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We've Got Talent!

A skilled and educated workforce is a big draw for the many and varied industries and businesses making their home in Butler County. For the 2023 Progress edition, the Butler Eagle staff examined how the more than 95,000 county residents in the workforce impact the major sectors of our economy.

What we've found is “Butler County's Got Talent.” Readers will find many examples here of exceptional leaders and staff members in fields such as health care, education, business and nonprofit organizations.

Business
Manufacturing found throughout county
Manufacturing will continue to play a major role in the future progress of Butler County. At present the county is home to more than 300 manufacturers, ranging from chemi...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
The business of safety
For more than a century, MSA Safety has never wavered from its mission: “That men and women may work in safety and that they, their families and their communities may liv...
November 01, 2023 Progress
Penn United tool division manager talks industry changes
Penn United Technologies’ apprenticeship program has about 30 people in it at any given time with roughly six new people joining a year, according to Dan Casey, manufactu...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Restaurants in Butler County getting back to normal
Running a local restaurant has never been easy. Running a local restaurant during the last three-and-a-half years has been perhaps as difficult as it has ever been. From ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Butler County has high employee count
If you don’t keep up you’ll fall behind. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, the health care and soc...
November 02, 2022 Progress
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Education
Schools adapt in a quickly changing world
Critical thinking, hands-on learning and emotional intelligence taught in Butler County area school districts
November 01, 2023 Progress
SV superintendent shares insight on achievements, new beginnings
The 2022-23 school year was filled with incredible achievements and new beginnings. Not only was this a nod to the opening of our innovative and award-winning (2022 Time ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Butler Area orchestra director builds confidence in musicians of all skill levels
BUTLER TWP — Katie Black knew she wanted to be a teacher, but she wasn’t sure what subject she wanted to pursue. Given that she had been playing the violin since age 7, s...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Exceptional employees across Butler County in education
The Butler Eagle asked schools and colleges across Butler County to submit a number of their exceptional employees. Below are those that were submitted: Varden Armstrong...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Educating Butler County’s workforce with new technology
Hands-on learning and state-of-the-art technology are some of the things driving local students to pursue a postsecondary education in Butler County at institutions such ...
November 01, 2023 Progress
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Government
Exceptional employees across Butler County in government
The Butler Eagle asked Butler County officials to submit a number of their exceptional employees. Below are those who were submitted: Steve Bicehouse Bicehouse is emerge...
November 01, 2023 Progress
Butler County veterans office serves those who served
Bill Holland, of Connoquenessing Township, remembers serving in Vietnam as a U.S. Air Force security guard. “We were the guys that guarded the perimeter. It wasn’t like b...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Cranberry continues looking forward
Long before my time as a member of Cranberry Township’s board of supervisors, my predecessors created the blueprint for the township’s success. Before Cranberry’s growth ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Officials say county government strong
When the three current Butler County commissioners entered office in 2016, they all expressed wanting to improve fiscal management and develop a plan for capital improvem...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
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Health Care
Merger highlights changes to health care in Butler County
Over the past year, health systems in Butler County expanded provider offerings, implemented new surgical technology, took on multimillion dollar renovation projects and ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
How Independence Health System aims to support healthy eating in Butler County
Butler Memorial Hospital, which is part of the new Independence Health System, is privileged to be a healing presence in the community. We exist to make a positive differ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
LifeFlight nurses, pilots heed the call to help others
Two Butler County natives are committed to being “the last line of defense” for the critically ill and injured. “We are from here. We live here. This is our community,” ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Exceptional employees across Butler County in health care
The Butler Eagle asked health care facilities across Butler County to submit a number of their exceptional employees. Below are some submissions: Tracy Reed Tracy Reed i...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
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Recreation
Pickleball has people on the move
Age range continues to expand for fastest-growing sport in America
November 04, 2023 Community
Cranberry’s Hensler relishes teaching pickleball
CRANBERRY TWP — From participating in sports herself to coaching and becoming a certified personal trainer and exercise instructor, Kathy Hensler loves being on the move....
November 04, 2023 Community
Plenty to do at Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks
From photography to snowmobile riding and a lot in between, the spaces at Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks have a lot to offer from sunrise to sundown — and many o...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
YMCA expanding its offerings
This is an exciting time for the Butler YMCA and for our community as we expand programs for all ages. According to Jamie Knauff, new aquatic and program director, “We ar...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
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NonProfit
County nonprofits rebound after pandemic
Heidi Nicholls Bowser, director of membership and healthy living at the Butler YMCA, said community support has taken the nonprofit from “surviving to thriving” in the af...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Center for Community Resources helps keep residents connected with the services they need
How do we make a difference in our community? Center for Community Resources was established in 2002 by Butler County Human Services to be the single point of contact for...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
Exceptional employees across Butler County in nonprofits
The Butler Eagle asked nonprofits across Butler County to submit a number of their exceptional employees. Below are those that were submitted: Mackenzie Hunt Macke...
November 01, 2023 Progress
Catholic Charities homeless, housing case manager shares firsthand experience
Since joining Catholic Charities in Butler seven years ago, Chuck Allen said he regularly sees the difference his work makes firsthand. “I love when people come back and ...
November 01, 2023 Progress 2023
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Business Spotlight
GraceWay Community Church
GraceWay Community Church is an exciting place to worship. Serving the greater Butler area for more than 20 years, it remains a solid Bible teaching and believing congreg...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Dr. Cynthia Marshall
Should artificial intelligence (AI) therapy replace human counselors? In the United States, there has been a statistical rise in people isolating online rather than being...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Pentony Capital Management
Pentony Capital has three decades of experience. Howie Pentony has been an investment professional for over three decades. Pentony Capital Management is located in Porter...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Emigh Jewelry Co.
Emigh Jewelry Company, a trusted name in fine custom jewelry, has announced its move to a new location in Cranberry Township, near the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “The e...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets
Here at the Saxonburg location of Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets in southeast Butler County, several local small businesses are featured within the store, and management...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Robert Stephens Custom Jewelers
Robert Stephens Custom Jewelers, located on Main Street in Butler, is owned and operated by a sole proprietor — Stephen Goslaw. Goslaw began his career as an apprentice g...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Back Home BBQ & Brew
Owner Tyler Skidmore turned a leap of faith into opening one of Butler County’s most beloved barbecue spots — Back Home BBQ & Brew, located off Mars-Evans City Road in Ca...
October 22, 2025 Progress
The Cranberry Foundation
For decades, the Cranberry Township Community Chest has been a cornerstone of service, bringing neighbors together and championing causes that make the community thrive. ...
October 22, 2025 Progress
St. John Community
Nestled in a peaceful corner of Mars, the St. John Community offers a unique blend of independence, support and heartfelt care for older adults who want to enjoy life wit...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Marburger Dairy
Marburger Dairy is a locally owned and operated facility that has remained in the family for over 170 years. In 1838, George Marburger Sr. arrived in Baltimore from Germa...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Martin Sales and Service
Martin Sales and Service began in 1978 when Dave Martin began a sewing machine and vacuum repair store. Over the last four decades, the business has expanded into a fire...
October 22, 2025 Progress
Armstrong
Armstrong has once again earned the top spot in the nation for customer satisfaction among broadband providers, according to the latest HarrisX survey. With feedback from...
October 22, 2025 Progress
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Butler Senior Center moving out of Tanglewood to Butler Township park building
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10/22/2025
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