WHAT ’ S NEWS IN CRANBERRY
THRIVAL FESTIVAL 2018
“ What makes us human ?” “ How does technology humanize or dehumanize us ?”
“ What can we do as individuals and communities to better prepare for the future ?”
Join in September 19-21 for the sixth annual Thrival Festival to explore these questions — and the evolving relationship between humans and technology .
This unique conference experience leverages the city ’ s strengths in automated systems , advanced manufacturing , robotics and life sciences .
Thrival convenes cross-sector dialogue around the impact that these fastdeveloping technologies will have on society , business and culture .
For more information on the festival , visit thrivalfestival . com , and follow Thrival on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and Snapchat .
Tickets are available at thrival2018 . eventbrite . com .
10TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY GARDEN CLUB TOUR
Plans are underway for the Southern Butler County Garden Club ’ s 10th Annual Garden Tour ! The event will take place Saturday , July 14 , from 9 a . m . to 3 p . m . with registration and day-of ticket sales from 9 to 10 a . m . only in the Cranberry Twp . Municipal Center lobby .
Presale tickets are available by sending a self-addressed stamped return envelope and check for $ 20 ( payable to Southern Butler County GC ) to PO Box 2446 , Cranberry Twp ., PA 16066 .
Several private gardens in Cranberry Twp . and the surrounding area will be open to tour . This year will feature “ Art in Bloom ” with plein air artists set up in each garden , capturing the beauty that surrounds them . For more information , visit southernbutlercountygardenclub . org or facebook . com / southernbutlercounty gardenclub .
ACT CAPITAL ADVISORS OPENS PITTSBURGH OFFICE AND SELECTS JOHN D . LASLAVIC , LPBC AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
ACT Capital Advisors announced that John D . Laslavic has joined the firm as a Managing Director . Laslavic will focus on helping business owners in Pennsylvania , Ohio and West Virginia achieve an optimal outcome when they decide to sell their company . The new Pittsburgh location opened this spring in Cranberry .
Laslavic is a well-known business coach throughout the mid-Atlantic region . For the past 30 years he has dedicated his professional career to mentoring and leading business owners to success . Laslavic is the president of ThistleSea Business Development , LLC . The firm is a coaching , strategy development , training and business services company .
“ I am excited to build ACT ’ s M & A practice in this area ,” says Laslavic . “ I often help my clients position themselves for an exit . Now , as part of ACT , I can guide them through the entire M & A process . ACT has an excellent team of financial professionals that will support me from their headquarters in Seattle . I can now offer full-service investment banking to my clients .”
Bob Hild , ACT Capital Advisors Chairman and Managing Director , says , “ We are delighted to have John Laslavic on our team . He ’ s already a trusted coach to thousands of business owners . Our plan is to have highly skilled M & A advisors in every major market of the United States . John will play an important role in this strategy . We are confident he will do an excellent job of helping business owners achieve the best possible outcomes when they decide to sell .” John Laslavic can be reached at jlaslavic @ actcapitaladvisors . com .
ACT Capital Advisors , LLC is a leading Mergers & Acquisitions ( M & A ) and Corporate Finance firm that represents lower-middle-market companies ($ 5 million to $ 50 million in annual revenues ) across a variety of sectors and industries , including industrial manufacturing , information technology , construction , health care , aerospace , consumer staple / discretionary , oil and energy , as well as outsourced services . It provides strategic financial advice to closely held , family-owned , as well as private equity sponsored organizations and corporate shareholders wishing to sell their company , raise growth capital , or secure commercial financing . Leveraging ACT ’ s deep industry-wide knowledge and strategic auction process , clients appreciate ACT ’ s approach , pairing the professional expertise of a national investment banking firm with the senior level attention and entrepreneurial creativity of a smaller enterprise . n
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