Gloucester company buys Canadian firm
Future Design Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative products for the flexible packaging industry based in Toronto, Canada, has been acquired by Gloucester Engineering Company, a portfolio company of Blue Wolf Capital Fund II LP, based in Gloucester's Blackburn Industrial Park.
Gloucester Engineering is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced engineered equipment for the plastics extrusion used to produce sophisticated plastic film, sheet and foam for a multitude of applications around the world. Its acquisition of Future Design, renowned for products that advance competitiveness and return on investment for blown film producers around the world is viewed as demonstrating GEC's commitment to innovation and product leadership.
"We are excited," said Gloucester Engineering CEO Mark Steele, to be partnering with Robert Krycki and Future Design.
"For 34 years, they've consistently innovated, providing excellence through focusing on engineering, customer service and product quality. building lasting relationships with its valued customers," Steele said.
Adds GEC's Carl Johnson, "We can now offer the portfolio of products from Future Design to our global customer base, expanding our offering and driving growth for both business units."
New address for law office
Attorney Meredith A. Fine has moved her office to 38 Pleasant St., Gloucester. Fine's practice areas include real estate sales, condominium representation, small business and non-profit counseling, estate planning, licenses and permits, and miscellaneous dispute resolution.
She also was recently elected a corporator of the Cape Ann Savings Bank.
Fine can still be reached at 978-515-7224 or Meredith@attorneymeredithfine.com.
Retailer sponsors race series
The Building Center has been named the premier title sponsor of the 2012 Building Center YuKanRun.com TripleThreat Road Race Series, on Sunday, Aug 5. Registration is open for the half marathon, 5K race and 1-mile race. Competitors can earn prizes and portions of race proceeds help support The Open Door Food Pantry.
The 100-year-old Building Center serves the hardware and building materials needs of Cape Ann through its stores in Essex and on Gloucester's waterfront at One Harbor Loop.
To learn more about the races, visit YuKanRun.com for details or to register.
J.M. Walsh celebrates with giving campaign
Rockport's J.M. Walsh Oil Company is celebrating 30 years in business, and co-owners Janelle and Frank Favaloro are thanking the communities it serves by living up to their company's slogan: "Caring for the Community is Our Business."
The couple's Community Choice Campaign is donating $100 a month to charities to be voted on by their customers and anyone in the community who wishes to cast a ballot.
Ballots are being mailed to all customers, and votes can be cast online at www.jmwalshoil.com, and are available by calling 978-283-4815, or emailing info@jmwalshoil.com. Favorite charities are listed on the ballot and website, but voters can enter nominate their own, as long as it's a legitimate public charity or community cause.
Each month, an employee random-draws an entry, and a gift of $100 goes to the charity named on the ballot.
"We've always had a strong commitment to the community and ... have contributed a portion of our profits to dozens of charitable causes," said company president Janelle Favaloro,
The company's website lists many of those causes — including The Open Door, American Red Cross, local PTOs, Rockport Garden Club, Cape Ann Symphony, American Legion Post 3, the Rotary, and the American Cancer Society — that have benefited from its support over the years.
The Community Choice Campaign's initial pledge supports the Grace Center, working to give the homeless of the Cape Ann safe, secure day time havens, and empower them out of poverty and homelessness. A major gift also goes to the John E. Lane Auditorium at Rockport High School for a new sound system.
Ex-Times ad rep named GM of media group
LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Calkins Media has named Michael Jameson president and general manager of its Greater Philadelphia Media division. Jameson will have overall responsibility of the Bucks County Courier Times, the Burlington County Times, The Intelligencer of Doylestown and the website phillyburbs.com.
He starts March 29.
Jameson comes to Calkins from E.W. Scripps Co., where he was president and publisher of the Anderson Independent-Mail in South Carolina. He also spent six years as president and CEO of Tucson Newspapers.
A native of Boston, he has worked in the newspaper industry for over 30 years, starting in 1979 as an advertising representative at the Gloucester Daily Times.
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