WHAT’S NEWS IN PENN HILLS
GEORGE SAXON JR.
LAUDED AS SBA’S
REGIONAL AND LOCAL
EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
PENN HILLS SUMMER
RECREATION EVENTS
Summer Playground Program: June 17–
July 19, Universal Memorial Park
This summer, children ages 6-12 can
enjoy a variety of fun activities with full-
time supervision. The playground program
runs Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Program fee: $50. Call Penn Hills Parks
and Recreation at 412.798.2147 for more
information.
Movies in the Park:
(All movies begin at dusk.)
June 14 at Penn Hills Community Park
– “Aquaman”
July 19 at Universal Memorial Park –
“Captain Marvel”
August 16 at Turner Friendship Park –
“Dumbo” (2019)
Concerts in the Park:
(All concerts are at Penn Hills
Community Park, 2 to 5 p.m.)
July 14: CBG Connection /
Telephone Line
August 18: David & Pappy Duo /
Nameless in August
Fifth Annual SummerFest:
August 3, Turner Friendship Park,
3 to 9 p.m.
Includes: Live music, petting zoo, food
trucks, inflatables, carnival games, craft
show and Zambelli fireworks at 9 p.m.
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Perched on a walkway, cleaning large
steam surface condensers with his family’s
patented tube-cleaning products, is how
U.S. Small Business Administration
award-winning exporter George Saxon
Jr. spent his college breaks. Fast-forward
three decades and Saxon, who still lends a
hand cleaning up corrosion, is taking the
95-year-old Conco Services Corporation
international with 288 employees spanning
all corners of the globe.
On May 14, Saxon, Conco’s president of
international markets, was honored as the
SBA’s Mid-Atlantic Region and Western
Pennsylvania Exporter of the Year. The
ceremony coincides with the nation’s 56th
celebration of National Small Business
Week, held each May.
Not only was Saxon celebrating National
Small Business Week with two awards, but
his company is looking to add up to 50
additional employees. “Right now, industry
demand is huge,” he explained. “Field
technicians go from site to site, anywhere in
the world.”
As the SBA Western Pennsylvania
District Office Exporter of the Year, Saxon’s
nomination package, submitted by the
Duquesne University Small Business
Development Center, went on to compete
with other small exporters from eastern
Pennsylvania, Delaware, the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia, as one of 10 regional winners in
the United States.
“I feel validated and so does my team,”
Saxon said. “I’m happy we’re being
recognized for a program that yields
great results.”
SBA Western Pennsylvania District
Director Dr. Kelly Hunt said she’s happy
that SBA’s network of SBDCs was able to
help Saxon grow his business and create
additional employment opportunities.
“Like so many business owners, Mr. Saxon
is realizing the growth potential through
exporting,” added Hunt. “Many people
believe only products can be exported, but
Conco’s success shows that services can be
exported too.”
FREE PRODUCE
THROUGH THE FARMERS
MARKET PROGRAM
FOR ELIGIBLE SENIORS
Allegheny County residents 60 years and
older may be eligible to receive a set of four
checks for a total of $20 to purchase locally
grown fresh fruits and vegetables through
the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
Program, administered by the Department
of Human Services Area Agency on
Aging (AAA).
Checks will be distributed on
Tuesday, June 11, by the AAA Senior
Center network on a first-come, first-served
basis. The checks can be spent through
Nov. 30 on produce grown in Pennsylvania
at participating farmers markets. Those
who are eligible but unable to get to a
senior center may designate a proxy to pick
up and redeem the checks. There is a limit
of two proxy forms per person.
To be eligible, you must: be an Allegheny
County resident; be age 60 or older before
December 31, 2019; not live in a residential
facility providing meals; and meet income
requirements ($23,107 annual gross
income for a one-person household and
$31,284 for a two-person household).
To access distribution sites, proxy
forms, locations of farmers markets and
other information about the Farmers
Market Nutrition Program, please visit
alleghenycounty.us/dhs/SFMNP or call
the SeniorLine at 412.350.5460.
PENN HILLS ARTS
FESTIVAL
The Penn Hills Arts Festival will be held
July 19 from 3 to 8:30 p.m., and July 20
from 1 to 8:30 p.m. at the Penn Hills
Library, 1037 Stotler Road, 15235.
More than 900 art lovers attended the
festival last year. If you know some people
who do not particularly enjoy art, bring
them with you. You will be cultivating
minds and redefining their sense of beauty.
Maybe you’ll create an art lover in them.
The Penn Hills High School Band will be