BUSINESS UPDATES | Penguin City Brewing teams up with Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Penguin City Brewing Co. is teaming up with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
The Youngstown brewing company recently signed a three-year contract to become the official beer for the Scrappers and will have its products available at all home games at Eastwood Field in Niles throughout the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.
“We are so excited to enter into this partnership with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers,” Aspasia Lyras-Bernacki, co-owner of Penguin City, said in a news release. “To be able to have our beer served at Eastwood Field is truly a dream, and [we] look forward to growing our partnership inside and outside the stadium.”
In celebration of the partnership, Penguin City will release a Scrappers tribute can, which will be for sale at Eastwood Field, and will be distributed in select locations across the Mahoning Valley.
Penguin City also has a partnership with Youngstown State University Athletics. Its products are served at Stambaugh Stadium and tailgate lots, and a YSU tribute can is distributed every year. Penguin City Beer will also be served during YSU baseball games at Eastwood Field.
Dearing Compressor president and CEO steps down
Richard H. Dearing, president and chief executive officer of Dearing Compressor and Pump, is retiring from his positions effective immediately, the company announced this week.
Dearing will serve as the chairman of the board of directors, which unanimously appointed his successors — Rebecca Dearing Wall as chief executive officer and Albin Dearing V as president.
“On behalf of the entire board of directors, management team and Dearing’s 200 employees, we want to thank Rick for his leadership, impact and dedication serving almost four decades with our organization,” Becky Wall, spokesperson for the board of directors, said in a news release.
“A steadfast and strategic leader, Rick guided Dearing since 1995 after assuming the positions from his father. He cultivated a customer-first culture and grew the business by establishing a highly skilled workforce who never wavered from his father’s strong philosophy that service was the key to the sale. The board is sincerely grateful to Rick for his dedication to Dearing and wishes him nothing but the best as the new chairman of the board of directors for the company.”
Dietz & Watson donates 5,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest
Meat and cheese producer Dietz & Watson, along with its retail partner Giant Eagle, on Tuesday donated 5,000 pounds of fresh deli meats, sausages and cheese to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.
Dietz & Watson’s “Families Helping Families” charitable purchase program, run in conjunction with partner supermarkets around the country, encourages consumers to purchase Dietz & Watson products at their local service delis to support a local charity or organization within the retailer’s community, a news release states.
For every pound of Dietz & Watson meats or cheeses purchased at the supermarket delis and meat departments during the promotion, a donation is made to the charity selected by each retailer. This year’s program ran from early November through mid-December, the release states.
Women’s organization seeks scholarship applicants
The Youngstown Business & Professional Women’s board is seeking applicants for its Dr. Anne McMahon Scholarship.
Youngstown State University female students who have completed their freshman year and are currently enrolled at YSU at the undergraduate or graduate level are encouraged to apply for the $1,000 scholarship. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required, and financial need may be considered, a news release states.
Applicants must submit an application, three letters of reference, a copy of their current transcript and an essay stating reasons for requesting the scholarship.
Funds are payable to the individual and can be used for non tuition-related expenses such as study-abroad programs, the release states.
A panel made up of Youngstown Business & Professional Women members will select the winners.
The deadline to apply is March 15. Applications are available via the YSU Foundation website. For more information, email ybpwboard1@gmail.com.
Virtual meeting to discuss becoming a foster/adoptive parent
Mahoning County Children’s Services will host a virtual information session on how to become a licensed foster/adoptive parent from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 1.
Participants will meet the organization’s foster and adoptive team and a current foster parent. The session will include a Q&A portion.
Registration is required for the Zoom meeting. To register, email Jennifer.Kollar@jfs.ohio.gov or call 330-941-8888.
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This story was originally published February 18, 2022 at 2:52 PM.