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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
Dr. Cynthia Marshall
How do I know if I need counseling? Mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It determines how we handle stress, relate to others, and our ability to make health...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Independence Health System
Independence Health System remains steadfast to enhancing access to specialty care and cutting-edge technology, underscoring its commitment to the community. In 2024, th...
October 30, 2024 Progress
MHY Family Services
In the heart of a community where the need for mental health support has never been greater, MHY Family Services is embarking on an inspiring journey of growth and transf...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Remo’s Catering
Why Remo’s for all your catering needs? Remo’s Catering of North Pittsburgh has been serving up quality dishes for every occasion like elegant weddings, barn weddings, co...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Wiest Audiology, Professional Hearing Aid Service
In 1993, Evelyn Wiest-Kertz, M.S.CCC-A., went into private practice and started Wiest Audiology and Hearing Aid Center. Kertz took a small business loan from Citizens Nat...
October 30, 2024 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 30, 2024 Progress
Lutheran SeniorLife
Lutheran SeniorLife is dedicated to enriching the lives of those it serves and their families by offering a continuum of services that enables older adults to live with d...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Armstrong
At Armstrong, staffers pride themselves on being deeply rooted in Butler County. They’ve been a part of this community for over 60 years, running hundreds of miles of hig...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets
“I am new to the world of grocery markets, other than myself being a food shopper for my wife and daughter. My background is in event coordinating and working for a churc...
October 30, 2024 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 30, 2024 Progress
Myers Law Group PLLC
Since its inception in 2007 by Jeffrey Myers, Myers Law Group PLLC has steadily grown into a prominent legal entity serving the suburban community in the North Hills. In ...
October 30, 2024 Progress
Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau
Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau is excited to share that its popular tasty trails are going digital. The first revamped digital passport is “Hops, Grapes & Grai...
October 30, 2024 Progress
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