Day with the Nevilles March 7 at Woodville Plantation

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:


Rob Windhorst

412-221-0348



rwindhorst19@msn.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE





QUICK FACTS:



Event: A Day With the Nevilles



Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010



Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm



Place: Woodville Plantation, 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017



Admission: $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Children age 6 –12, Free for Children Under Age 6.







WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT - A DAY WITH THE NEVILLES







Collier Township, PA (February 22, 2010) – On Sunday, March 7, 2010, guests are invited to visit with the Neville family and their friends as they go about their daily business at Woodville Plantation. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to experience everyday life as it occurred at Woodville Plantation in the year of 1794. Costumed historic interpreters will be on site to demonstrate period games, sewing, cooking and dining at the period-correct hour of 2 pm. Special hours for this event are from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children aged 6 to 12 and free for children under age 6.







Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville, is Western Pennsylvania’s link to the late 18th century. Built in 1775, this living history museum interprets life during the period of 1780-1820, the Era of the New Republic. Guided tours of the house are available every Sunday from 1 to 4 pm.







Just 7 miles and 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh, Woodville is conveniently located off of Exit 55 on Interstate 79 in Collier Township. For further directions or for more information, please visit Woodville’s website at http://www.woodvilleplantation.org or call 412-221-0348.




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Toyota Hiring Process and Workplace Culture, March 12 Seminar

5700 Corporate Drive, Suite 250 • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 • www.selectinternational.com


NEWS RELEASE

Seminar to Discuss how Toyota’s Powerful Hiring Process and

Workplace Culture will Enable Them to Overcome the 2010 Recall and

Remain The World’s Top Auto Manufacturer

– Former Toyota Executive and Author to Serve as Keynote Speaker at March 12 Event –

Pittsburgh, February 9, 2010 – At some point, even the very best companies face adversity.

Find out how Toyota’s lean HR practices will allow them to recover and emerge stronger.

Learn how Toyota’s principles of “lean operations” are transforming companies everywhere from

healthcare to banking to manufacturing.

Michael Hoseus, former Toyota corporate leader and co-author of the bestselling book, The Toyota

Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way, and Kevin Klinvex, co-founder of Select

International and co-author of the highly acclaimed book, Hiring Great People will be leading a

complimentary breakfast roundtable focused on how your industry can apply innovative, lean HR

practices. The event will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at The Lexus Club, inside PNC

Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.

Mr. Hoseus will discuss how having a culture of continuous improvement ensures that organizations

can deal with obstacles that arise, similar to Toyota’s current situation. Because Toyota’s first priority

is to hire the right talent through a process called Multi-level Assessment, they are equipped with

employees that possess the correct competencies to function under adversity and work successfully

together to solve issues regarding quality. It’s this high performance culture that will guide Toyota

into the future and prove that its current challenges are only a minor setback for one of the most

successful organizations in the world. In this roundtable discussion, Human Resources professionals

will learn how Toyota selects, develops and manages talent. In addition, the presenters will discuss

how these world-class programs are now being applied with great success to organizations in all

industries.

– more –

Contact: T.J. Muehlfeld

412-358-8595

tjmuehlfeld@selectintl.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5700 Corporate Drive, Suite 250 • Pittsburgh, PA 15237 • www.selectinternational.com

NEWS RELEASE CONTINUED

Seminar to Discuss how Toyota’s Powerful Hiring Process and

Workplace Culture will Enable Them to Overcome the 2010 Recall and

Remain The World’s Top Auto Manufacturer

– Former Toyota Executive, Author to Serve as Keynote Speaker at March 12 Event –

During this discussion, Hoseus and Klinvex will discuss the following topics:

· Toyota’s reaction to adversity.

· The processes and solutions used by Toyota to select, develop and manage talent.

· The Quality People Value Stream Model, a model that illustrates the importance of having the

right people in the right place.

· How Toyota utilizes their core values of continuous improvement to create and maintain a

people-centric culture.

· The importance of using multi-level assessment within your organization.

The event is free and open to Human Resources professionals, but registration is

required. Register by March 5, 2010 at www.selectinternational.com/pittsburgh or

contact T.J. Muehlfeld at tjmuehlfeld@selectintl.com or 1-800-786-8595, ext. 1031. The

first 25 registered guests will receive a complimentary copy of The Toyota Culture: The Heart and

Soul of the Toyota Way.

About Select International

Since Select International® was founded nearly 20 years ago, assessment has been their core focus. Millions of

people in 80 countries have been assessed using Select International’s automated tests, inventories and job

related simulations. A thought leader recognized for innovation in testing technology, Select International

provides one of the most complete and well researched libraries of testing content for all organizational levels.

From entry-level to executive, organizations find, hire and retain top talent using Select International’s tests,

tailored solutions, interviewing tools, leadership assessments, consulting services and recruitment process

outsourcing solutions. The company’s founders, Kevin Klinvex, Chris Klinvex and Matthew O’Connell, Ph.D., are

renowned hiring consultants and authors of the best-selling business book, Hiring Great People. Headquartered

in Pittsburgh, PA, Select maintains offices in Chattanooga, and San Diego, with international offices in

Monterrey, Mexico; Melbourne, Australia and Johannesburg, South Africa. For more information about Select

International’s products or services, call 1-800-786-8595 or visit www.selectinternational.com.

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T.J. Muehlfeld



Director of Marketing







Select International, Inc.



P 412-358-8595 x1031



www.selectinternational.com

Jenifer Ruby Esquire wins Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty under 40

NEWS RELEASE - For Immediate Release




CONTACT: Jennifer Ruby, (317) 332-3757







RUBY NAMED ONE OF IBJ’S FORTY UNDER 40





Indianapolis, February 1, 2010 – Jennifer Ruby, Esquire, was named one of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty under 40 Class of 2010.







For the last eighteen (18) years the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) has been recognizing an elite collection of young people and including them in their esteemed and popular Forty under 40 group. This year, Irvington’s own Jennifer Ruby was chosen as one of the 40 from over 230 nominations. In all the IBJ has introduced their readers to 720 young people, many of whom are now very familiar names and faces of influence for our fair city.







On February 2, 2010, alumni from past Forty under 40 classes will meet the class of 2010 at the Skyline Club for a celebration reception. The full list of 40 with print and video interviews can be found at: www.ibj.com/forty-under-40. The 2010 Class will also be highlighted on the IBJ’s Facebook page and via the IBJnews Twitter account.







“I am thrilled to receive this honor and so very grateful to my nominators,” stated Ruby upon learning that she was one of the 40. According to the print interviewer Katie Maurer, Ruby was nominated as much for her community work as she was for her business and legal acumen.







Jennifer G. Ruby is the attorney-owner at Ruby Law. Ruby Law counsels individuals and businesses on estate and succession planning and administration as well as general business issues. Ruby also founded and runs the successful Finances 101 for Young Professionals seminar series, started in 2005. She serves as the Secretary of the City of Indianapolis-Marion County Information Technology Board, President of the Warren Township Development Association Board and on the Indiana University – Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs Alumni Council. She lives in Irvington with her husband Michael Mendyk and their daughter Gillian. More at: http://www.ruby-law.com.







The Indianapolis Business Journal encompasses both award winning publications and staff. Its estimated circulation is 14,779 with a readership of 44,337. More at: http://www.ibj.com.

YWCA Invites Entrepreneurs to Microenterprise Symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:



Laura Harwin
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
412-255-1279


YWCA invites entrepreneurs to Microenterprise Symposium




PITTSBURGH, PA (January 28, 2010): Local entrepreneurs can jump-start their small business even in a struggling economy. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is inviting small business owners, or those interested in starting or growing a business, to the second annual Microenterprise Symposium on Saturday, February 20, where they can attend workshops to help grow or launch their small business.



The Microenterprise Symposium will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, 5000 Forbes Avenue. Cost is $45, which covers workshops and lunch. Online registration is available at www.micro2millions.eventbrite.com. For more information, persons may contact Alice Williams, at 412-255-6743 or awilliams@ywcapgh.org.



Ruth Byrd-Smith, Director of Allegheny County Department of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, will provide the opening keynote address. Numerous workshops covering technology, marketing, regulations and finance will follow throughout the day. Some workshop titles include “Building a Billion Dollar Brand,” “Responsible and Responsive State Bidding,” “Protecting your Business Structure,” “Guerilla Marketing,” “Business Blogging,” and “10 Businesses to Start in a Down Economy.” A panel of Million Dollar Women Business owners will be moderated by Rosemary Martinelli of WQED.



By definition, a microenterprise is a business with five or fewer employees, small enough to require initial capital of $35,000 or less. The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh supports microenterprise through the Enterprising Women program, which is a comprehensive training program for low and moderate-income women seeking to develop a microenterprise.



In addition to the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, symposium partners include Students in Free Enterprise/Carnegie Mellon University; Allegheny County; City of Pittsburgh; Small Business Administration; The Soul Pitt.com; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and National Organization of Women Business Owners.

The YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is a women’s membership movement committed to the elimination of racism and the economic empowerment of women and girls. For more information about the YWCA’s programs and services, persons may visit www.ywcapgh.org or call 412-391-5100.



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Laura Harwin

Director of Development and Marketing
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Development and Communications

305 Wood Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-255-1279 (phone)

412-391-5109 (fax)
lharwin@ywcapgh.org (e-mail)

http://www.ywcapgh.org/


United Way Partnering Agency

United Way Code #114
Upcoming Events:



February 20 – “Microenterprise Symposium” – this annual event provides continued education to women business owners. A microenterprise, by definition, is a “business that starts with five or fewer employees and small enough to require initial capital of $35,000 or less.” Please join us at the Second Annual Microenterprise Symposium to be held on Saturday February 20, 2010 at Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For registration information please call 412-255-6743.

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U.S. Census Bureau is Recruiting Workers 2010 Census

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Pam Golden

(412) 589-8620

Pamela.W.Golden@census.gov



U.S. Census Bureau is Recruiting Workers 2010 Census



PHILADELPHIA – (Feb. 2, 2009) With Census Day on April 1, 2010 less than two months away, the United States Census Bureau is recruiting workers to fill various positions.



Hundreds of enumerators, crew leaders, supervisors and crew assistants will be needed this spring to complete the final operation for the decennial census. The part-time, temporary jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training and the ability to work close to home. The pay ranges from $13.25 to $16.25 per hour.



Applicants are required to take and pass a test, must be 18 or older, and pass a background check. More information, including a practice test, is available at this web site: www.2010censusjobs.gov or by calling the toll-free jobs number at: 1 (866) 861-2010. Interested parties should call the toll-free number to learn about the testing schedule for their area.



The U.S. Constitution requires a population and housing count every 10 years. The effort employs some of the most sophisticated technical and operational tools available, as well as a workforce of 1.4 million temporary employees to count every man, woman and child and once and in the right place. Census results are the basis for congressional representation as well as the distribution of federal, state and local funds totaling more than $400 billion annually. Census Day is April 1, 2010. For more information, please visit: www.2010census.gov.

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WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS A SERIES OF UNIQUE COOKING CLASSES

February 1, 2010 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Windhorst




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 412-221-0348



rwindhorst19@msn.com



QUICK FACTS:

Event: Cookery Made Plain and Easy: Onion Soup


Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010



Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm



Place: Woodville Plantation, 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017



Cost: $15.00


WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS A SERIES OF UNIQUE COOKING CLASSES

COOKERY MADE PLAIN AND SIMPLE: ONION SOUP



BRIDGEVILLE, PA (May 1, 2008) – Throughout 2010, Woodville Plantation will present a series of hands-on educational programs titled Cookery Made Plain and Easy. Guests will have a unique opportunity to join our interpreters in the original Woodville kitchen to learn preparation, cooking and food presentation methods of the late 18th century. Using Hannah Glasse’s 1796 cookbook and other period resources, students will participate side-by-side with the site’s interpretive cooking staff to prepare tasty dishes such as pork pies, forced cabbage, lemon creams and carrot puffs.

The first class will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2010 and is called Cookery Made Plain and Easy: Onion Soup. Participants will prepare an 18th century recipe for onion soup. This special opportunity will allow students to prepare the dish using historic preparation methods, period correct ingredients and reproduction cookware.

Classes will be held from 1 pm to 5 pm and are limited to 4 students. Interested participants are asked to pre-pay and register by mail. Registration fees are non-refundable. Please call (412) 221-0348 to pre-register or if you have any questions.



Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville, is Western Pennsylvania’s link to the late 18th century. Built in 1775, this living history museum interprets life during the period of 1780-1820, the Era of the New Republic. Guided tours of the house are available every Sunday from 1 to 4 pm.



Just 7 miles and 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh, Woodville is conveniently located off of Exit 55 on Interstate 79 in Collier Township. For further directions or for more information, please visit Woodville’s website at http://www.woodvilleplantation.org or call 412-221-0348.

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