MarBill lands business of the year honor from Greater Rostraver Chamber
By Chris Buckley, The Valley Independent, Monessen, Pa. | |
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It began in 1975 as the Founders Day Dinner, held by the
In 2009, the
The Business of the Year is recognized for outstanding community support, involvement, leadership and longevity in the community.
This year's winner is MarBill Diamonds & Jewelry. A third-generation family business, MarBill is currently celebrating its 50th year in operation. Bill, Linda and son,
The Young Professional of the Year will be awarded to
Business of the year
That was
"The idea was they (his parents) wanted to raise money to send my sister and I to college," the current company president said.
The elder Horrell named the company MarBill after his two children.
MarBill began as a catalog store.
"We were an independent group," Horrell Jr. said. "Jewelry was a part of that. The first 25 pages of the catalog was jewelry. We also sold electronics, appliances, leather bags, stereos, bicycles and swimming pools."
The company sold in-ground and above-ground pools, sub-contracting installation at its original home at
MarBill was moved to a 900-foot showroom in the
In 1996, the business moved to
Young professional of the year
At
A 1991 graduate of
She then worked as a financial analyst for
"I participate in the management of all elements of business, making numerous short-term and long-term decisions," DeForest said.
Her duties include sales operations, inventory, customer relations, accounting, bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, payroll, overseeing
Volunteer of the year
Its vision is to create relationships that unite the community in meeting needs.
Since 2010, the Crew Missions has been helping families, senior citizens, and single-parent families who are facing financial hardships or taking care of terminally ill family members or homeowners. It helps homeowners with small projects such as painting projects, yard cleanup with garbage or debris from storms- weed clearing, trimming hedges planting flowers, creating flower beds other small requested projects.
Six board members with diverse backgrounds contribute to the Crew Missions.
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