BUSINESS AWARDS
Bethany Lutheran Vil
lage has earned the distinction of Silver Employer
of Choice. LeadingAgeOhio recently selected top employers from the state. LeadingAge is the advocate of nonfor-profit services for older Ohioans.
A Centerville fixture for over 70 years, Bethany Village is locally owned and operated. Bethany Village is sponsored by Graceworks Lutheran Services. Graceworks employs over 1,100 individuals. Nearly half work at Bethany Village.
The Silver Employer of Choice designation runs through the end of 2019. This acknowledges a strong commitment to high quality recruiting and retention standards.
Some of the categories the LeadingAge panel reviewed include resident and client satisfaction, employee satisfaction, innovation and culture, and community engage
ment. Bethany Village holds a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dorothy Lane Market (DLM) has been named a
Master Marketer in Supervalu’s annual Master Marketer competition, which recognizes best in-class marketing efforts by independent grocery retailers served by the company’s wholesale distribution business.
More than 450 marketing programs were submitted for the 2018 Master Marketer awards which are judged based on the creativity, clarity, and effectiveness of the
stores’ marketing efforts. Entries were assessed by professors and grad students from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, California.
DLM was honored in the Tier 2 category, which includes stores larger than 30,000 square feet.
DLM won out of more than 450 entries and was also recognized in the Fresh Department category.
Warren County Small Business Development Center Executive Director Michael Stater has been selected as the 2018 Ohio SBDC State
Star. He was nominated and chosen by his peers in Ohio for his work ethic, production results and professional development. Among his accomplishments, he created the Warren County Business Expo five years ago and it has grown to be the largest B2B event in the county. He continues to manage the event, which connects entrepreneurs with experts and solution providers and features high-profile speakers.
Stater has increased the Warren County Small Business Development Alliance from 27 members in 2015 to 39 members in 2018. In the past two fiscal years, Stater achieved 300 percent of grant quota for new business starts and 166 percent of grant quota for capital injection.
“Mike has made significant and measurable contributions to enhance the quality of life in Warren County,” Warren County Port Authority Director Martin Russell said.