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BUSINESS ROUNDUP | Sheely’s celebrates 70 years with donation program

By Mahoning Matters staff
From left are Lance Romeo, Sheely’s Furniture and Appliance buyer and principal owner; Jessica Smith, principal owner; and Jeff Curry, general manager and principal owner.
From left are Lance Romeo, Sheely’s Furniture and Appliance buyer and principal owner; Jessica Smith, principal owner; and Jeff Curry, general manager and principal owner. (Photo provided)

Sheely’s Furniture and Appliance is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a donation program to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital.

Customers will receive $70 off every $1,000 spent when they donate to Akron Children’s Hospital through Sept. 10, according to a news release.

“Looking back with gratitude on our 70 years of furniture and appliance sales to the region is certainly reason to celebrate,” Lance Romeo, Sheely’s buyer and principal owner, said in the release.

Jessica Smith, another principal owner, attributes Sheely’s success to its customers.

“We recognize our customers, many of whom are now second and third generation with us,” Smith said.

Sheely’s has locations at 11450 South Ave., North Lima, and 18813 N. Marketplace Drive, Aurora.

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GREENWOOD RECOGNIZED: Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown recently received the President’s Club Award, which “honors dealers for their collaboration with GM Financial and providing excellent customer service,” a news release states. The dealership is the only one in the Mahoning Valley and one of only three in Ohio to receive the award, the release states.

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