Williamstown Bank is building a new office next to Aldi at the entrance to Kohl’s in South Parkersburg where a first grand opening took place on October 3. The banking facility will open in the summer of 2023. Left to right: Teresa Cunningham, VP of Mortgages; Joseph Flinn, senior vice president of loans; Jason Lee, vice president of collections; Melissa Douglas, Vice President and Parkersburg Office Manager; Michael Fleak, Vice President of Business Development; R. Todd Cunningham, vice president of commercial loans; Kelly Allen, senior vice president of risk management; Sharon K. Anderson, President and CEO; Alan Criss, Chairman of the Board; Robert Criss, Vice President; Walter “Pete” Butcher, director; and John Hays, director. (Photo provided)

PARKERSBURG — Williamstown Bank is opening an office in South Parkersburg next year.

The groundbreaking for the new facility took place on October 3 at the adjacent Aldi site, around the corner from the Kohl’s entrance. The new office will open in the summer of 2023.

“As a locally owned and operated community bank, we are excited to have the opportunity to better serve new and existing customers in and around southern Wood County. By emphasizing relationship-based, personalized banking while delivering the convenience and technology customers expect, we believe we can deliver a unique customer experience,” said Sharon K. Anderson, president and CEO of Williamstown Bank.

Williamstown Bank operates at three locations in Williamstown, East Seventh Street in Parkersburg and Lübeck with assets of approximately $205 million. The new full-service location will feature a non-traditional floor plan with space designed for public use and will have universal bankers to provide services such as new accounts, deposits, loans, digital banking support and the use of an interactive window. machines to provide extended opening hours for customers.

The new office will also house the second location of the Giving Cup, a donation-based cafe where customers make a donation to one of the Giving Cup recipients and, as a thank you, receive a beverage of their choice.

The original Giving Cup opened in the Lubeck office in 2020. Although the hall was closed for nearly 10 months during the COVID pandemic, to date over $20,000 in donations have been made to organizations local nonprofits, with all donations returned to the community.

“We understand the need to stay relevant and differentiate ourselves as a local community bank in an ever-changing banking environment,” Alan Criss, chairman of the board of Williamstown Bank, said. “As competition increases from fintech providers who challenge the traditional banking model, particularly from smaller institutions, we believe our approach will be adaptable and position us for long-term viability so that we can continue. to serve our customers in the future.”

Williamstown Bank was founded in 1919.

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The morning show and Pachinko Producer Media Res has hired Michael McCormick to head physical production.

McCormick will oversee all production for all Media Res projects, including upcoming seasons of Apple TV+ morning show and Pachinko. He will also lead the physical production of series and films as part of the recently launched Media Res Nonfiction.

“We are delighted to welcome Michael McCormick to Media Res,” CEO Michael Ellenberg said in a statement. “McCormick’s unique experience, perspective and expertise, drawing on the best of television and film, makes him the ideal executive to oversee the production of Media Res.”

Says McCormick, “I’m thrilled to be joining a company that’s full of smart, talented people and has built an incredible reputation for creating groundbreaking, critically acclaimed content. I look forward to overseeing the physical production elements. of these remarkable productions.

McCormick comes to Media Res from MGM, where he was responsible for the physical production of scripted television. His area of ​​expertise included Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale FX Fargo and the next Netflix series Wednesdayamong others.

Prior to MGM, McCormick was senior vice president of physical production at Universal Studios, where he oversaw films ranging from jurassic world at Mom Mia. He has also worked at Sony and Disney during his career.

Media Res productions also include those of HBO Scenes from a weddingApple’s next anthology on climate change Extrapolations and Prime Video i am a virgin.

Disney has released a new music video for “Angel in Flip Flops,” which appeared on last week’s episode of “Only Murders In The Building.”

In the series, the “hit” song by Charles-Haden Savage, debuted at number 83 on the German charts in 1989! “Angel in Flip Flops” (written by Steve Martin and Kirker Butler, produced by Paul Schaffer) is also available for download on digital platforms, including Spotify.

Steve Martin (co-creator, EP and star) said:

“I’m as proud of ‘Angel in Flip Flops’ as any work I’ve done that isn’t so good.”

John Hoffman (co-creator, showrunner, EP) said in a statement:

“When the idea came to our writers room from Charles-Haden Savage, at the height of his success with his original ‘Brazzos’ series, perhaps after recording an album that did very well in Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall, we knew we had to talk about it more — immediately! And so we did — and when we shared this idea with Steve Martin — well, I think it was a day (if even? ) Before Steve had a title and song that crossed his genius mind and we were more than off and running Steve dove in with Kirker Butler to create a late 20th century classic, then, incredibly, Paul Shaffer came to arrange this classic which is now our “Angel In Flip-Flops”. We all hope for a renewed interest in the melody, of course – in Germany and in all parts of the world without walls!

“Only Murders In The Building” is available to stream now on Hulu in the US, on Star+ in Latin America and on Disney+ worldwide.

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Mohave County issued these building permits during the week ending May 20:

–Foster Thomas: 3186 E. Hearne Ave., Kingman; demo all existing structures

– Company Cavalier Construction: 3219 E. Leroy Avenue, Kingman; 20 years GFI

– Electric Service walker: 7557 N. Sky View Drive, City of Lake Havasu; 400 AMP elec to shop

– Ambient Edge LLC dba Plumbing by Jake: 4210 W. Chino Drive, Golden Valley; HVAC, replace 4 ton 14 seer heat pump

– Course builders inc. : Mohave Valley; electric at the well #55-925584

–Haslam Michael M & Deborah A: 200 electric amps

– Campa Aaron W & Wendi L: 3053 W. Safari Drive, Golden Valley; 36′ X 12′ RV carport, 46′ X 48′ “mare motel” & 14′ 48′ “livestock boxes”

– Tri State Electric LLC: 756 E. Cameron Lane, Mohave Valley; new 200 amp pole for ext well only

– Tri State Electric LLC: Mohave Valley; replacement of the electric pole 100 amps

– Meyer Guillaume: 2085 E. Warwick Road, Mohave Valley; metal electric garage – BLD-2021-01106

– Electric Service walker: 7723 N. Treeline; 200 AMP electric

– Shoreline plumbing sales and service: 3058 E. William Drive, City of Lake Havasu; moving gas meter

– Shoreline plumbing sales and service: 3034 E. William Drive, City of Lake Havasu; moving gas meter

– Shoreline plumbing sales and service: 3110 E. William Drive, City of Lake Havasu; moving gas meter

– Galindo Adilene: 3166 E. Ames Ave., Kingman; New 100 amp panel

– Electric rosemary: 3111 E. Devlin Ave, Kingman; 100 Amp Panel Upgrade

– Armond Perata: Golden Valley; New 200 amp panel

– Select Electric LLC: 2809 W. Safari Drive, Kingman; 200 Amp Panel Upgrade

Kingman issued these building permits during the week ending May 20:

–Mohave Shadez: 2711 Running Iron Street; awnings; $391.46

– Titan Solar Power: 2109 Western Avenue; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 3711 Moore Street; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 2724 Bar Boot Street; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 400 Greenway Drive; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 3829 Prescott Street N.; electric; $128

– Sunlink Evergy: 1715 Hope Ave; electric; $128

– Single house construction. From Haven. : 507 S. Sixth Street; electric; $114.26

– Icon Power: 4027 Roma Road; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 3248 Cypress Street; electric; $128

– Titan Solar Power: 3617 Benton Street; electric; $128

– Kingman Bee Construction LLC: 4096 Monte Moro Road; electric; $128

– Prince swimming pools: 3401 2390 Country Club Drive; bowl; $645.56

– Prince swimming pools: 3401 Charleston Street; bowl; $645.56

– Davis interior graphics: 3795 N. Stockton Hill Road; attached to the building; $345.26

– Discount sign company: 3015 Hualapai Mountain Road; attach to building; $99.17

Kingman issued these business licenses during the week ending May 20:

– American Electrical Pro: 2310 Pima Drive, City of Lake Havasu; service provider

–Bent Stringer Mead LLC: 1701 S. Blake Ranch Road, Kingman; food services

– Desert Road Farm: 8658 N. Avenida Ramirez, Kingman; Arts and Crafts

– Destination Hydration LLC: 2153 Gordon Drive, Kingman; Health care

– Diversified Interiors of Arizona, LLC: 235 Dogwood Street, Henderson; consultant

– The restoration of Fatty; 3066 Suffock Ave, Kingman; food services

– Gila Flooring, LLC: 680 N. Golden Key Street, Gilbert; construction

– Karma Hospitality LLCC DBA Rickety Crick: 312 E. Beale Street, Kingman; food services

– Laura’s T-shirts: 409 Tennant Sta #225, Moragn Hill; art

– Newmont, LLC: 5012 Camelback Place, Kingman; real estate investor

– Pure Energy LLC: 1325W. Auto Drive Suite 103, Tempe; solar installations

– Rohm Building & Development Inc.: 22345 La Palma Avenue, Suite 105, Yorba Linda; construction

– Shaffers welding workshop inc. : 3536 E. Washington Street, Phoenix; welding and sale of steel

– Steve’s pressure washing: 3830 E.Thompson, Kingman; cleaning services

Tech companies are taking the lead in providing more opportunities for women in particular

As China pursues industrial upgrades and smart manufacturing, Chinese and foreign companies are stepping up efforts to cultivate versatile manufacturing and digital talents to better empower people in the face of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These efforts come as China’s manufacturing industry puts more emphasis on shifting to high value-added areas, which generates new demand for digitalization and intelligence in the manufacturing industry, and thus puts more emphasis on manufacturing talent requirements.

Jonathan Woetzel, director of the McKinsey Global Institute, said that by 2030, around 220 million Chinese workers may need to change professions, and it is advisable to expand the coverage of education and skills development systems. to include not only student populations but also the overall enrollment of 775 million.

Government, industry and society as a whole must work together to promote skills transformation in China, Woetzel said.

China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) emphasizes efforts to cultivate advanced manufacturing clusters and promote the development of key industries, including integrated circuits, aerospace, marine engineering, robots, advanced railway transport equipment, high-end electrical equipment, machinery engineering and medical equipment.

At the same time, China faces a structural employment supply and demand challenge, with companies struggling to recruit qualified staff and workers struggling to secure satisfying jobs. There is a shortage of high-level skilled manufacturing workers, experts have said.

To help address this issue, Chinese tech giant Lenovo Group has launched a “purple-collar talent initiative” to help cultivate talent for the new era of intelligence transformation.

According to Lenovo, “purple collar” talent refers to employees who meet the requirements of smart manufacturing, know the actual manufacturing process, understand the corresponding technical theories, and possess both practical operational and managerial abilities.

Qiao Jian, senior vice president of Lenovo, the world’s largest personal computer maker, said the company hopes the “purple-collar talent initiative” can help drive an industrial upgrade in China and to promote the development of high-quality manufacturing.

As part of the initiative, Lenovo said it will leverage internal sources such as supply chains and its charitable foundation to partner with universities and vocational colleges to train people for a wide range of jobs. manufacturing industries. Currently, more than 10,000 people benefit from Lenovo’s professional training initiative every year, and it aims to expand the scale so that more people can participate in the project.

“What we want to do at Lenovo is to strengthen the real economy through new information technology or intelligent transformation, and promote high-quality transformation, upgrading and development of the manufacturing industry. By 2025, China’s demand for ‘purple-collar’ talent will reach 9 million, and the talent gap between demand and supply will reach 4.5 million,” Qiao said.

She said that to meet this need, Lenovo is building an ecosystem of industry talent through student training and on-the-job learning, offering professional and hands-on courses, and offering educational programs and of training.

For example, the “New IT Industry College” developed by Lenovo Education creates courses based on Lenovo’s intelligent manufacturing industry technology and high-level skills of employees. Vocational colleges use educational content to promote industrial upskilling and scaled training for students, closing the loop between academic training and on-the-job requirements. The Lenovo Foundation provides opportunities for teens in rural and underdeveloped areas to enter vocational colleges to support future internships and jobs, Qiao added.

Lenovo is also stepping up efforts to reward front-line manufacturing workers at its factories to encourage more people to become advanced manufacturing talents. Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo, for example, said in March that it had set aside 80 million yuan ($12.56 million) to reward its frontline workers for their efforts to overcome challenges. caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure production.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – A piece of Cape Girardeau history is about to fall.

The Himmelberger House was built 100 years ago on Henderson Avenue; and at the time it was called the most beautiful in the city.

Southeast Missouri University recently purchased a home and is now making a tough decision.

“The House of Honors, unfortunately, has fallen into a state of significant disrepair,” said Brad Sheriff, vice president of finance and administration at Southeast.

So much, in fact, that he said it was time for the building to come down.

“All doors, windows and frames need to be replaced because there is wood rot. We know that all the gutters and fascia should be replaced and that’s before you even go inside the building,” he explained.

The sheriff said the cost of the repairs was more than the university wanted to spend.

“We are having more and more problems with what is called deferred maintenance. When the condition of a building is ahead of us in terms of cost, especially relative to the value of the building,” Sheriff said.

Jerry Ford of the Cape River Heritage Museum told us about the Himmelberger family, who lived in the house years ago.

“I knew them, and I knew their sons and daughters, and then their grandchildren,” he said.

Ford said the house has sentimental value to the area.

“The original Himmelbergers and Harrisons did a lot of foundation here,” he said. “They came in around the turn of the century and they were very active in forming the Cape Girardeau Country Club,” Ford said.

Demolition is scheduled for sometime this summer.

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Hanwha Solutions announced plans to invest US$320 million in expanding cell and module manufacturing capacity in the United States and Korea.

A total of US$170 million is to be spent on the construction of a 1.4 GW module production facility in the United States, thereby strengthening the company’s position in the US module market.

The Hanwha Qcells unit already operates a 1.7 GW module factory in Georgia and the capacity addition, which is expected to come online in the first half of 2023, will mean Qcells is responsible for around a third of the total capacity production of solar modules in the United States.

At a press conference held yesterday and attended by PV technologyQcells President Justin Lee has confirmed that the new facility will produce entirely residential photovoltaic modules, with the company aiming to solidify its position in this particular market.

Meanwhile, cell production capacity at Hanwha’s existing cell production facility in Korea will be expanded by an additional 900MW through an investment of US$150 million.

Hanwha noted that it was the first investment in Korean cell manufacturing in five years.

Hanwha also aims to address several areas of its supply chain, decarbonizing the manufacture of photovoltaic panels through the use of low-carbon polysilicon from suppliers such as OCI, with whom it has a supply agreement in 10-year-old polysilicon last month, and REC Silicon, of which Hanwha is now a major shareholder.

PV Tech will release more information about Qcells manufacturing capacity expansion plans soon.

Item 1.01. Conclusion of a significant definitive agreement.

               The L.S. Starrett Company, a Massachusetts corporation (the 

“Company”), Tru-Stone Technologies, Inc.a Delaware company (“Tru-Stone”),

               Starrett Kinemetric Engineering, Inc., a Delaware

company (“Starrett Kinemetric”), Starrett Bytewise Development, Inc.a Delaware

               corporation ("Starrett Bytewise", and together with L.S. 

Starrett, Tru-Stone, Starrett Kinemetric, each a “Borrower” and collectively the

               "Borrowers"), has entered into a material definitive 

agreement with HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“HSBC” or “Lender”) consisting of a

               $30 million revolving line of credit, a $12.1 million term 

ready and a $7 million capital expenditures use the credit facility. The installations

               are secured by a valid first-priority security interest on 

substantially all of the existing and future assets of the Company and its

               subsidiaries. The Company believes that the agreement 

provides sufficient liquidity and flexibility to support the

               growth needs of the company.

               The new credit facilities contain financial covenants with 

against a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00, measured on a

               twelve-month basis, for both the U.S. borrowing companies 

tested quarterly and Consolidated LS Starrett Company tested semi-annually.

               The Loan and Security agreement also contains the customary 

positive and negative clauses, including debt limitations, privileges,

               acquisitions, asset dispositions, fundamental corporate 

changes, excess pension contributions and certain customary events of default. On

               the occurrence or continuation of an event of default, the 

The lender may terminate all commitments and facilities and require the

               payment of the entire unpaid principal balances, accrued 

interest and all other obligations.

Section 2.03. Creation of a direct financial obligation or an obligation under an off-balance sheet arrangement of a registrant.

               To the extent required by Item 2.03 of Form 8-K, the information regarding the Loan and Security Agreement set forth under Item 1.01 of this
               Form 8-K is filed in this Item 2.03.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

Part number Description

10.1             Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 29, 2022, among 

HSBC Bank USA, National Associationthe L.S. Starrett Company and borrowers.

104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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