The 12th annual North Central Ohio Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame will take place Friday, April 25, at the Ralph Phillips Conference Center at the Kehoe Center in Shelby. Nominated to the class of 2014 and inducted to the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame will be Don Chambers, founder J & B Acoustical; Chan Stevens of Bay Carts; and, R. Duane Hord of Hord Livestock and Hord Family Farms.
The annual event raises funds for scholarships for enterprising students attending North Central State College and who have interest in pursuing their own entrepreneurial goals. North Central State College’s entrepreneurial education and scholarship program uses the community as a classroom for the development of career-enhancing business partnerships, on-the-job learning opportunities, and collaborations with other colleges and universities. The goal of the program is to produce graduates and certificate completers with unique business skills and retain them for north central Ohio.
The event is hosted by the North Central State College Foundation. Sponsoring the 2014 hall of fame evening are Cleveland Financial Group – Chuck Hahn, CenturyLink, Covert Manufacturing, Jay Industries, Milliron Industries, PR Machine Works, Richland Bank, and Taylor Metal Products. Supporters include Franklin University, Adena Corporation, Gorman Rupp Company, Follett Campus Bookstore, Mansfield Distributing Company, Mechanics Bank, and Newman Technology. A $50 per person donation is requested for the gala event. For information about the 2014 Hall of Fame event or to make reservations please contact Gale Wagner, North Central State College Foundation, 419-755-4785.