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A leadership training program produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation LAKE HAVASU CITY – Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has announced that Niki Nickle, Vice President of Investor Relations, of the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce, has recently completed her third year at Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at the University of Arizona in Tucson. “Institute graduates are recognized across the country as leaders in their industries and organizations,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s vice president of…

KINGMAN – A Kingman-grown business engaged in highly specialized repair, design and manufacturing activity has been sold to an out-of-state company. Laron Chief Executive Officer Glenn Thoroughman confirms the sale of Laron to the Ohio Transmission Corporation (OTC). Terms of the deal completed on January 14 are confidential. Thoroughman said the management team will remain in place, that the business will still be called “Laron” and that there are no plans for changes in the operation. Thoroughman said two men opened the Laron enterprise in 1975 at 2179 Northern Avenue. He said he purchased the business in 1985 and relocated…

KINGMAN – A Kingman-grown business engaged in highly specialized repair, design and manufacturing activity has been sold to an out-of-state company. Laron Chief Executive Officer Glenn Thoroughman confirms the sale of Laron to the Ohio Transmission Corporation (OTC). Terms of the deal completed on January 14 are confidential. Thoroughman said the management team will remain in place, that the business will still be called “Laron” and that there are no plans for changes in the operation. Thoroughman said two men opened the Laron enterprise in 1975 at 2179 Northern Avenue. He said he purchased the business in 1985 and relocated…

BULLHEAD CITY — Dot Foods, has announced it’s expanding its footprint in Arizona. The company plans to add nearly 70,000 square feet to its current operation in Bullhead City and hire 70 additional warehouse employees and regional delivery drivers over the next three years to staff the growing operation.”Our success in this region is due in large part to the deep pool of talent in the community, which has helped us build an incredible team,” said Dot Foods Arizona General Manager Rocky Vecera. “We’ve been fortunate to draw a skilled workforce from Bullhead City, Mohave County, and beyond, and we’re…