Business

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — It was difficult for Jay Roth to drive past the sign in front of the Maumee Senior Center each day and not feel compelled to help.  The senior center, which is located at 2430 Detroit Ave., across the street from Roth Insurance, posted a call …

Beacon Associates, a family-owned insurance and investment firm that provides multiple health and life insurance-based services, welcomes new professionals to its team.  Susanna Kidder, Quinten S. Wise and Anmarie Lietaert are on board to allow Beacon to serve its current and future clients. “We are excited to formally introduce our …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER – A new solar project at Maumee Assembly & Stamping will reduce the company’s carbon footprint while saving millions of dollars on energy costs. Solar panels have been installed on approximately 250,000 square feet of space on the facility’s rooftop and will be up and running …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After nearly two years of design modifications and back-and-forth discussions, a new Monnette’s Market is on its way to uptown Maumee. On June 10, the city’s Design Review Committee approved site plans for a new Monnette’s Market at 222 Conant St.  Those plans call for …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Every day feels like a weekend at Hoen’s Garden Center & Landscaping, said manager Ian Hoen. “We’ve been busy,” he said. “With people not working or more people staying home because of the pandemic, it forces people to do stuff that they can do like …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With its full line of performance footwear, Dave’s Running Shop is Northwest Ohio’s headquarters for runners – as well as workers, walkers, hikers and standers. “We reflect the community – and that includes walkers all the way up to people who qualify for the Boston Marathon,” …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — With new safety protocols in place, local hair salons are serving customers again. Definitions by Design, a 3,000-square-foot salon located on Dussel Drive, opened to a steady stream of clients on May 15 following the eight-week shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Salon owner Peggy …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Her palms blue from hand-pressing bath bombs, Heide Allan shoves aside a stray hair and smiles a welcome. “I cannot wait to hug people again!” says the native Hawaiian and owner of Lava Wellness Spa in Maumee. Normally, the licensed massage therapist would be working the …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For those who have put off planting a garden or landscaping a yard, this summer’s slowdown is providing the time to catch up. “Usually people are too busy with sports or other activities to work in the yard much,” said Tom Wardell, owner of Wardell’s Garden …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Blue and white are Tami Riffle’s colors. As the owner of Look at Me Signs, Graphics and Screenprinting in Whitehouse, Riffle gets her green by custom-making Anthony Wayne Generals wearables. Thanks to the imagination of Waterville McDonald’s line manager Leslie Rondeau, Riffle is printing a lot …