Ligo Architects 9
- Lindsay Law Firm 23
- Matthew E. Fischer 27
- Metal Fence Supply 8
- Molloy Law, LLC 4
- Myers Law Group, LLC 15
- NexTier Bank 2
- Outside Virtual Counsel, LLC 26
- Pitt Penn Recycling, LLC 37
- Shafer’s HVAC 19
- Steamfitters 31
- Thompson Miller Funeral Home 2
- Turner Insurance 39
- United Plate Glass Co., Inc. 27
- United Way of Southwest PA 29
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