Extrusion Services Inc. of Akron and Troester Machinery of Germany have formed a joint venture company that will provide complete, engineered extrusion lines for the processing of industrial rubber profile, tube and hose extrusions to the NAFTA market.
SS&G Financial Services is a founding member of a new international association, The Leading Edge Alliance. The new organization was created to help large independent accounting firms leverage the strength of a multinational firm while maintaining their local expertise. SS&G has offices in Akron, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Miller Transfer and Rigging Co. of Cuyahoga Falls received its ISO 9002 certification.
Allen Aircraft Products Inc. of Ravenna, recently received its ISO 9001 and SAE AS9000 certification.
S&S Business Services Inc., Akron, has joined with Fashinpaur & Associates. Dale F. Fashinpaur has become a principal of S&S Business Services.
Szalay Design Associates Inc., a communications and design company, has moved its offices to West Market Street in Akron.
The Write Choice, a marketing and public relations firm, has moved its offices from Kent to Akron.
Third Federal Savings & Loan has opened a new full-service branch on Darrow Road in Twinsburg. The branch is a prototype for the bank’s new branches, and is the first to adopt the company’s new logo and welcome station.
The Cefaratti Group, a Cleveland-based litigation support company, has acquired Akron-based Moore Reporting Services.
Hiram entrepreneurs Lisa and Bill Hesse have launched a new on-line gift shop, www.e-giftoutlet.com.
Stacy Wessels, a Kent State University and Leadership Akron graduate, has opened a communications consulting firm, Image Factory Inc.
Mark Figetakis has opened Gourmet Cafe on Exchange Street in downtown Akron.
Ernie Passeos, CEO of Akron’s Liberty Harley-Davidson, gave the Akron area Muscular Dystrophy Association $16,000 in proceeds from a variety of functions the dealership staged for the charity.