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Subscribe Advertise Themes Issues Podcast THIS MONTH’S ISSUE See this month’s digital issue here. Find previous issues here. Do you have news or achievements you would like to send to us? P.O Box 271 Butler, PA 16003 Editor: Karen Schaffner Phone: 724.431.2209 Ext. 322 Fax: 724.431.2244 E-mail: kschaffner@butlereagle.com If you’d like to have Business Matters go "On the Job" at your business, contact us today. May’s Editors Note Family roots run deep in Butler businesses - Page 4 May 2021 Construction & Engineering - Building a Strong Foundation! Building Blocks Demand, COVID issues drive up lumber prices - Page 24 Interstate Pipe If you need a utility service, a pipe is bringing it to you - Page 25 Behind the walls Civil engineers shape everyday life - Page 06 Steamfitters Growing trade involves more than just welding - Page 26 Acres and acres of gear Highway Equipment has 6,000 peices for sale, to rent - Page 23 Saeler steers development Extensive work can be seen all around Butler County - Page 12 CDC success stories Projects the Community Development Corporation of Butler County has accomplished during the past couple of years - Page 14 Driven by giving Generosity is key to Penn United’s vast success - Page 8 Rock-solid career SRU program proves it pays to become a petroleum and natual gas engineer - Page 20 Breaking barriers Women hold their own on construction sites - Page 34 United Plate Glass Plate glass economy grows, labor hard to find - Page 40 Profile Brent Thomas heads W.K. Thomas & Associates Faith, family steady his construction career - Page 22 Features Your Voice - Mark Gordon, chief of economic development and planning for Butler County Making Butler County grow and prosper - Page 06 Q & A - Dan Sontoro, Cranberry Township manager Road projects make for thriving community - Page 18 On the Job - At home in the kitchen Chef creates cuisine for Hotel Saxonburg diners - Page 46 Sceen Butler County Young Professionals Networking at the SpringHill Suites - Page 36 Butler Chamber Luncheon Annual Butler County Employee of the Year awards ceremony at the Atrium - Page 42 Up Next May’s theme will feature Go Local: Small Business, Recreation & Agriculture - Deadline for submission: May 17 Podcast May Advertisers AG Choice Farm Credit 28 American Natural 45 Armco Credit Union 17 Armstrong Cable Services 48 Arris Construction, LLC 41 BC3 2 Berkshire Hathaway - Slippery Rock 44 Blumling + Gusky, LLP 47 Butler County Vo-Tech 15 CDC of Butler County 13 Central Electric Cooperative 16 Dai Rosenblum, Esq. 45 Dambach Lumber & Supply Co. 33 Dittman Eyecare 10 Etzel Engineer & Build Inc. 38 Ford Business Machines 35 Friends of Joe Kubit 39 Gateway Engineering 17 Glassmere Fuel Service 19 Hearth & Home Furnishings 38 Herbert, Rowland & Reubic, Inc. 28 Highway Equipment Co. 23 Hunter Truck Sales 5 Interstate Pipe and Supply Co. 31 Kennihan Plumbing 14 Langer Material Handling, Inc. 6 Lenken Construction 40 Lifesteps 47 Ligo Architects 7 Mars Bank 29 Mars Lumber Inc. 7 Metal Fence Supply 4 Mon-D-Aid & Cleanit Co. 45 NexTier Bank 37 North Country Brewery 14 Olsen & Associates, LLC 43 Parkers Appliances 6 Penn United 9 Rhea Engineers & Consultants 4 Richard Goldinger 11 Slippery Rock University 21 Specialized Staffing 2 Steamfitters 27 Thompson Miller Funeral Home 16 Toy Pipeline Contractors 43 United Plate Glass Co. Inc. 40 WK Thomas and Associates 3 WK Thomas and Associates 10 WNA Engineering Inc. 30 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 is the only avenue in the county where industry leaders can stay on top of issues and the moves of other innovators. It is direct mailed monthly to the owners, managers and key executives of over 6,500 county-wide companies. Business leaders from retail, manufacturing, governmental and financial sectors have come to rely upon Business Matters as the most dependable source of business related news and information in Butler County. To read these stories, subscribe to Business Matters! Advertisement | Advertise...