Debbie Taylor was selected as the Susan Barga/PersonnelPlus Employee of the month for December, 2009. This is Debbie’s second time as Employee of the month.

Mike Weekley is the Susan Barga PersonnelPlus Employee of the Month for October 2009. Mike is employed as a contract employee at Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare.

In 1983, John Schnatter a.k.a. Papa John, began selling pizza’s at his father’s tavern. The customers loved the pizza so much that John was able to expand into an adjoining space and open the first Papa John's restaurant in 1984.

In 1969 Atco began providing services to adults with developmental disabilities. Atco, Inc. is a work training center for adults with developmental disabilities located in Athens.

Every year the PersonnelPlus Business Advisory Council votes to award nominees for the following awards: Ambassador Award, Trailblazer for an Individual, Trailblazer for a Business and Trailblazer for Personal Achievement.

This year several individuals attended the Ohio Self Determination Association’s annual conference in Columbus, Ohio on September 15th and 16th. The theme for this conference was

Pizza Hut has been named the PersonnelPlus Employer of the month for October. Pizza Hut on Richland Avenue and East State Street have employed individuals with disabilities for many years now.

Derrick Trimmer has been selected as PersonnelPlus Employee of the month for September 2009 due to his growth and improvement in becoming a good employee.

PersonnelPlus was awarded the "We Go To Work" grant from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities.

Walmart celebrated it’s Grand Re-Opening on August 5, 2009 after several months of renovations.