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6. Harris Riverfront Park7. Tax Increment Financing8. Neighborhood Groups
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Getting experience
Cabell Huntingtonnames director ofPerioperative Services
HUNTINGTON Michael R. Babcock, RN, has
been hiredas directorof Peri-operativeServicesat CabellHuntingtonHospital.
Babcockhas 25 yearsexperience
in surgical services. He comesto Cabell Huntington Hos-pital from Concord Hospitalin Concord, N.H., where hewas director of Perioperative
Services since 2002.As director of Periopera-tive Services, Babcock willbe responsible for overseeingthe administrative, financialand organizational opera-tions of the operating room,outpatient surgery and postanesthesia care units.
In addition to ConcordHospital, Babcock has beenthe director of perioperativeservices for several hospitalsin the New England area,including Berkshire MedicalCenter in Massachusetts, TheCheshire Medical Center inKeene, New Hampshire andCranston General Hospital inCranston, Rhode Island.
100KEE-FM hasreturned to top spot
HUNTINGTON TheFall 2007 Radio Ratings havebeen released, and 100KEE-FM has returned to the topspot for the first time inalmost three years.
WKEE (100.5-FM) tookthe overall ratings with a10.9-share, led the 18-34demographic with a 25-share and also won the 25-54demographic with a 12-share.WKEE also won the overallratings for morning drive withOn Air with Sheila and Jim.
A share is the percentageof radio listeners tuned in to agiven station at a given time.
WTCR (103.3-FM) receiveda 10.6-share overall finishingas the Tri-States number onecountry music station.
B97.1 (WBVB-FM) finishedin fourth place overall with a6-share. B97.1 recently updat-ed its music style, to featuremusic of the 1960s, 70s andearly 80s.
Rock station X106.3 (WAMX-FM) and News Talk 800WVHU (AM 800 and simul-cast on AM 1230 WIRO andAM 1600 WZZW) also turnedin solid performances finishingtops in their categories.
Main Street Insuranceadds new worker
HUNTINGTON Shane
Overby, a former marketingexecutive with Coventry
HealthCare, hasjoinedMain StreetInsurance,LLC.
Overbyprovides ahigh profi-ciency andextensive
knowledge of the health careindustry and its products,providing new cost effectivestrategies to benefit the cur-rent and future health carecustomers of Main StreetInsurance.
Main Street Insurance is
located at 1423 3rd Ave. Formore information, contactOverby at (304) 697-4664.
News in brief
Babcock
Overby
By COLIN THORNThe [email protected]
HUNTINGTON Most architectsare known for their extensive blue-prints and drafts on paper, but LarryE. Ellis Architect, Inc. has been usingthe city of Huntington as a blueprintfor 30 years.
The Huntington-based architecturalfirm is responsible for designing orrenovating many familiar buildingsin Huntington and the Tri-State. Locallandmarks such as the HuntingtonRenaissance Center (formerly Hun-tington High), the YMCA May Build-ing on 10th Ave., Ceredo City Halland Huntington Medical Plaza wereeither designed or renovated by Ellis.Forming the business in 1978, Larry
Ellis measures his success in the archi-tecture industry by his experience inthe field.
It isnt often that one hits a 30-yearmilestone in business or anythingelse, Ellis said. Im still going and it isunlikely Ill ever quit t his profession.
According to Ellis, the architec-ture industry has undergone drasticchanges with the invention of comput-er-aided design/drafting, commonlyreferred to as CAD. Ellis firm has beenusing CAD production for more than15 years.
It helps us quite a bit. Changes canbe made much more easily and every-thing is more legible with a computer,Ellis said. Years ago, all drafting wasdone by hand, with pencil or ink onpaper, then on cloth, then on mylar. Westill use paper or mylar medium, butwith ink lines applied via electronic
plotters or printers.Smaller architectural firms like
Ellis make use of hired consultantswhen planning projects. Mechanical,
Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc. hits 30-year milestone
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc. is celebrating its 30th year of business. Ellis company has designed well-known Tri-State buildingssuch as the Huntington Renaissance Center, the YMCA May Building, Ceredo City Hall and Huntington Medical Plaza.
Photo courtesy of Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc.
Larry E. Ell is Architect, Inc. designed the Huntington YMCA May Building.
Photo courtesy of Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc.
Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc. designed Benjys Harley-Davidson (now Charlies Harley-Davidson).
Photo courtesy of Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc.
Larry E. Ellis Architect, Inc. remodeled the former Huntington High Schoolinto the Huntington Renaissance Center.Please see ARCHITECT/10A
HUNTINGTON When Mark Batescontacted the owner of Price King RentA Car to find out more about becoming afranchise owner it took about 60 seconds
for him toknow thathe wanted tomake that hisbusiness.
Celebratinghis 10-yearanniversary,Bates is gladhe made the
choice and that he weathered the storm ofsmall business ownership.
Bates began with just five rental cars. Attimes, he has had up to 40 in his f leet, hesaid. But times were not always that good.With problems in the economy, the carbusiness has suffered a lot. He was facedwith the possibility of having to give upor move to a bigger city, but that just isntwho he is, Bates said.
I have a drive in me, Bates said, Imnot a quitter.
Bates currently has about 20 cars in hisfleet. He has plans to increase his fleet,but believes in taking it one step at a time.
I would like to take the fleet to the next
level next year. I believe in taking smallbites of the apple, he said.
He is working on a rent-to-own plan forcustomers, which he plans to have readyin March. It will be simi lar to a lease, but itwill be customized, Bates said.
Price King Rent A Car specializes ininsurance and garage rentals. The compa-ny also offers some long distance rentalsto Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Pigeon Forge,Tenn., with special vacation packagesfrequently offered, he added.
Bates runs his business along with Bob-by Moss, owner of Moss Pre-Owned Auto-mobiles. They share the lot and office, aswell as the office work, Bates said.
It frees them both from having to hi readministrative help, so they can keep theiroverhead costs low and stay competitive,Bates said. He can sell cars for Moss if heis not there, and Moss can take care of
rentals if Bates is not there.Moss has had the car sales business for fiveyears, he said. He also enjoys the flexibility ofthe business relationship he and Bates have.
It works great and makes it easier,
Ups, downsdont stopowner ofPrice King
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Mark Bates is the owner of Price KingRent-A-Car located at 4349 Rt. 60 Eastin Huntington.
Ann
BRYANT
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