BUSINESS AWARDS

■ Kettering Health Network received the Healthy Business Council of Ohio’s 2017 Healthy Worksite Silver Award.

The award recognizes Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs facilitate and encourage employee health, enhance productivity and ensure a healthy work environment.

The network was one of 73 Ohio employers to be recognized for healthy worksite practices.

Kettering Health Network is a not-for-profit network of eight hospitals, 10 emergency departments, and 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio.

■ O’Neil & Associates ,an employee-owned company that develops technical publications, training and related materials, was recently honored with a Patriot Award from the United States Department of Defense. Presented by the Wisconsin Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the award publicly recognizes individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees.

Anthony Fox, site manager of the Oshkosh regional office for O’Neil and an 18-year employee of the company, accepted the Patriot Award at a Dec. 13 ceremony for his extraordinary support of employees serving in the Wisconsin Guard and Reserve. Fox was nominated for his support of the state’s Guard and Reserve by Sgt. Nathan Frank, an O’Neil technical writer and active member of the Wisconsin National Guard.

In fact, more than 40 percent of the company’s workforce has prior military service. Due in large part to the company’s long-standing relationship with Oshkosh Corp., O’Neil employs current and former military members with experience using Oshkosh Corp. products to create instructive manuals.

Paramount to ESGR’s mission is encouraging employment of Guardsmen and Reservists who bring integrity, global perspective and proven leadership to the civilian workforce.

■ George Perrine, finance director for the City of Miamisburg, was recognized with the “Jesse Haines Award” which honors his long and exemplary career as a government finance official. Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith presented him with the award at his Auditor’s Annual Update event at Sinclair Community College on Dec. 14.

Keith established the award to acknowledge local government finance professionals who have served their organization and community with distinction and integrity.

Perrine is retiring in 2018, concluding his long career in public service. He has served as finance director with the City of Miamisburg for the past 30 years. According to Keith, Perrine has led the finance department with efficiency and integrity, stewarding the city through a number of major financial challenges. His accomplishments include the passage of a critical income tax levy in 2010 after the recession, the redevelopment of the former Mound Laboratory site and nearly a dozen awards from the Auditor of State for “clean” audits.