The College of Wooster is America’s premier college for mentored undergraduate research. Since 2002, U.S. News & World Report has asked college presidents and deans which colleges provide the best undergraduate research opportunities and senior capstone program. Only two have made both lists every year: Wooster and Princeton. The presidents and deans also ranked Wooster seventh among all liberal arts colleges in America where “the faculty has an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” Founded in 1866, Wooster enrolls approximately 2,000 students, who choose from more than 50 academic programs in the sciences, humanities, business and the arts. Wooster offers an excellent, comprehensive liberal arts education, culminating in a rigorous senior project, in which each student works one-on-one with a faculty mentor to conceive, organize and complete a significant research project on a topic of the student’s own choosing. Through this distinctive program, every Wooster student develops abilities valued by employers and graduate schools alike: initiative, self-confidence, independent judgment, creative problem solving, and strong written and oral communication skills. Almost a third of Wooster’s students play intercollegiate athletics, a third perform in at least on musical group, and a quarter are involved in theatre and the arts. Notable Wooster alumni include award-winning filmmakers Duncan Jones ’95, director of Source Code and Moon, and J.C. Chandor ’96, writer and director of Margin Call and All Is Lost; Jennifer Haverkamp ’79, director of the Environmental Defense Fund’s international climate program; Donald Kohn ’64, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve; Laurie Kosanovich ’94, general counsel for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and Sangram Sisodia ’77, director of the Center for Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Chicago.

Sutton Bank is a progressive Ohio based independent, community bank. Celebrating 144 years, Sutton Bank has grown into a top-performing community bank, as recognized by the Independent Community Bankers of America. Sutton Bank is also the core of Sutton Payments, and is invested in payments as a core banking product, with strong partnerships in the prepaid payments space. One of the earliest banks in prepaid, Sutton offers flexible, customizable card programs with unique functionality, and responsiveness.

The Great Lakes Construction Co., with offices in Cincinnati and Hinckley, Ohio has been a successful heavy/highway general contractor since 1948, completing hundreds of projects. Great Lakes' success and reputation has evolved from our focus on major heavy civil construction projects including excavation, demolition, piling, earthwork, utilities, energy, concrete foundations, structural concrete, concrete paving, environmental remediation, and general site work. Our employee-owned team, which is comprised heavily of Engineers and Construction graduates including 19 Professional Engineers, oversees a field operations workforce of over 500 Union craftspeople. Our dedication to safety has allowed Great Lakes to be self-insured for workers compensation in the State of Ohio since 1976. Our six full-time Safety Compliance Officers report directly to the President of Great Lakes. This ensures that all projects are being run in a safe manner. The Great Lakes Way … Safe. Capable. Efficient.

The Fastener Company sales and services high quality pneumatic tools. Industries we market to are cabinetry, construction, furniture manufacturing, picture framing, finish carpentry, remodeling, restoration, crafts, fine arts, signs, displays and upholstery.

The Cleveland Browns are a franchise with not only a rich tradition and heritage, but an outstanding fan base that spans worldwide. The Browns have a wonderful history and legacy of success that dates back to 1946 – the Club’s first year of existence when it played in the All-America Football Conference. The AAFC merged with the National Football League in 1950 and the Browns went on to appear in the title game in each of its first six years in the NFL, winning three. In all, the team boasts eight league championships and has 16 former players/coaches enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Founded in 2007, Ohio Anesthesia Group (OAG) is the premier provider of anesthesia services to community hospitals and healthcare facilities in Ohio. As a physician-owned and led corporation, we advocate for our patient’s interests to deliver high-quality, cost effective health care services while fostering strong community relationships throughout the area. Our services are provided in accordance with established standards, strong principles and ethics of the profession, applicable professional specialty organizations, and the high-quality standard for which OAG is known and recognized. OAG’s founding principles are built on our Care Philosophy that honors the patient connection through our Mission, Vision and Core Values. Ohio Anesthesia Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

WMK Management Services LLC was established in 2008. Today, as a group of companies. ISO 9001 - 2008 Quality Certified Company

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs is Northeast Ohio’s business law firm. Serving the Akron, Canton and Cleveland areas for over 100 years, this region has become our home and the businesses in this region have become our family. We don’t just represent you; we support you and stand by you. We understand your business and become an extension of it. We celebrate with you and cheer for you. We go to great lengths for you and we listen to you. Because of this we are more than a business law firm; we are your partner in business.

Founded in 1965, Brewster Cheese is the largest manufacturer of natural Swiss cheese in the United States and specializes in natural Swiss, Swiss Select, Aged Swiss, Baby Swiss and Lacy Swiss cheeses. Creating consistent, cost-effective, quality products is our goal. This goal is accomplished through the dedication of our workforce and keeping pace with new technology in the cheese making field. Our state-of-the art cheese plants in Brewster, OH and Rupert, ID operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, producing approximately 85 million pounds of Swiss cheese every year. The whey processing division of Brewster Cheese turns a cheese making by-product known as whey into whey protein and lactose powders in Ohio and condensed whey solids in Illinois. These products are used as ingredients in baking, infant formula, and hundreds of other dairy and non-dairy products. To learn more about Brewster Cheese, visit http://www.brewstercheese.com

Brouse McDowell is a 100-year old full-service business law firm based in northern Ohio. With four offices in Ohio - Akron, Cleveland, Toledo, and Youngstown - and offices in Sharon, Pennsylvania and Naples Florida, our 90+ attorneys serve clients across the region and far beyond. We’re a mid-size firm with the talent, diverse experience and national reach of a large firm and the unwavering service ethic and personal touch of a small firm. Our commitment to value guides not only our rate structure, but our staffing practices, how we use technology, and every other aspect of our operation. Areas of service: Alternative Dispute Resolution Services; Business Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Commercial; Business Transactions & Corporate Counseling; Cybersecurity & Data Privacy; Environmental Law; Family Law; Health Care; Insurance Recovery; Labor & Employment; Litigation; Litigation & Information Management; Real Estate & Construction; Tax; Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; and Trusts & Estates.

ReliabilityFirst works to maintain the reliability, security and resilience of the electric grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, which stretches from the Atlantic Seaboard to Lake Michigan. The electric grid is the backbone of our economy, is critical for our national security and necessary to support our public welfare. In fact, a reliable and secure electric grid is fundamental to our most basic daily routines and needs. Our mission is to ensure that this cornerstone to our national well-being is reliable and secure – not only for today but also for tomorrow. To achieve this mission, we bring together a diverse and broad spectrum of experts from across the nation with various professional, technical, and industry backgrounds. We identify and prioritize risks facing our electric grid; determine sustainable mitigation strategies to address these identified risks; and develop and deploy communication and outreach strategies to drive awareness and further ensure risk resolution. Our team includes electrical engineers, computer engineers and cyber security experts, statisticians and risk experts, attorneys and regulatory experts, professional auditors, systems engineers, organizational design experts, and professional trainers. ReliabilityFirst is one of only six companies across North America that are responsible for this vital work under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved delegation agreements with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). Specifically, our company is responsible for the reliability and security of the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes areas of the United States, which includes all or portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We are proud to call Cleveland, Ohio our home.

Lake Erie Construction Company developed from a very humble beginning, over 80 years ago, when Paul Bleile began operating a tree service out of his garage. His equipment consisted of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with an attached toolbox fashioned out of its sidecar. His only employee rode on the toolbox. He worked that way for two years, doing business in a 50 mile radius with gross sales of $3,000 to $5,000 per year. To survive the depression, Paul decided the business had to diversify so he moved into landscape contracting. What was only once one man’s dream has turned into one of Norwalk, Ohio’s largest employers, the Lake Erie Construction Company, formerly the Paul E. Bleile Co. Lake Erie Construction is a specialty contractor that provides installation services for Guardrails, signs, fence, raised pavement markers, noise barrier walls, impact attenuators, along with seeding, sodding, and landscaping services for roadways, as established over 80 years ago. The company works on 400-600 projects annually. Most the company’s work is in a subcontractor’s role in the state of Ohio, but they have also worked as the general contractor in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Georgia, and Florida over the years. Paul’s son, Bob, along with other family members were instrumental in getting the company into the highway safety product lines which took place from 1950-1980. These growth areas now represent the largest share of our business today. Bob also started The Firelands Supply Company, a landscape and construction material supplier. Which still today supplies most of the company’s materials. Three of Bob’s sons, Dave, Mike, and Ken, along with Ray Chapin, now manage Lake Erie Construction along with its 150 employees who are some of the most experienced and knowledgeable in the industry. Please get into contact with us if you need any of these types of projects completed.