Cleveland.com reports that the 100 Year Club of the Western Reserve will honor 11 organizations between 100 and 171 years old during an induction ceremony on December 2. These organizations exemplify both the stability and the innovation needed to endure a century or more.
This year, the oldest inductee is Westfield Insurance, age 171, a big company that dominates little Westfield Center in southern Medina County. Other 2019 inductees at least 150 years old include the Cleveland Law Library, Cleveland Public Library, Lake View Cemetery, and Medina’s A.I. Root Co. candlemakers.
More inductees at least age 100 include the Brouse McDowell law firm of Akron, the Cleveland Hiking Club, Lucky Shoes of Akron, Meaden & Moore accountants of Cleveland, Northern Haserot food distributors of Oakwood and Tesar Industrial Contractors of Cleveland.
The induction will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Cleveland History Center. Speakers Bernie Moreno, auto and blockchain leader, and Deborah Hoover, head of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, will discuss building local innovation and entrepreneurship. For tickets or information, see wrhs.org/get-involved/100-year-club or call 216-721-5722 Ext. 1404.
Read the full article here: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/12/100-year-club-of-the-western-reserve-includes-funeral-home-cafe-hospitals-and-other-enduring-organizations.html
