CLARION — Trader Horn has been selected for the 2014 Best of Clarion Award in the warehouse club stores category by the Clarion Award Program.

The program honors the achievements and accomplishments of businesses throughout the Clarion area.

The program said in a news release it identifies companies that have exceptional marketing success in the community in certain business categories.

Winners are determined based on information gathered by the Clarion Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The original Trader Horn was founded in 1958 on Route 422 in Franklin Township, Butler County.

The hardware store chain, now based in Penn Township, has nine locations in Western Pennsylvania, including one in Clarion.

The company employs more than 400 workers in the region.

KITTANNING — Allegheny Mineral's Slippery Rock quarry has earned top honors for surface mine safety in Group VI Surface Metal/Non-Metal Mines.This is the third year in a row that an Allegheny Mineral plant has been awarded this honor.In 2011 and 2012 Allegheny Mineral's Harrisville quarry got the award.Allegheny Mineral has won the award in three of the past five years.The Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association presented the employees of the Slippery Rock limestone quarry with the 2013 Safety Award for achieving a perfect safety record during 2013. The quarry employees completed 73,494 hours without a lost time accident and maintained an incident rate of zero.The award recognizes safety records of mineral extractive industries. This program is sponsored by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association, which works to improve safety in mining.Allegheny Mineral is a subsidiary of Snyder Associated Companies, headquartered in Kittanning.

KARNS CITY — Victor Rozic, the health, safety, and environment manager for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, retired Thursday after 36 years with the company.Rozic, who began his career as a worker in the plant, had been the safety manager for 8 years.“It's been a great experience,” Rozic said of his career. “I've worked with a lot of great people.”Rozic was involved in different community initiatives during his career, and he served as president of the United Way of Butler County board for multiple years.He said he is looking forward to spending time at his camp in McKean County and at Lake Erie.Rozic will be replaced by Paul Sybert, who has been with the company for about two decades.Sybert has been training for the role since Rozic announced his retirement in January. He previously worked as an environment specialist for the company.“It'll be a smooth transition,” Rozic said.The facility produces white mineral oils, petrolatums, solvents, gelled hydrocarbons, cable fillers and natural petroleum sulfonates.

American Express' net income grew 9 percent in the second quarter, as spending by cardholders increased and the credit card issuer set aside less money to cover potential credit losses. A one-time gain related to the company's business travel division also helped boost results.The New York company's latest earnings beat Wall Street's expectations, but its 5 percent increase in revenue fell short.