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Local Businesses Honored During First P.E.E.P.S. Business Partner Recognition Event at Just Born

Bethlehem, Pa. - June 21, 2007 – Local businesses who have partnered with Just Born for 25 years or more were recognized and celebrated during the company’s first P.E.E.P.S. (Partners Exemplifying Exceptional Performance & Service) Business Partner Recognition Event held at its Bethlehem headquarters on Thursday, June 21st.

Just Born literally rolled out the red carpet for their longstanding business partners. Co-CEOs Ross Born and David Shaffer presented each business partner with a hand-sculpted crystal PEEPS® Chick Award custom made by John Choi, Glass Artist, under the direction of James Harmon, Glass Master at the Banana Factory, a community arts and cultural center in Bethlehem, Pa. The business partner recognition program name and award are fashioned after Just Born’s iconic PEEPS® Marshmallow Candy Brand.

Born and Shaffer commented, “We’re proud of our long-standing relationships with so many quality businesses.  This P.E.E.P.S. event is a tribute to those businesses we're proud to call partners."

Local companies and their years of dedication include: Over 55 years: Kaman Industrial Technologies, Allentown. Over 45 years: Scoblionko, Scoblionko, Muir, Bartholomew & Melman, Allentown. Over 40 years: West Side Hammer Electric, Bethlehem. Over 30 years: Cooper Electric Supply Co., Bethlehem; Hampson-Mowrer-Kreitz Insurance, Bethlehem. Over 25 years: Caruso Benefits Group, Inc., Bethlehem; J. C. Ehrlich Co., Inc., Allentown; Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection, Bethlehem; Waitz Corporation, Allentown. 25 years: Chiles & Sillivan, Inc., Whitehall; Brian Regan, Allentown.

The guest list was not Lehigh Valley exclusive. The following companies and their years of dedication include: Over 70 years: J. A. Emilius' Sons, Inc., Cheltenham, Pa. Over 40 years: Domino Sugar, Baltimore, Md.; WRH Industries, Ltd., Fall River, Mass. Over 35 years: Heiss, Gibbons and Company, Inc., Mechanicsburg, Pa. Over 30 years: Englewood Company, Inc., Broomall, Pa.; H. R. Ewell, Inc., East Earl, Pa. Over 25 years: Molded Fiber Glass Tray Company, Linesville, Pa.; Tate & Lyle, Decatur, Ill. 25 years: Strahl & Pitsch, Inc., West Babylon, N.Y.