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ERIE — The Manufacturer & Business Association, a not-for-profit employers’ association with more than 4,500 member companies in the tri-state region, recently announced two additions to its professional staff.

Tracy Daggett has joined the MBA’s Training Department as an instructor, a role in which he will develop and present professional development training programs — such as the MBA’s regionally recognized Leadership for Team Leaders and Certified Supervisory Skills Series — both publicly and onsite at Association member companies. He also is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with MBA member companies in order to provide relevant and topical training classes as requested.

Daggett, a Union City native, is a management professional with 16 years of experience in the retail industry, including general management, finance and production management, and general sales management. As a former store manager for Family Dollar, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Walmart, and HR manager for Lowe’s, he has extensive experience in the establishment of programs to increase sales, improve productivity, reduce costs and improve customer relations.

In addition, the Association has hired Nate Farrell as a coordinator in the Association’s Conference Center, located at 2171 West 38th Street, which has serviced more than 21,000 guests during various meetings, seminars, briefings, trade shows and special events in the past year. In his new role, Farrell is responsible for the service and execution of Conference Center customer requests. He most recently worked as a sales associate at New Motors in Erie and as a server at both the Erie Yacht Club and Erie Club.

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ERIE — State Senator Sean D. Wiley of Pennsylvania’s 49th District will discuss current initiatives affecting our region, during the Manufacturer & Business Association’s legislative luncheon starting at noon Wednesday, May 30 at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. All media are invited to attend.

In addition to unemployment and the economy, Senator Wiley will address key legislative topics affecting the 49th District, including payment for area in-home health-care attendants, Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, privatizing of liquor sales and others.

Senator Wiley was elected in November 2012 and has been appointed as the Democratic chairman of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee. The committee was created to consider proposals for streamlining government, including the potential consolidation of agencies. Wiley also serves on the Labor and Industry, Public Health and Welfare, Communications and Technology, and Community, Economic and Recreational Development committees.

To register for this briefing, contact Terry Nunez at 814/833-3200 or 800/815-2660, or visit www.mbausa.org.

Cost is $30 for members and $60 for nonmembers.

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ERIE — The Manufacturer & Business Association announced the winners of the Patrick R. Locco Scholarship Awards during a recognition ceremony held today, April 25, at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street.

Winners are: Matthew Washburn, Erie County Technical School; Carley Unger, Crawford County Career & Technical Center; Ashley Johnson, Mercer County Career Center; Stephanie Puckly, Corry Area Career & Technical Center; and Austin Walls, Central Career and Technical School.

A $1,000 scholarship has been awarded to winners to assist them in future academic endeavors, and their names are inscribed on plaques prominently displayed at their respective high schools. Awards also were presented to nominees during the event.

Nominees included: Todd Goss, Vitaliy Koblyuk, Jesse Bean and Anthony Visalle, Erie County Technical School; Eric Brocious, Adam Riddle and Charlotte Roxberry, Crawford County Career & Technical Center; Zachary Rushwin, Mercer County Career Center; Garrett Shields, Justin Messenger, Evan Melnichak and Jeremy Palmer, Corry Area Career & Technical Center; and Joshua Bowersox and Onjane Goodwin, Central Career and Technical School.

The Locco Awards were created by the Association to recognize outstanding high school students who distinguish themselves in pursuit of technical and academic excellence. Students must apply and be nominated by a teacher to be considered. Each school narrows the nominees to their top five candidates. These students are interviewed by local businesspeople who choose the winners.

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ERIE — Barry Grossman, Erie County executive since 2010, will be the guest speaker at the Manufacturer & Business Association’s May Eggs ‘n’ Issues briefing starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street at Pittsburgh Avenue. All media are invited to attend.

Executive Grossman will provide an assessment of the county’s fiscal fitness, including its bond rating and fund balance, and discuss how decisions about debt refinancing, financial contribution arrangements, tax incremental financing (TIF), term limits, wage decreases, and implementation of a Merit Selection Committee have affected it.

To register for this briefing, contact Terry Nunez at 814/833-3200 or 800/815-2660. Cost is $30 for members, $60 for nonmembers.

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ERIE — The Manufacturer & Business Association will honor the academic and technical accomplishments of 19 area high school students — nominees and winners of the 2013 Patrick R. Locco Scholarship Awards — during a luncheon ceremony starting at noon Thursday, April 25 at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street in Erie. All media are invited to attend.

Nominees include: Matthew Washburn, Todd Goss, Vitaliy Koblyuk, Jesse Bean and Anthony Visalle, of Erie County Technical School; Eric Brocious, Adam Riddle, Charlotte Roxberry and Carley Unger, of Crawford County Career & Technical Center; Ashley Johnson, and Zachary Rushwin, of Mercer County Career Center; Garrett Shields, Stephanie Puckly Justin Messenger, Evan Melnichak and Jeremy Palmer, of Corry Area Career & Technical Center; and Joshua Bowersox, Austin Walls and Onjane Goodwin, of Central Career and Technical School.

The 2013 scholarship winners will be formally announced at the April 25 luncheon.

“We’re honored to recognize these students and their achievements in scholastic and technical skills acquisition, and to assist them in their future academic endeavors,” said John Cline, chairman of the Association’s Board of Governors and president and CEO of Sunburst Electronics. “Technical education is vital to our regional manufacturers and the economic welfare of our community as a whole.”

Scholarship winners will each receive $1,000 to apply toward their advanced education, and their names will be inscribed on an honorary plaque prominently displayed at their respective high schools. Other awards also will be presented to the nominees at the luncheon.

The Locco Awards were created by the Association to recognize outstanding high school students who distinguish themselves in pursuit of technical and academic excellence. Students must apply and be nominated by a teacher to be considered. Each school narrows the nominees to their top five candidates. These students are then interviewed by local businesspeople who choose the winners.

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